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 aplicada a la formación de intérpretes que quieran dedicarse al clown. También es una suerte de testamento. En paralelo a mi vida en los escenarios, desarrollé mi faceta de pedagogo. Fue un lento y prolongado proceso el que me llevó a crear mi propio lenguaje y estilo de enseñar. Como docente, busqué formar actores y actrices completos, capaces de revolucionar el mundo del teatro cuando menos lo esperamos. Me esforcé siempre por ampliar los horizontes para que así otros puedan llegar más lejos. El clown es un escalón más en esa ambiciosa formación. Hace ya más de cincuenta años que me dedico al teatro. Llevaba en él más de diez cuando descubrí el mundo del clown. Viví ese encuentro como…

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:

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…

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.

Children with strong social-emotional skills are better able to cope with everyday challenges and benefit academically, professionally, and socially. But the benefits that can be derived from these skills can only be seen if children are given the opportunity to develop them.This accessible guide helps teach children to participate in social-emotional learning. Offering fun group activities including social skill-based improv games, participant written plays, and basic plays that can be transformed using the creative minds of children themselves. To increase participant comfort levels with these activities, the book allows for a graduated exposure of techniques, starting with improv trust building and joint focus games, and progressing to improvisation and writing sketches.Featuring additional downloadable content, including worksheets and lesson plans for classroom use, this is the perfect companion for educators and therapists.

You Can’t Learn Improv From a Book is a guidebook of creativity and exploration. In this insightful manual, you will embark on the exciting adventure of teaching improvisation to high school students. Improv isn’t just about laughter and quick thinking; it’s a powerful tool for fostering teamwork, boosting confidence, and unlocking the untapped potential within each student. Get ready to watch your students not only embrace the spontaneity of the moment but also develop crucial life skills such as communication, adaptability, and creative problem-solving. The chapters ahead serve as a compass, guiding you through the dynamics of teaching improv and offering a toolbox of ideas to make each lesson engaging and memorable.

This practical guide presents a wide array of games and exercises designed to develop the players observation, imagination, presentation and self-confidence. This long-awaited new edition has been fully revised and extended, now including example workshops and an index of games to help instructors get the most out of the exercises in rehearsals, workshops and classes. Christine Poulter shares what she has learned from her students over the years, and opens up the language of the book to the worlds of youth work, healthcare, the prison service, ‘customer care’, management training, and secondary school education. This is an essential resource for directors, drama teachers, and students of Drama, Theatre and Performance at all levels. It will also be useful to anyone looking to improve their presentation skills.

Teaching Improv Skills: Stories, Games, and Tips to Develop Skills for Improvisational Comedy Troupes Do you want to build your improv troupe’s skills? Or are you looking to develop positive communication skills with a group you work with? Improvisation is all about listening, accepting, reacting, responding, and bringing more to the table in positive ways. Improv comedy troupes—as well as any other groups that want to work better together—need a firm foundation in these skills plus trust and a willingness to take a few “safe risks.” Nancy Meyer’s book Teaching Improv Skills: Stories, Games, and Tips to Develop Skills for Improvisational Comedy Troupes will help all folks who work with humans develop and hone improvisational comedy and positive communication skills through real performers’ stories, analysis, coaching suggestions, and games. And it’s a whole lot of fun. Inside, you will… * Explore the skills of successful improvisational comedy and positive communication * Learn 40 skill-building games using step-by-step instructions * Dive into coaching strategies Modify games to meet the needs and levels of your participants * Use questions for debriefing games and self-reflection * And more… Say “Yes, and…” to Teaching Improv Skills today!

Improv isn’t just fun and games (though it’s fun and there are a lot of games!). It’s a powerful set of skills that can lift an actor–and indeed, an entire ensemble–to another level. James Thomas Bailey is an experienced classroom teacher, producer of the longest running stage production in Los Angeles (decades) and creator of the largest teen improv program in the United States. In this book, he’s created a practical, humorous guide to teaching improvisation for theatre educators and directors at all levels. Included are sequential lessons and methods for applying them—ten weeks of curriculum if taught in full—complete with a “script” for teaching and debrief questions for greater conversation and even more understanding. Ready to give yourself a shot in the arm and a pat on the back?! Go! Published and performances licensed by YouthPLAYS (https://www.youthplays.com), publisher of plays for young actors and audiences.

An immensely valuable resource book for drama leaders, House of Games is a how-to book for building up drama troupes and keeping them creative. House of Games is sure to take its place alongside the most established drama method texts. Following on from Keith Johnstone’s famous Impro and Augusto Boal’s Games for Actors and Non-Actors, Chris Johnston’s book provides ideas and guidance for drama groups of all kinds.