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	learnimprov.com: Welcome to learnimprov.com
		Improv comedy structures are one of the key tools used to create improvisational comedy theatre.
		Improv comedy requires hours of rehearsal, coaching and dedication to the craft.
		You may never use an improv structure in a show per se, but you can use them to train and help spark the spirit of creativity.
	www.learnimprov.com (336 words)

	Lotus Improv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lotus Improv was a spreadsheet program from Lotus Development that attempted to re-define the way a spreadsheet should work.
		Improv was so popular that it became one of the few killer apps on the NeXT platform, and machines started showing up in financial officies in the thousands.
		But perhaps the biggest problem for Improv was the fact that it was so different.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lotus_Improv (1074 words)

	Improv Sucks
		Improv is a process by which about 12 people, independently thinking yet never cast in the high school play, step on stage with the hopes of working together as a team but realize that due to their violently intrusive egos, that never happens.
		Improv is a fantastic tool for developing characters, writing or improving performers interactive skills.
		Because the improv performers are using their setup and the audience is very eager to laugh at their own joke.
	www.davidspark.com /improvsucks.html (2179 words)

	Lawyers Weekly USA on improv
		In addition, improv classes offer lawyers an opportunity to practice speaking in front of a group, develop better body language, and improve their voice delivery - all in an environment where the worst that can happen is the audience doesn't laugh at your joke.
		Improv is similar to litigation "because you're out there throwing out arguments and shaping the facts into a cohesive presentation," said Todd Covert, a Knoxville, Tenn., insurance defense litigator who began doing improv before he went to law school.
		"She learned to recognize through the improv training when she was coming across positively and coming across negatively and [learned to] be able to use both of those to her advantage, because there are times when we want to convey a negative message," he said.
	www.improventures.com /press/lawyers (1872 words)

	NYU Media Research Lab
		Improv Technologies (an MRL/CAT spin-off) was launched at the SIGGRAPH 99 Electronic Theatre, where their interactive character Leon was Master of Ceremonies.
		This project was a collaboration between Improv Technologies, Mitch Butler of Flimsy Entertainment (who created Leon for SIGGRAPH 98's "The Smell of Horror"), and Clilly Castiglia of the MRL.
		At their first rehearsal, Clilly Castiglia remembers the piano player jumping back from his keyboard to say, "This is the first time in years someone's really listened to me." Willy was presented in a series of performances at Lincoln Center, as well as at conferences such as ISEA and ICMA.
	mrl.nyu.edu /projects/improv (1133 words)

	Welcome to the DC IMPROV
		Welcome to The DC Improv Comedy Club, the nation’s #1 venue for all your comedy needs; featuring national touring headliners, local celebrities, a comedy school, two showrooms, plus a full restaurant and bar.
		The DC Improv first launched in 1991 showcasing newcomers Ellen DeGeneres, Dave Chappelle and Brian Regan.
		Today, The DC Improv continues to house the best comedic talent in the business.
	www.dcimprov.com (63 words)

	Improv Asylum: About Us
		Improv Asylum is a comedy theater that features improvisation and sketch comedy.
		Improv Asylum is located in the heart of the North End, within short walking distance from Faneuil Hall and is easily accessible via public transportation.
		Improv Asylum is a member of Arts Boston.
	www.improvasylum.com /?id=10 (291 words)

	Improv
		Improv festivals can be a great (fun) learning experience.
		The Improv Wiki: Wikis are clearly the way to go for talking about improv content.
		I am in no way a "purest" of improv and am very experienced in performing, teaching, and directing improv and I can say in all confindence that the audience comes to the show to be entertained.
	home.cc.gatech.edu /je77/62 (414 words)

	Improv - Image Processing for Robot Vision
		Improv is a tool for basic real time image processing at low resolution, e.g.
		Improv displays the source image (from either a still image or a live camera) in the first window, while subsequent image operations can be applied to this image in five more windows.
		Improv has been implemented by Michael Rudolph, Thomas Bräunl, Elliot Nichols, Gerrit Heitsch, Uli Mezger, Glen Horlin and Leon Koch under direction of Thomas Bräunl.
	robotics.ee.uwa.edu.au /improv (245 words)

	Lonnie Olson's IMPROV Obedience at Dog Scouts of America.
		Lonnie Olson dreamed up IMPROV Obedience back in the 1970's, as an answer to the problems of traditional obedience competition, which she felt did not test the dog's ability to perform useful, daily exercises of an obedient and useful nature.
		The whole thing is a Performance which requires the ability of your dog to listen and act on cues (Obedience), which may stretch the boundaries of what he is usually asked to perform in and Require him to respond to all cues in any and all circumstances (Versatility).
		IMPROV is also different in that it requires teamwork, creativity and versatility on the part of the handler and the dog.
	www.dogscouts.com /improv.shtml (2951 words)

	IMPROV :: The Improv :: MOLI ::
		Today, the Improv continues to showcase performers well on their way to join the ranks of the Improv's famous veterans.
		The Improv was established in 1963, in New York City, by owner and founder Budd Friedman.
		The Improv's intimate club setting welcomed the public giving comedy lovers an opportunity to see their favorite comic up close and in person in their own city.
	www.moli.com /p/views/v2S0pdNzlR3rK_VqqWW-RQtw.. (1107 words)

	Improv Encyclopedia
		Improv Encyclopedia is the largest collection or resources for improvisation theater on the web.
		Our encyclopedia of Improv Games, listing over 500 improv, drama and theater games & exercises, organized in 30-odd Categories
		If you want access to the material when you're off line, you can download the whole site, either as HTML, or as a PDF Booklet.
	improvencyclopedia.org (167 words)

	The New Improv Page
		The New Orleans Improv Festival has been announced for October 23-25, 2008 and is accepting submissions for performers.
		Vetran improv actors Mitch Rouse, David Pasquesi, Jay Leggett, and Michael Coleman star in the largely improvised new Spike TV show
		Improvaganza: The Hawaii Festival of Improv has announced dates for their 3rd annual festival -- September 25-27, 2008 -- and is accepting performance applications through June 13.
	fuzzyco.com /improv (207 words)

	NYU Media Research Lab
		Improv Technologies (an MRL/CAT spin-off) was launched at the SIGGRAPH 99 Electronic Theatre, where their interactive character Leon was Master of Ceremonies.
		This project was a collaboration between Improv Technologies, Mitch Butler of Flimsy Entertainment (who created Leon for SIGGRAPH 98's "The Smell of Horror"), and Clilly Castiglia of the MRL.
		At their first rehearsal, Clilly Castiglia remembers the piano player jumping back from his keyboard to say, "This is the first time in years someone's really listened to me." Willy was presented in a series of performances at Lincoln Center, as well as at conferences such as ISEA and ICMA.
	www.mrl.nyu.edu /projects/improv (1105 words)

	Moose's Software Valley
		Inside a single Improv project, you could have many multi-dimensional hyper cubes of data and link them all together with simple formulas, so that numbers in one changed, then numbers in others changed and recalculated to reflect the changes.
		Included with Improv was excellent on-line help with lots of examples, a lot of example worksheets, an entertaining and imaginitive on-line tour (tutorial) of Improv that gave you everything you need to get started and more, and a great set of manuals that explained the basics very clearly.
		Improv wasn't perfect, but it was an awesome product, and with the right support by Lotus, it could be even better.
	www.infocom.cqu.edu.au /Staff/Michael_O_malley/web/mooses_review_page_lotus_improv.html (4309 words)

	Facts/Stories de Devo
		The difference between long-form improv and short-form improv is simple: short-form is what you see on TV.
		If anyone out there is interested in getting involved with improv, we encourage you to get out there and pursue it.
		If you are intereseted in improv and read the rest of this page and still don't know how to get involved, let us know and we'll do whatever is in our power to help you.
	geocities.com /therightpants/improv.htm (325 words)

	improv
		Unlike conventional scripted theatre, there is an element of spontaneity and unpredictability that makes improv a unique and exciting experience for the performers as well as the audience.
		"Spot" improv involves taking audience suggestions (or in DI the "improv prop" chosen in the prep area just before the performance of the Team Challenge) and using them immediately ("on the spot") to create scenes.
		Viola Spolin was one of the founders of modern improv, and her early work in the 1930's led to the Compass Theatre and Second Cit y.
	nydi.org /improv.htm (1340 words)

	Improv Theme Page
		The BC Improv League is part of a wider, nation-wide initiative - the Canadian Improv Games.
		Categories of information that may be of interest to educators include History of Improv, Books about Improv, List of Improv Games, Starting an Improv Group, and Home Pages for Improv Performers.
		In addition to a lengthy set of links to sites which have improv games (some of which are on this page), there is information on improv groups, performers, festivals, workshops and classes, and an improv bibliography.
	www.cln.org /themes/improv.html (401 words)

	Baltimore Improv Group Training Program
		Part of BIG's public mission is to promote improv theater in Baltimore through classes, workshops, and improv jams.
		We teach Intermediate Improv about once or twice per year, depending on student interest.
		As an afternoon warmup for their double-header night of entertainment, Baltimore Improv Group offers a crash course on the fundamentals of quick thinking and spontaneous theatre.
	www.bigimprov.org /classes.html (162 words)

	Improv: Computer/Performer Interaction in C++
		On-line access to header files which are used in conjunction with the compiled Improv library.
		Read a brief review of Improv by Dave Phillips in the January 2005 online edition of the Linux Journal.
		A basic subset of MIDI I/O classes used in improv is available at midiio.sapp.org
	improv.sapp.org (121 words)

	Guitar Player - Hamer Improv
		As with other Hamer models, the Improv’s top is beautifully contoured, and the carved back (a first for Hamer) echoes this complex shape to create a nearly symmetrical profile when viewed from the side.
		The Improv doesn’t pack the rear-pickup punch of a dual-humbucker hollowbody, but its sonic palette is impressive thanks, in part, to the wide-ranging and well-voiced Tone control, which offers musical sounds at every degree of its rotation.
		The Improv is an heirloom-grade guitar that a fortunate few are likely to own, due primarily to the fact that Hamer can only build a limited number per year.
	www.guitarplayer.com /story.asp?sectioncode=6&storycode=4179 (1128 words)

	ASSSSCAT Improv - Official Bravo TV Site
		From there, a guest performer improvises a monologue, which plants the seeds for the all-star cast to build a series of interlocking, improvised scenes.
		The show follows a loose structure where character and story are instantly created, resulting in a surprisingly fresh, mysteriously interconnected and hilarious piece of improv comedy that can never be performed the same way twice.
		The troupe generates a side-splitting storyline involving the Philadelphia Bicentennial from Fey's use of the word "squish," a sensual game of tennis arises after Richter spouts out a monologue originating from the word "dunk." In the end, this spontaneous show proves that established comedians are much funnier without a script.
	www.bravotv.com /ASSSSCAT_Improv (225 words)

	Harveys Lake Tahoe - The Improv... Now That's Funny!
		In 1975, he moved operations to the West coast and opened The Improv on Melrose Avenue.
		Scores of youing comics got their start and hones their skills on The Improv's stage.
		The Improv is on-stage Tuesday through Sunday at 9 p.m.
	www.harrahs.com /casinos/harveys-lake-tahoe/casino-misc/improv-detail.html (1337 words)

	This is Austin Improv
		Three different AIC troupes perform their favorite styles of improv in one high-value show.
		Girls Girls Girls is an all female, musical based improv troupe, but every summer they welcome 1 male improviser into each show for a run they call Boys of Summer.
		Especially lucky, because this was the start of the all-female troupe's Boys of Summer series, occurring each Saturday night [...], in which the Girls introduce a similarly talented male improviser into their hen-party hijinks.
	portal.austinimprov.com /index.php?section=1 (609 words)

	* B L U E * B L A N K E T * I M P R O V *
		You drove all the way to Half Moon Bay to see Blue Blanket Improv (BBI) perform, but by the time you got to Enso, the line for tickets was out the door and halfway down Kelly Street.
		In addition to monthly shows at Enso in Half Moon Bay, during the last couple of months, BBI has also polished the boards at the Coastal Repertory Theatre's 16th annual talent show and helped the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto raise money for their Adopt-A-Minefield sponsorship.
		And it's improv, so who knows, you might even find yourself onstage before the night is over.
	www.blueblanketimprov.com (487 words)

	All This ChittahChattah
		When I interviewed Chris Miller about improv and creativity, he noted the difference between improv and improv comedy, and this is definitely about improv comedy.
		It wasn’t entirely clear what the session was supposed to accomplish; I think their idea was the power in combining improv activities with stuff from Creative Problem Solving (you may remember I considered attending their conference earlier this year).
		Eagerness because I find improv has enormous potential for creativity and collaboration (and even connections to ethnography) and discussions of improv can be provocative and intellectually invigorating.
	www.portigal.com /blog/tag/improv (4173 words)

	Improv/Sketch Comedy
		CHICAGOLAND This witty long-form improv show features an ensemble of some of the improv scene's best talents, including the incomparable TJ Jagodowski, creating a tableau onstage, then asking the audience after a flout, "Where in Chicago did that take place?" On a double bill with Fish Nuts.
		IO 3541 N. Clark, 773-880-0199 or iochicago.net: Formerly known as ImprovOlympic, this comedy theater and training center is a whirlwind of activity whose specialty is long-form improv and whose schedule changes frequently and features nightly performances.
		Individually their talent is obvious, and together they're remarkably consistent at giving audiences something to laugh at and students something to study.
	www.chicagoreader.com /listings/static/Improv.html (3695 words)

	Utah Improv
		In a tirade befitting one of our improv community's curmudgeons, Joe Rogan explodes on his views about relationship over environment in improv scenes.
		Manners approach to improv to explain how to be polite in a scene.
		While we would never refer to them as improv rules, they do help understand how to support your partner and make the scene go a little easier.
	www.utahimprov.com (1264 words)

	W I T \| Washington Improv Theater
		Jackie, Season Six, iMusical, onesixtyone and former students Vic Speedboat are all headed to the Baltimore Improv Festival starting July 31.
		WIT has returned from the 8th annual Dirty South Improv Festival in Carrboro, North Carolina with warm hearts and full bellies...
		WIT is delighted to announce that we will become a resident company at the new Source sometime in spring/summer 2008.
	www.washingtonimprovtheater.com (293 words)

	Improv -- Bio-Method Acting with Anatoly
		Actors use improv to free up their creativity and to discover their comfort level with the script." Acting Techniques for Speakers
		Viola Spolin, in many ways the mother of modern improv, certainly is one; and Paul Sills (her son), known for his Story Theatre, is another.
		Improv methods for rehearsals: development of character, shaping the situation.
	act.vtheatre.net /improv.html (2012 words)

	Lotus Improv
		Improv seemed like such a vision of the next generation of software that
		Improv supports up to 12 categories in a single worksheet.
		A decade and more later, I've gotten a series of emails from Improv fans hoping that I could sell them a copy of this software or direct them to a place where it is still available.
	www.zisman.ca /Articles/1993/Improv.html (996 words)

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