Improvisation in Drama 1989
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-20948-4_2
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“…This is consistent with Frost and Yarrow's (1990, p. 108) description of the first cardinal sin of improvisation: "The actors mustn't be left stranded." On the stage, every member of the team is responsible for the other; actors look after one another and take the pressure off of each other rather than increase it (Frost and Yarrow 1990). The emerging performance is a truly collaborative creation that cannot be understood by simply analyzing the members of the team individually (Sawyer 1999).…”
Section: The Skill and Context Of Improvisationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is consistent with Frost and Yarrow's (1990, p. 108) description of the first cardinal sin of improvisation: "The actors mustn't be left stranded." On the stage, every member of the team is responsible for the other; actors look after one another and take the pressure off of each other rather than increase it (Frost and Yarrow 1990). The emerging performance is a truly collaborative creation that cannot be understood by simply analyzing the members of the team individually (Sawyer 1999).…”
Section: The Skill and Context Of Improvisationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Western discourse around improvisation centres on the concept of 'spontaneity' -the removal of all blocks or impediments to responding immediately in the moment -and the idea of 'remaining in the present' (Spolin, 1963;Hodgson and Richards, 1966;Johnstone, 1981;Steinman, 1986;Frost and Yarrow, 1990;Johnstone 1999;Johnston, 2006). Much emphasis is placed on not predetermining the outcome, not deciding on a 'text' and then setting out to realise it in the improvisation but rather on responding as truthfully as possible to proposals in the present moment.…”
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confidence: 98%
“…Support in improvisational theatre is explained by the phrase, '…make your fellow players look good' (Halpern et al, 1994, p. 43). This entails that when improvising actors get into difficulty (for example, when they struggle to develop the scene), they can trust that another actor will come to their assistance by accepting what they are offering in the form of a physical action or a verbal proposition and by developing these actions and verbal recommendations (Frost & Yarrow, 1990).…”
Section: Improvisational Theatrementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The performance is executed spontaneously and without any preconceptions in response to the immediate stimuli of the environment (Frost & Yarrow, 1990). These stimuli include suggestions from the audience about the characters, location, situation and style of the scene and include offers made by fellow actors on stage (Nevraumont et al, 2002).…”
Section: Improvisational Theatrementioning
confidence: 99%
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