Este trimestre no he encontrado novedades en el mundo de la impro. Así que he decidido rescatar un libro que se publicó el pasado noviembre de improvisación aplicada: Improv Unleashed Por otro lado, este trimestre hemos aprovechado y añadido 18 nuevas referencias al listado de libros de impro. A destacar entra las incorporaciones Funniest One in the Room (Kim Howard Johnson), un repaso al ambiente de The Second City y en especial Del Close. ¿Has leído alguno? ¿Cual destacarías este mes? Novedad del trimestre: Improv Unleashed Nuevos en el listado: Además, se han añadido al listado de libros de impro los siguientes: ¿Alguna recomendación?

To speak of The Second City is to speak of one of the most influential centers for contemporary comedy and improvisational theater. Since its founding in Chicago, the institution has served as a theater, school, company, creative laboratory, and professional platform for performers, writers, and directors. Artists such as Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Bill Murray, and many others have passed through its stages and classrooms. The body of literature concerning The Second City is extensive, yet quite diverse. It includes books that reconstruct the troupe’s history, manuals explaining specific improvisation principles, accounts from former members, memoirs by comedians, and works that apply improvisation concepts to business, education, or leadership. This guide aims to organize this material and explain the contribution of each work, situating them within a specific tradition and helping readers decide where to begin.

Improvisational theater as a performance art form has a relatively recent history in Brazil. It began to gain traction in 2001 with the premiere of Jogando no Quintal in São Paulo, a clown-based production directed by Marcio Ballas, which paved the way for a more visible improv movement in the country. From there, improv spread to Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, where the International Festival of Improv Theater (FIMPRO) was held in 2008. In Brazil, although its arrival was late, improv’s reception was fruitful because its language resonated with performance practices already closely linked to play, humor, direct audience interaction, and live invention. It has also appeared on television (also with Ballas). Authors and Books In its short history, the Brazilian improv scene has not yet reached the same density as in other countries with more established circuits. Even so, its bibliography shows a comprehensive combination of practice, theory, pedagogy, and history, making the country a very interesting publishing hub for anyone wanting to study improvisation in Portuguese and from its own perspectives. Most of the books are only available in Brazilian Portuguese, but some have been translated into Spanish and/or English. Augusto Boal Author of Games for Actors…

Descubre la vida de Charna Halpern, cofundadora de iOTheater en Chicago, junto a del Close, y su obra: La Verdad en la Comedia, Art by Comitee

La Impro llegó a Argentina en 1988, encuentra el libro que narra su historia y los publicados por sus reconocidos autores: Omar Galván, Feña Ortalli, Pau Farías, Hernan Gené y Jorge Holovatuck.

Si acabas de aterrizar en la impro, aquí encontrarás los básicos imprescindibles que ponen los fundamentos: Viola Spolin, Will Hines, Del Close y Charna Halpern, Bill Arnett, Jill Bernard… y en español IMPRO y Match de Impro.

Applied improv is the branch of theatrical improvisation that tries to apply its principles and mechanisms to other areas such as work, teaching or life.

Conoce la vida de la improvisadora de Upright Citizens Brigade, miembro de Saturday Night Live, a través de sus libros.

Cinco títulos que nos aproximan a la impro con su visión desde España.

Countless books have been written that explore the world of creativity in its various manifestations. Without a doubt, improvisation is a lever in this field, it is what we call “applied improvisation.” We present a series of works that talk about improvisation and its application in various contexts, from theater and comedy to the business world and problem solving. These books offer a unique perspective on how to foster creativity, among other things, revealing the power of improvisation as a fundamental tool for innovation and personal and professional development. The Art of Is (Stephen Nachmanovitch) This musician is a reference to how to take the philosophy of impro beyond art, and what resources creativity has in common in musical or theatrical improvisation and in life. An essential book. This is the only book in the selection that has been translated into Spanish. The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work (Natalie Nixon) Natalie Nixon is an eminence in creativity. Through this enjoyable book, she discovers the countless studies that deal with the subject of creativity. Training to Imagine (Kat Koppett) A book purely oriented to applied theatrical improvisation. Discover exercises and mechanics with which Kat Koppett has been…