Dejo en manos de los lectores y lectoras todo de lo que aprendí durante cuarenta años de docencia dando talleres de clown y de teatro físico. Aquí están mis reflexiones sobre el arte de enseñar, mis métodos y, muy especialmente, todos los ejercicios que utilicé a lo largo de mi vida como maestro de payasos. No me he guardado nada. Este es un libro sobre el uso de la improvisación en los procesos de enseñanza del clown, en la pedagogía ...

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El teatro de Robert Lepage. Una dramaturgia de la improvisación “Robert Lepage fue mi alumno en el Conservatorio de Arte Dramático. Era una esponja, lo absorbía todo en las clases y lo reutilizaba después en nuestros talleres libres, unas veladas mensuales en las que los alumnos presentaban escenas o números propios. No se perdía ninguna clase y siempre nos sorprendía con la originalidad y elegancia, por no decir el estilo, de sus in...

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You Can Teach Improv (Yes, You!): The Ultimate Guide to Class Planning, Skill Building, and Helping Every Student Leave With a Win Learn the secrets of improv teaching today! Whether you’re just starting out or leveling up, this book unlocks your inner instructor and helps you to deliver memorable, effective, and fun classes. You’ll learn to:...

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Comedy Acting for Theatre. The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies Analysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience, this book enables actors to create memorable – and hilarious – performances. Rooted in performance and performance criticism,Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart provide a detailed explanation of how comedy works, along with advice on how to communicate come...

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Innovation At the Speed of Laughter: 8 Secrets to World Class Idea Generation Innovation at the Speed of Laughter explores the unexpected ways in which the tools of improvisational comedy can improve business performance. Combining his insights as a successful businessman with his expertise as a performer, John Sweeney reveals eight secrets to jump-starting workplace creativity and corporate ideation developed from the quirky, spontaneous ar...

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Healing Improv: A Journey Through Grief to Laughter. In 2009 Bart Sumner’s life was shattered when his 10-year-old son, David, suffered a traumatic brain injury at football practice and died in his arms. Finding a way back to the road forward in a world where mourners are told “He’s in a better place” or to “Get over it” is a daunting and painful journey. He came to realize that the twenty-five plus years he spent as a performer and t...

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The Brain’s Playground: Using Improv Games To Teach Social And Emotional Learning The Brain’s Playground: Using Improv Games to Teach Social and Emotional Learning is a textbook that supports individuals with Social and Emotional Learning using improv games. Social and Emotional Learning ( www.casel.org ) includes five areas: social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, responsible decision-making and self-awareness. Improv...

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Easy Street: A Guide For Players In Improvised Interactive Environmental Performance, Walkaround Entertainment, And First-Person Historical Interpretation EASY STREET is a guide for players in improvised interactive environmental performance, walkaround entertainment, and first-person historical reenacting. It’s also about much, much more than that, because the principles of effective Street play apply to any situation involving connections bet...

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Improv Yourself: Business Spontaneity at the Speed of Thought Discover your improvisational skills for a more productive, more dynamic work life Whether we know it or not, most of us use our improvisational skills every day in the workplace when we deal with clients and colleagues. Improv Yourself shows the reader in clear detail how to use and hone improvisational skills for better business interactions and a more productive work envir...

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58 1/2 Ways to Improvise in Training: Improvisation Games and Activities for Workshops, Courses and Team Meetings This book is for trainers, facilitators and anyone in need of a swift, energising activity. Each of the activities is improvisational in the sense that it generates what I call impro energy, a current that runs between participants. You recognise impro energy when you see people who are clearly “in themoment”, alert to whatever is...

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Artículos

Novedades 4o Trimestre 2025: Clown e Improvisación - Hernán Gené

New Improv Books for last quarter 2025

News / 30 de December de 2025
Este noviembre salió un libro imprescindible. Hernán Gené es un gran profesor y un gran payaso, su sensibilidad es reconocida por su alumnado y reconocida en Europa y América Latina. Y ahora nos abre las puertas de sus enseñanzas a través de su libro “Clown e improvisación”. Por otro lado, este trimestre hemos aprovechado y añadido 13 nuevas referencias al listado de libros de impro. En esta ocasión hay un equilibrio entre libros de impro y teatro y otros de impro aplicada. Aprovechamos para mencionar que salió una nueva edición en 2023 del clásico Something Wonderful Right Away, que relata los inicios de The Second City (y The Compass). Ya hemos actualizado la ficha. También mencionar que el podcast Improvshine ha comenzado a entrevistar autores de libros de impro en su segunda temporada: Kenn Adams (How to impro...
Guía: 12 libros de impro iniciación

12 basic improv books for beginners

Guides / 7 de November de 2025
If you’re just getting into the world of improv, taking your first classes, or want to solidify your ideas before launching your troupe, you’ll want a book to harden your knowledge. Perhaps the list on this site is a bit overwhelming, and you don’t know where to start. So, let’s put together a quick list of 12 books to check out to lay the foundation for your improv. They’re written for people new to improv, without taking anything for granted. Most are in English, but it’s worth it. Are you satisfied with the list? Would you add or remove any?...
Novedades 3er Trimestre 2025: Canovaccio

What’s new in Improv Books for the third quarter of 2025?

News / 1 de October de 2025
This quarter we noticed few new releases, however, there was some activity in the improv book sector. We’ve added just three new titles to the improv bookstore (and updated a few editions). Colombian improviser Gigio Giraldo brings us Canovaccio, and we’d also like to mention that there was a crowdfunding campaign in Brazil (now closed) for the launch of the book Improvisaçao Descomplicada by Luiz Felipe Martins. If you’ve read them, leave a comment with your opinion, and if you know of any interesting titles that are missing (or that you’re going to publish), share them here so everyone knows. New release this quarter: Canovaccio (Gigio Giraldo) Based on historical research and the author’s practical experience, this book reflects on and compiles the available knowledge about the different ways of approachi...
Novedades 1er Trimestre 2025: Improvisation Libre! Samuel Berger

First quarter 2025 editorial news on improv books

News / 10 de April de 2025
The start of the year is a good time to reflect. In this case, I decided to look at the new publishing releases brought on by the 2020 pandemic. It was noticeable that there was a surge in improv books in subsequent years, fueled by the time of confinement and reflection. Some companies had to shut down, and this gave their members time to pause and put their perspectives and way of living and teaching improv into writing. This quarter, we didn’t see any new publishing releases, so we’re reviving an essay published in 2024. In addition, 11 new titles have been added to the improv library, among which applied improvisation stands out, especially in the medical field. If you’ve read them, leave a comment with your opinion, and if you know of an interesting title that’s missing (or that you’re going to publish),...
Novedades 4o Trimestre 2024: Fifty Key Improv Performers (Matt Fotis)

Editorial news in improv books for 2024’s Q4

News / 30 de January de 2025
Closing out 2024, there were no new editorial releases this quarter, but we are bringing back one that we missed in September: Fifty Key Improv Performers, by Matt Fotis. In addition, eight new titles have been added to the improv library, covering the basics of short-form improv, improv applied to work, some improv applied to life, and a journalistic work on The Improv club in New York. If you have read them, leave a comment with your opinion. If you know of any interesting titles that are missing, comment on them to complete the list. Novedad del trimestre: This book traces the history of improv (and not just in the English language) through fifty key figures such as Viola Spolin and Keith Johnstone, as well as different companies from around the world that have been key figures and are worth knowing. An essential book to learn about th...