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Divided into four sections - Status, Spontaneity, Narrative Skills, and Masks and Trance - and arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the audiobook sets out the specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an audiobook of ideas and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.

Free Play is directed toward people in any field who want to contact, honor, and strengthen their own creative powers. It integrates material from a wide variety of sources among the arts, sciences, and spiritual traditions of humanity. Filled with unusual quotes, amusing and illuminating anecdotes, and original metaphors, it reveals how inspiration arises within us; how that inspiration may be blocked, derailed, or obscured by certain unavoidable facts of life; and how it can finally be liberated - how we can be liberated - to speak or sing, write or paint, dance or play.

Executives from The Second City—the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation—reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators, encourage adaptable leaders, and build transformational businesses. For more than fifty years, The Second City...

What makes love stick? Is it the irresistible spark when you lock eyes across a piazza in Rome? Is it feeling the earth move under your feet? (Wait—that was an actual earthquake.) In these six serendipitous short stories, bestselling authors turn improbable first encounters into hopelessly romantic happy ever afters.

This unique book enables communicators of all kinds to think on their feet, even when taken by surprise. It is the ideal book for corporate trainers, speakers, and teachers who do not want to be caught in a pinch. Lowe provides presenters with the basic skills necessary to incorporate improvisational thinking and speaking into their own presentational style. The pathways opened by this ancient theater form can transform a presenter's most fundamental approaches to teaching, training, and communicating.

As a new therapist, it's so hard to make transformational moments out of all that's being thrown at you in sessions. You're just winging it, but deep down you know there's a way to make your sessions more dynamic and intentionally responsive. This book shows how to develop a keen ear and sharp eye for the many changes coming your way. Examples from music, movies, and literature will illustrate how the scientific principles of interpersonal neurobiology can help you claim your artistry as a therapist.

Foin des préparations et des textes pensés ! Voici des mots cueillis aux lèvres.

Improv performers look like creative geniuses, coming up with brilliant comedy on the spur of the moment. But they rely on some simple rules and techniques - ones which anyone can learn, and which can help us offstage to think creatively, collaborate with others and communicate with impact. Improvise! will show you how to handle whatever comes your way at work - from giving confident presentations and handling difficult conversations to coming up with great ideas and persuading others to make them happen.

Welcome to "Improv Naturally," how to master the art of improvisation as effortlessly as speaking! Join, a seasoned improviser, as we explore techniques and exercises that empower you to think on your feet and express yourself creatively. Each episode features insightful conversations, and practical tips for enhancing your communication skills. Whether you're an aspiring performer or just looking to connect better in everyday life, this podcast will help you embrace spontaneity and navigate any situation with confidence. One time listening. Thank You!

Welcome to the mini-series of Madhu’s podcast, Improvisations on Growth. Madhu Einsiedler is a bi-lingual (English and German) international business and life coach with more than 22 years of international business consulting experience, based in Vienna, Austria.

This program explores the neurobiology of improvisation and related topics, such as music, meditation, dreaming, psychedelics, consciousness, and behavior change, with science-based insights into deepening your practice of improvisation. The host, Bradley Vines, is a neuroscientist specializing in music and a saxophonist.

Harmony&Improvisation is a Vidcast/Podcast dedicated to helping musicians of all levels to hear, know, and play better music; as well as more styles of music. The goal is to make Harmonic and improvisational Principles readily available to: 1. Students who don’t have local access to teachers, 2. Teachers who don’t have time to teach performance and theory together, and would like an online resource to guide their students to, and 3. Those who just like to study music online on their own. We want to offer information, but more importantly inspiration, to musicians who want to understand how...

Why improvising is more than something from nothing, and how creativity and collaboration can improve lives and save the world. Part discussion and part experiment, the show’s hosts American saxophonist Steve Treseler and Canadian poet/musician Lauren Best find the fun in risk-taking, unscripted conversations, and multi-disciplinary perspectives to creative practice. Brought together by a shared belief in transformation through improvisation, Steve and Lauren bring their audience along for the journey, making it up as they go. . .

Dive into the art of guitar and improvisation with expert insights, practical tips, and inspiring conversations. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting out, this series covers everything from technique and theory to creative approaches for developing your unique sound. Join us for engaging discussions, gear reviews, and interviews with musicians who live and breathe the craft.

Die Trainer und Organisationsberater Dirk Schulte und Axel Gundolf sprechen in ihrem Podcast "Auf ins Ungewisse" über Improvisieren als Führungsqualität. Die Prinzipien der Improvisation helfen Organisationen, agil zu handeln, Potenziale zu aktivieren und Wertschöpfung zu erhöhen. Und dieser Podcast beweist: Improvisieren kann man lernen.

Rolling Point is inspired by the somatic practice of Contact Improvisation where through shared physical point of contact with another, an improvised movement dialogue is innovated. I'm your host Aaron Brandes, also known as Brando. I am joined by guest co-hosts as we interview artists, activists, and teachers who use the body as a lens to make sense of the complicated issues we are facing in the world today.

Of all the musical developments of rock in the 1960s, one in particular fundamentally changed the music's structure and listening experience: the incorporation of extended improvisation into live performances. While many bands—including Cream, Pink Floyd, and the Velvet Underground—stretched out their songs with improvisations, no band was more identified with the practice than the Grateful Dead. In Get Shown the Light Michael Kaler examines how the Dead's dedication to improvisation stemmed from their belief that playing in this manner enabled them to touch upon transcendence.

Com' Une Équipe est une série d'interviews avec les membres de la compagnie de théâtre improvisé Com' Une Impro (Saint-Lô , Manche). Le comédien et auteur Vincent Posé s'entretient avec les comédien.nes , formateur.trices et partenaires de sa compagnie. Les amateurs d'improvisation, de théâtre, de culture, mais aussi celles et ceux qui veulent se lancer dans la création y trouveront des retours d'expériences et des conseils avisés. la compagnie: www.comuneimpro.fr l'auteur: www.vincentpose.fr

Revisitando tudo o que pensávamos saber sobre linguagem, este livro revolucionário apresenta um ponto de vista totalmente original para explicar o surgimento dessa que talvez seja nossa maior conquista. Uma história tão notável quanto a da origem da vida. Embora suas ramificações alcancem tudo que fazemos, a linguagem é ainda profundamente intrigante. O que há no cérebro humano que a torna possível? Como é que simples sons e gestos podem transmitir significado? Por que não falamos todos a mesma língua?

Summertime. Gedichte und Musik-Improvisationen.Das berühmte Wiegenlied "Summertime“ von George Gershwin, aus seiner Oper "Porgy and Bess“ hat Katalin Jesch zu verschiedensten Gedichten inspiriert. Die titelgebende Melodie fließt mit ihren Aspekten von Freiheit, Gleichheit und Liebe, aber auch mit dem ukrainisch-jüdischen Wiegenlied "Ein Traum geht am Fenster vorüber“ in die Texte hinein.