A hundred practical techniques for encouraging spontaneity and originality by catching the subconscious unawares here is an inexhaustible supply of zany suggestions for unfreezing the petrified imagination Daily Telegraph A leading figure in the theatre, Keith Johnstone lays bare his techniques and exercises to foster spontaneity and narrative skill for actors. These techniques and exercises were evolved in the actors' studio, when he was Associate Director of the Royal Court and then in demonstrations to schools and colleges and ultimately in the founding of a company of performers called The Theatre Machine. Divided into four sections, Status , Spontaneity , Narrative Skills and Masks and Trance , arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the book sets out the specific approaches which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity. If teachers were honoured in the British theatre along-side directors, designers and playwrights, Keith Johnstone would be as familiar a name as are those of Jocelyn Herbert, Edward Bond and other young talents who were drawn to the great lodestone of the Royal Court Theatre in the late 1950s. As head of the script department, Johnstone played a crucial part in the development of the 'writers' theatre Irving Wardle
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9780713687019
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95028250
Product Key Features
Book Title
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Author
Keith Johnstone
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Television
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
248g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Keith Johnstone
Series Title
Performance Books
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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