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	Improvisational theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Improvisational Theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors perform spontaneously, without a script.
		Improvisation is often found used in actor training as well.
		Some key figures in the development of improvisational theatre are Viola Spolin and her son Paul Sills, founder of Chicago's famed Second City troupe and inventor of Story Theater, and Del Close, founder of ImprovOlympic (along with Charna Halpern) and creator of the longform improv known as The Harold.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Improvisational_theater (907 words)

	improvisational theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors perform without a script.
		A subset of improvisational theater is improvisational comedy, which applies the techniques of improv to a comedy form.
		Other important figures in the development of improvisational theatre were Viola Spolin and her son Paul Sills, founder of Chicago's famed Second City troupe and inventor of Story Theater, and Del Close, founder of ImprovOlympic and creator of the long-form improv known as "The Harold".
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Improvisational_theater.html (896 words)

	Improvisational comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Improvisational comedy (also called improv or impro) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure.
		Modern theatrical improvisation began in Chicago in the 1950s with the first theatre games of Viola Spolin, from there evolving quickly to an independent artform worthy of presentation before a paying audience.
		Many theatre troupes are devoted to staging improvisational performances and growing the improv community through their training centres.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/improvisational_comedy (662 words)

	Encyclopedia: Improvisational comedy
		Shortform improvisation (often referred to simply as shortform) is an approach to improvisational theatre and improvisational comedy consisting of a series of games or structures that each encompass a single scene, with no narrative relationship to prior or subsequent scenes.
		Some common longforms include: Longform improvisation, often referred to simply as longform, is an approach to improvisational theatre and improvisational comedy consisting of one or more scenes which are connected by a narrative thread or theme.
		How to Be a Better Improviser: an excellent primer on some of the basic precepts ("ground rules") of improv, by improviser and teacher Dan Goldstein.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Improvisational-comedy (2233 words)

	Improvisational Theater Space
		By participatory theater we mean a situation where a user first watches a performer interacting with a virtual actor and then is offered to take the place of the human performer and experience an emergent story from a subjective point of view.
		The theater of the Bauhaus also experimented with a non-verbal, dance-inspired theater of objects with living actors stylized as geometric, often cubic shapes, resembling modern marionettes and automatons [Schlemmer71].
		Behavior-based vs script based theater has room for improvisation, both in the case of the improvisational or street theater in general or for classical scripted theater that the director and the actors need to interpret and therefore modify.
	ic.media.mit.edu /Publications/Conferences/ImprovTheater/HTML (1323 words)

	Improvisational theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Angel City Improv Quality professional interactive improvisational theater and instruction to folks of all ages in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.
		Pan Theater Oakland Improv Theater Troupe Oakland, CA improv troupe offering shows and classes for the Bay Area.
		Bovine Metropolis Theater Denver comedy theater that hosts "Improv Hootenanny" and "On the Spot." They also offer adult and teen improv workshops, and performance opportunities for high school and college troupes.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Improvisational_theater.html (267 words)

	Philip Ringstrom: Cultivating the Improvisational (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In contrast, the metaphor of improvisational theater refers to actions that arise on the spur of the moment, without preparation These improvisational moments ineluctably communicate to the patient a special instance of authenticity, which may well be antidotal to the crushing reality of the patient’s life of pervasive inauthenticity.
		It is therefore in the fast-paced interaction of improvisation (as in the illustration with Jonathan) that one sees the analyst’s heightened effectiveness in his ability “to move freely between different complementary positions in response to a fast-moving interpersonal field” (p.
		In advocating for improvisation in psychoanalytic treatment, I am asserting that improvisational moments can ineluctably communicate to the patient a special instance of authenticity that may well be antidotal to the crushing and pervasive inauthenticity of the patient’s inner life and his life with respect to others.
	www.psychematters.com /papers/ringstrom.htm (8134 words)

	Improvisational theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Because of the unpredictable nature of such a performance and the unexpected events that occur, improvisation lendsitself naturally to comedy, and the specific term "improv" usually refers to a form ofhigh-energy comic entertainment.
		In order for an improvised scene to be successful, the actors involved must worktogether responsively to define the parameters and action of the narrative.
		A subset of improvisational theater is improvisationalcomedy, which applies the techniques of improv to a comedy form.
	www.therfcc.org /improvisational-theater-172295.html (858 words)

	Improvisational theatre -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improvisational Theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of (A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented) theatre in which the (A theatrical performer) actors perform spontaneously, without a (A particular orthography or writing system) script.
		In all forms of improvisation, the actors invent/discover the (The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction) dialogue and action as they perform.
		In order for an improvised (The place where some action occurs) scene to be successful, the actors involved must work together responsively to define the parameters and action of the scene.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/im/improvisational_theatre.htm (1250 words)

	ipedia.com: Improvisation Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improvisation can be structured, with certain rules constraining the improvisation (for example, "make up a song about bicycles", "use these chord changes", and so on), or can have no such constraints (free improvisation).
		A growing number of contemporary composers are requiring a greater degree of improvisation in their music, including Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and Christian Wolff.
		Improvisation is also performed as an art form itself in theatres around the world, sometimes with dramatic intent but more often in comedic form (the most famous is Chicago's The Second City).
	www.ipedia.com /improvisation.html (559 words)

	Improvisational comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Many silent film makers like Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton used this approach in the making of their films in which they worked up their gags as their films were produced and changed the film plot accordingly to fit.
		Improv Across America Database of improvisational and sketch comedy.
		ImprovBoston Boston improvisational comedy troupe has a Web site with show times, improv essays, info about workshops, and a discussion board.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Improvisational_comedy.html (522 words)

	Improvisational Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		She was producer of an improvisational comedy troupe called the Washington Weekend Revue and ran an open-mike night called "Little Pattie's Comedy Jam." In 1992...
		In learning the art of improvisational comedy, the students both share in and elicit plenty of laughs.
		Many silent filmmakers like Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton used this approach in the making of their films in which they worked up their gags as their films were produced and changed the film plot accordingly to fit.
	www.wikiverse.org /improvisational-comedy (319 words)

	R. Keith Sawyer: Improvisational Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I was fascinated by improvised dialogues, because I believed that they represented the most pure form of verbal interaction, and could provide many insights into conversation in a wide range of everyday situations.
		While in graduate school in Chicago, I performed with an improv theater group for two years, and videotaped many professional improv theater ensembles, resulting in over 50 hours of videotaped improvised discourse.
		These studies resulted in the book Improvised Dialogues: Emergence and Creativity in Conversation (2003).This book is the first social-scientific study of this performance genre.
	www.artsci.wustl.edu /~ksawyer/improvisational_theater.htm (207 words)

	ECHOLALIA PRES-"DON'T THINK ABOUT MONKEYS"--IMPROVISATIONAL MOVEMENT THEATER AND TOURETTE SYNDROME
		Improvisational dance became a means of personal growth for me as well as a physical energy outlet, an art form and a social event.
		Improvisation becomes "art" when we work with our impulses in ways that we consciously choose and create pieces that communicate a message to other people.
		When you are creating a theater piece moment by moment with other actors you have to listen carefully, process a lot of information and then make quick decisions about how to respond.
	www.sonic.net /~lilith/echolalia_press/improv.html (3588 words)

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		The vehicle for improvisation was an internal venture capital fund and nurturer of start-ups, the Reuters Greenhouse Fund.
		By improvising through the Greenhouse, Reuters was able to experiment with new technologies – including those that might have put Reuters out of business if successfully deployed independently – to create product lines that begin with milestone-based l00-day and 200-day projects, a set of short cycle quick wins and rapid prototypes.
		Improvisational theater tolerates false starts and wrong moves as long as the incorporation of audience feedback is rapid.
	www.goodmeasure.com /frameset/library/articles/mv_pages/MITSloan (3754 words)

	Second City slays Obie crowd
		The Second City, an improvisational and sketch comedy theater school, was named for the inferiority complex of its home town, Chicago; the poor thing lived in constant darkness, blanketed by big ol’ New York City and her tremendous theater community.
		The incredible success of Chicago’s improv and sketch (here on out referred to as sketrov) comedy theater scene is in part due to the power accredited to those two art forms, whereas in NYC improvisational theater was really just seen as a practice tool for real actors.
		We have two improvisational theater troupes (Sunshine Scouts and Primitive Streak) and two sketch comedy groups (Writers’ Bloc and Piscapo’s Arm), and tolerance for “funny” on this campus is consequently quite high.
	www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/2004/9/10/arts/article4.html (709 words)

	Sunset: Theatrical journeys into the unknown - improvisational theater in San Francisco, California - includes ...
		For both, it involves the excitement of unpredictable imaginative collaboration--which may be why an evening of improv can feel more absorbing than conventional theater, and why mistakes or misdirections are more easily forgiven.
		San Francisco's theater community has an unusually strong complement of performers who are both willing to take on the risks of improvisation and skillful enough to do it in a consistently interesting way.
		Improvisational theater gets different twists from different performance groups.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n5_v189/ai_13617939 (602 words)

	Improvisational Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Neglected Husband's Sewing Club," followed by comedic improvisational theater...
		Theater Events for the period Oct. 27-Nov. 5
		Monday Night @ Planet Ant The Ant's resident improvisational troupe, the Improv Colony, is joined each week by a...
	www.wikiverse.org /improvisational-theatre (987 words)

	Berklee News \| Improvisational Theater: Pat Metheny
		In a wide-ranging question-and-answer session, he spoke on many facets of the improviser's art—leading bands, improvising melody, and the necessity of both education and performing for growth as an artist.
		Metheny's improvisation clinic was one of two talks he held in the Berklee Performance Center.
		Narrative improvisation is more about what sounds good over the course of an hour or two-hour performance.
	www.berklee.edu /news/2003/01/methenyimp.html (1056 words)

	Internet Public Library: Pathfinders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improv is theater based on audience suggestion and performed without rehearsal, usually by an ensemble (or "troupe") with skits, games and songs.
		His text moves from Johnstone's very beginnings as an improviser and instructor through a series of discussions about aspects of improvisation that, when mastered, change the learner's overall outlook as a performer.
		She developed a series of theater games based on experience with the WPA and post-WWII Hollywood, later sparking the growth of improvisation in the US.
	ipl.si.umich.edu /div/pf/entry/48487 (697 words)

	Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Ad-Libs is an improvisational comedy theater tucked away in a corner of Dallas, Texas' Downtown Arts District.
		In 1986 Ad-Libs performed its first show in the banquet room of the El Chico Restaurant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ad-Libs_Improvisational_Comedy_Theater (212 words)

	Intuitive Learning Systems - Dedicated to exploring the work of improvisational theater game pioneer Viola Spolin
		Theater Games are a process applicable to any field, discipline, or subject matter which creates a place where full participation, communication, transformation can take place.
		Viola Spolin is the internationally recognized originator of Theater Games - the basis of improvisational theater.
		It is a respected and cherished tool for directors, educators and psychologists and has benefited many, in their everyday lives, who have been exposed to it.
	www.intuitivelearningsys.org (352 words)

	Freefall Improvisational Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Almost everyone is familiar with how it goes: comedy is created on-the-spot within a series of highly structured, time-limited improvisational games that are played according to certain rules.
		Freefall Improvisational Theater bridges conventional dramatic theater and comedy improvisation in its unscripted, 100% improvised creation of unique long-form pieces.
		Each freefall starts with an improvised movement piece and unfolds to involve multiple characters, story lines and settings, with each actor playing many roles in each show.
	freefall.loon.com /WHAT.html (197 words)

	Improv Miami - Comedy / Entertainment Guide / South Florida Theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improv provides an alternative to the various stand-up clubs in the area (if you are looking for the Improvisation Comedy Club, also known as the Miami Improv, go to MiamiImprov.com) as well as other theatrical venues.
		This direct interaction has long made improvisation a favorite among theater-goers, patrons of the arts as well as the college students and other youths in the area.
		Information about improvisation is available through our history page or on various sites available on our improv links page.
	www.improvmiami.com (465 words)

	Lola Tarot ~ Sacred Ritualistic Theater
		Musicians then build an improvisational soundscape against which the ensemble of actors bring this amazing oracle to life.
		Lola Tarot is open to co-creating with communities large and small, in a variety of venues.
		We work in theaters, at community events, healing centers, festivals, private parties, schools, and corporate events.
	www.lolatarot.org (355 words)

	LookSmart - Improvisational Theater Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Improvisational Theater Training - Lists schools and programs which train actors and the general public in the art of theatrical improv.
		Nonprofit organization instructs high school students in improvisational theatre and holds an annual nationwide competition.
		Improvisation teacher James E. Whittington posts his resume, quotes and journal.
	www.looksmart.com /eus1/eus317828/eus317850/eus225564/eus225571/eus579664/r?l&pin=011121x2de76f8e168debe7bd1& (163 words)

	San Francisco, Improv, Shows, Comedy
		Pan Theater is dedicated to exploring the art of improvisational theater (improv) by providing shows for the San Francisco Bay Area.
		Pan Theater is also place for performers to learn and practice improvisational theater.
		Pan Theater slowly evolved to a core group of improvisers that have been working together for over three years.
	www.pantheater.com /About.htm (987 words)

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