The Human Touch : Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

Arros, Chloé

Routledge（2024/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 172 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781032390680
• DDC分類 792.028

Full Description

The Human Touch is a book focused on the creative processes at work in British contemporary improvisational theatre and how these processes draw on the humanity of the participants: their cognitive abilities, their lives, and their relationships to each other.

Vulnerability is a main feature of both the book and of improvisational theatre, both part of the hurdles that improvisers face and a creative tool. Through a study of improvisation and vulnerability, the book teaches us both what makes improvisational theatre so human and opens the door to a reflection about how to use humanity and human emotions in performance. Most importantly, it delves into the cognitive and physiological processes at work in improvisation, a topic which is missing from most manuals and studies offered to students.

This book is addressed to theatre students and provides both an important overview of the form's history and a challenge to what is usually taught about improvisation.

Contents

1. Improvisation 101: History and Rules 2. Live from the Brain: Navigating Spontaneous Creation 3. Improvising Bravely 4. Audience Connection: The Humanity of Participation 5. The Art of Vulnerability