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The Improvisation Book
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A complete resource for learning and teaching improvisation with exercises, games, and creative frameworks.
Essential for teachers, directors, and performers seeking improvisation mastery.
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About the Ebook
A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders.
The Improvisation Book takes you step-by-step, session-by-session through a graded series of improvisation exercises. Starting with the very first class, it adds a new element at each stage until even the most inhibited students have gained a full vocabulary of improvisational techniques.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Complete improvisation curriculum and exercises.
- Games and activities for all skill levels.
- Published by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.
- Master improvisation teaching and practice.
Reviews
A veritable treasure trove... Abbott's book is of real value in the training of actors; I'm enthused and excited about putting it into practice' ReviewsGate.com
'Distils a lifetime of experience and is set out logically and practically so that would-be actors can build skills from the very simple to the remarkably complex' British Theatre Guide
About the Author
John Abbott is an author with a wealth of experience in theatre and education. He had a successful career as an actor before turning to teaching. He was Head of Acting at the Arts Educational School of Acting in Chiswick, West London, where he taught improvisation, stand up and Shakespeare, before retiring in 2012.
He is the author of The Improvisation Book (Nick Hern Books, 2007), Improvisation in Rehearsal (Nick Hern Books, 2009), The Acting Book (Nick Hern Books, 2012) and The Drama School Handbook (Nick Hern Books, 2024).
Publication Details
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date: 08 October 2014
Print Length: 256 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781780014784
Format: Ebook
Language: English
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