The Human Touch : Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre Hardback
by Chloe Arros
Part of the Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series
Hardback
Description
The Human Touch is a book focused on the creative processes at work in British contemporary improvisational theatre and how these processes draw on the humanity of the participants: their cognitive abilities, their lives, their relationships to each other.
Vulnerability is a main feature of both the book and of improvisational theatre, both part of the hurdles that improvisers face and a creative tool.
Through a study of improvisation and vulnerability, the book teaches us both what makes improvisational theatre so human and opens the door to a reflection about how to use humanity and human emotions in performance.
Most importantly, it delves into the cognitive and physiological processes at work in improvisation, a topic which is missing from most manuals and studies offered to students.
This book is addressed to theatre students and provides both an important overview of the form’s history and a challenge to what is usually taught about improvisation.
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages, 4 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2024
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- ISBN:9781032390680
Information
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages, 4 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032390680
