Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance

Frost, Anthony; Yarrow, Ralph

doi:10.1007/978-1-137-34812-8

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“…It does not have to be exceptional every time because it cannot be. What happens is what the athlete created, and it is what he has to work with (Frost & Yarrow, 2016). Actors never perform same way twice, as in sports performance cannot be replicated.…”

Section: Fear Of Failurementioning

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RETRACTED: Two Approaches To Fear Of Failure And Success

Hillerin¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Fear of failure and success are two elements that can easily sabotage top performance. Nowadays, the sensitive elements regarding mental preparation begin to be more and more important. The pressure associated with being on top, the pressure of results and the pressure of life have determined the growth of anxiety in athletes and therefore its influence on developing fears (mainly the fear of failure and success). The sports psychology perspective concerning this issue is based on the toxic expectation cycle and the urgency created by the result-centred objectives (not the progress-related ones). The complementary perspective, inspired by the art of acting, shapes on rejecting whatever is coming, negating whatever is given and blocking the individuals' potential. Taking into consideration these two approaches, the present paper aims to build a detailed picture on the inner perspective of the athletes on this matter, the external perception regarding the attitude and the results of the athlete (the coach, the federation) and the set of methods useful for dealing with fear of failure and success. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations for both athletes and coaches, so that they can maintain a highly functional mental state in situations of crisis and conflict.

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Section: Fear Of Failurementioning

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RETRACTED: Two Approaches To Fear Of Failure And Success

Hillerin¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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“…Improvisation is a particular mode of performance activity, in which performance, the production of work is "here and now", "on the spot". Improvisation combines and exploits the skills of using the body, the creativity, the objects and all human resources to formulate and reformulate a coherent expression of an idea, a situation and a character (Frost & Yarrow, 2016). Improvisation involves the development of skills and attributes necessary for performance and other individual and group resources, for being able to spontaneously respond to the immediate environmental stimuli without preconception, to renegotiate being and doing and access possibilities of finding solutions in every situation.…”

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A Brick On The Olympic Medal Wall

Gherghișan¹

2019

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Each and every "brick" in the 4-year Olympic preparation program is important and has its own role in the construction of the desired result. The present paper focuses on presenting the Improvisational Theatre component in the mental preparation program of the Olympic Epee Team before the 2016 Olympic Games. There were identified a lot of similarities between Improvisation Theatre and fencing, as follows: the dialogue with the partner/opponent; accepting the duel and challenges; the unpredictability and tolerance of the unknown; reaction speed; attitude towards taking risks; confidence in the initial decision; uncensored access to manifest latent resources too; the ability of coping with the surprise element; when high performance is achieved, the need to return to base (Game/Load). The athletes involved in this program were the members of the Olympic Women's Epee Team. As a result of the complementary training program, the athletes identified the fact that all the difficulties they had faced during the Improvisational Theatre training sessions were also present during the bouts, concluding that the transfer between the nonspecific training (Improvisation Theatre training) and the specific sports preparation could be done successfully. The added value of these training sessions was in terms of attitude, flow, pleasure and decision-making.

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“…Belly-dancing is an important part of Egyptian culture. The heart of Egyptian belly dancing is improvisation (Frost & Yarrow, 2016). Thus, it is the manifestation of spontaneous movement of the body.…”

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Tarrying with the Leviathan: body and temporality in modern Egypt

Mikhail¹

2019

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This dissertation will answer what is the impact of modern state institutions (medicine, factory and communication technology) on the construction of the Egyptian body and time and how did the Egyptians react to these efforts? This dissertation argues that the Egyptian state aimed to produce docile subjectivities for the sake of efficiency through three institutions: the first is medicine which produced a healthy desexualised Egyptian body, made reproduction its main purpose and controlled the Egyptians’ intimate time; the second is the factory which controlled the behaviour of body and disciplined the Egyptians’ time (initiated by Muhammad Ali and continued later by Egyptian capitalism with the support of the state); the third is modern transportation (e.g. railroads) which standardised the time of the Egyptians and regulated their movement in space. But, by using everyday acts of quiet assertiveness, Egyptians tried to regain control over their own bodies and tarried the monotonous time.

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Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance

Cited by 13 publications

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RETRACTED: Two Approaches To Fear Of Failure And Success

RETRACTED: Two Approaches To Fear Of Failure And Success

A Brick On The Olympic Medal Wall

Tarrying with the Leviathan: body and temporality in modern Egypt

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