Improvisation for the Theater

A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques

AvViola Spolin,Paul Sills

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

The thoroughly revised third edition of the bible of improvisational theater.Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.The revised edition features:30 new exercises, including introductions (Slow/Fast/Normal; Extended Sound; Mirror Speech; Unrelated Conversation)More than 200 updated classic exercisesnew section of traditional theater games for warm-up use "Paul Sills' Sayings of Viola Spolin" New glossary of side-coaching phrases, with definitions of their meaning and value Alphabetical list of all games and exercises

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-07-28
Mått:154 x 233 x 27 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Northwestern University Press
Antal sidor:412
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Northwestern University Press
ISBN:9780810140080

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Mer om författaren

Viola Spolin, the originator of theater games, was introduced to the use of games, storytelling, folk dance, and dramatics as tools for stimulating creative expression in the 1920s while a student of Neva Boyd at Chicago's Hull House. During her years as a teacher and supervisor of creative dramatics there, she began to develop her nonverbal, non-psychological approach. Her books have been translated into Swedish, German, and Portuguese. She died in 1994.Paul Sills is Viola Spolin's son and the founding director of Chicago's Second City and of Story Theater. He is the co-editor of the third edition of Improvisation for the Theater.

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Her book is the bible." —Rob Reiner"It's like basic research ... she [has] changed the theater for generations." —Alan Alda"She has genius and shares it." —Valerie Harper

Innehållsförteckning

Editor's NotePaul Sills' IntroductionPaul Sills' Sayings of Viola SpolinAlphabetical List of ExercisesAcknowledgmentsViola Spolin's Preface to the First EditionViola Spolin's Preface to the Second EditionTHEORY AND FOUNDATIONI. Creative ExperienceII. Workshop ProceduresEXERCISESIII. OrientationIV. WhereV. Acting with the Whole BodyVI. Non-Directional BlockingVII. Refining AwarenessVIII. Broadcasting, and Technical EffectsIX. Developing Material for SituationsX. Speech and Rounding-Out ExercisesXI. EmotionXII. CharacterCHILDREN AND THE THEATERXIII. Understanding the ChildXIV. Fundamentals for the Child ActorXV. Workshop for Six-to-Eight-Year-OldsFORMAL THEATER AND IMPROVISATIONAL THEATERXVI. PreparationXVII. Rehearsal and PerformanceXVIII. Post-Mortem and Special ProblemsDEFINITIONSDefinition of TermsGlossary of Side-Coaching PhrasesAPPENDIXESAppendix I. New ExercisesAppendix II. Traditional Games