One Rule Improv: The Fast, Easy, No Fear Approach to Teaching, Learning and Applying Improv. One Rule Improv presents a fast and easy approach to understanding improv so anyone who wants to learn, teach or apply improv to their lives or in the workplace can do so with confidence. This approach works for both the performer and the non-performer, the extrovert and introvert, for the enthusiastic participant and for the person uninterested or apprehensive about improv. One Rule Improv will help you: •Explain what improv is and how and why it works •Teach, facilitate and play the games, so the many benefits are achieved •Apply improv skills and concepts so the benefits of improv are sustained This book is great resource for:•A trainer or coach who wants to bring improv to their organization and get it to stick.•A drama instructor who would like to easily introduce improv to help their students quickly become a supportive ensemble and gain valuable improvisational skills.•The improviser who would like to promote and teach improv to others through classes or workshops.•The experienced improv director/teacher who needs to prepare students or group members to effectively teach at workshops and events.•The students/clients of trainers, coaches or improv…

Rainbow of Desire is a handbook of exercises with a difference. It is Augusto Boal’s bold and brilliant statement about the therapeutic ability of theatre to liberate individuals and change lives. Now translated into English and comprehensively updated from the French, Rainbow of Desire sets out the techniques which help us `see’ for the first time the oppressions we have internalised.Boal, a Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician, has been confronting oppression in various forms for over thirty years. His belief that theatre is a means to create the future has inspired hundreds of groups all over the world to use his techniques in a multitude of settings. This, his latest work, includes such exercises as:* The Cops in the Head and their anti-bodies* The screen image* The image of the future we are afraid of* Image and counter-image….and many more.Rainbow of Desire will make fascinating reading for those already familiar with Boal’s work and is also completely accessible

Improvise This!: How to Think on Your Feet so You Don’t Fall on Your Face by Mark Bergen. Businesses are sending their top managers to improvisational classes to learn how to give presentations, how to talk to clients, and how to finesse difficult situations. But those same skills can be mastered with the help of the simple and fun exercises found in this book. The authors explain how improvisation comes into play in our daily lives, and the rewards of taking risks in those situations. Improvise This! is filled with true-to-life business scenarios and offers methods for not only surviving but triumphing in those situations, making this a valuable and entertaining resource.

Com o objetivo de democratizar as ferramentas da improvisação teatral, a obra quer fazer as práticas do improviso estourarem as bolhas das metrópoles brasileiras. Tendo em vista que mesmo em grandes cidades, como o Rio de Janeiro, a improvisação teatral se apresenta muito mais latente nas zonas nobres da cidade, Luiz Felipe Martins pretende mudar essa realidade. “Improvisação Teatral Descomplicada” quer munir professores e atores das linguagens do improviso, que podem formar artistas mais completos. Assim, será possível popularizar a cultura da improvisação teatral, explorar seu ensino em escolas fora do eixo Rio-São Paulo para criar novos polos da prática e estimular a pesquisa do teatro de improviso para o desenvolvimento das potencialidades humanas.Este livro conta com diversos exercícios, jogos e espetáculos de Improvisação para que a linguagem chegue em todo o território nacional e o valor promocional do livro na pré-venda visa a democratização e a acessibilidade do conhecimento. “Improvisação Teatral Descomplicada” é o guia perfeito para quem quer mergulhar no universo do improviso sem medo e sem mistérios! Seja você um ator, professor, comunicador, curioso ou alguém em busca mais criatividade e espontaneidade no dia a dia, este livro vai te mostrar que improvisar é para todos. Com…

Some content previously published as Brain Disruption by Bruce & Gail Montgomery. Looking for new ideas? Need your teams to perform at a higher level? Want a healthy corporate culture? Follow along with these two dynamic authors as they take you through The Improv Mindset, one of the most engaging and powerful methods to getting individuals, teams, and organizations to step up, engage, and solve problems. Steeped in the world of improv comedy, this no-nonsense guide provides a window into the neuroscience behind creativity and new ways of thinking. Filled with exercises and activities, you’ll be able immediately apply the lessons in this book.

Teatréa e improvísalo: El teatro, la improvisación, el teatro de sombras y luces negras en la expresión corporal educativa y recreativa Body language is about looking in the mirror every day and smiling (or crying), it’s about being free every day to express what’s inside. This book is for: …to all of them, we encourage you to search. To see other perspectives.

At some point in our lives, we have all experienced the intense curiosity to discover the inner workings of the toy we love, that toy that brings us pleasure, that ignites in us the passion to keep playing. Why is it the way it is? Why does it move the way it does? What makes it so fun? How does its soul work? Canovaccio, dramaturgia de la impro is a journey into the heart of the challenging toy that is theatrical improvisation, an invitation to be surprised as we dissect its body, as we expose its skeletal structure to those who practice it and those who have enjoyed it as an audience, in search of answers that allow us to understand its inner workings. More than twenty years of the author’s theoretical and practical research underpin this unique journey in search of the rules that govern this unpredictable sea of ​​improvised dramatic structure, finding answers to many questions and provoking many others, not with the aim of controlling it—it would be impossible to master what is by nature untamable—but rather to learn to swim in it. Drawing on historical research and the author’s practical experience, this book reflects on and…

Dive into the heart of the theatrical revolution with “Free Improvisation!”, a bold essay that reveals the mechanisms and formidable political potential of theatrical improvisation. With this plea for a free, vibrant, welcoming, and subversive theater, the author invites us to rethink the dramatic art around the values ​​and virtues of improvisation. Whether you are an artist seeking new creative horizons or a citizen eager to rethink the foundations of society, “Free Improvisation!” takes you on a captivating intellectual and artistic journey, where freedom is the rule and imagination the only limit.

The Applied Improvisation Mindset: Tools for Transforming Organizations and Communities How can the practice of improvisation become the lens through which we view the world? The Applied Improvisation Mindset takes readers deep into the maturing field of Applied Improvisation (AI), with stories of 18 practitioners from five countries who embrace an improvisation mindset to create a more collaborative, equitable, sustainable, and joyous world. Myriad organizations have discovered how the mindset and skills applied by great improvisers onstage can reveal emergent, generative ways of interacting with others offstage. With case studies on developing presentation skills, reducing anxiety in teens, or preparing climate risk managers across the globe for the challenges ahead, this second volume serves as a valuable resource for both experienced and new AI facilitators. It is a primer for higher education and K-12 faculty combatting traditional teaching limitations and a practical “how to” for theatre practitioners, artists, educators, or anyone seeking to transform their organizations and communities.

Therapeutic Improvisation: How to Stop Winging It and Own It as a Therapist Putting together what you learned in grad school and beyond into a coherent voice that is both personalized and professional. As a new or seasoned therapist, it’s so hard to make transformational moments out of all that’s being thrown at you in sessions. You’re just winging it, but deep down you know there’s a way to make your sessions more dynamic and intentionally responsive. This book shows how to develop a keen ear and sharp eye for the many changes coming your way.        Examples from music, movies, and literature will illustrate how the scientific principles of interpersonal neurobiology can help you claim your artistry as a therapist. This inspiring and informative book will help you find your voice and navigate the complexities and joys of the mysterious relationship that is therapy itself. Supervisors and new clinicians alike will be refreshed by the innovative vision of mental health practice as having a flexible and creative capacity.