The Improvisation Studies Reader

Spontaneous Acts

By: Ajay Heble (Editor), Rebecca Caines (Editor)

Write A Review

Hardcover | 30 July 2014 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover
480 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
24.6 x 17.4 x 2.69

Hardcover

$638.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $159.69 with

or

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

Improvisation is a performance practice that animates and activates diverse energies of inspiration, critique, and invention. In recent years it has coalesced into an exciting and innovative new field of interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry, becoming a cornerstone of both practical and theoretical approaches to performance.

The Improvisation Studies Reader draws together the works of key artists and thinkers from a range of disciplines, including theatre, music, literature, film, and dance. Divided by keywords into eight sections, this book bridges the gaps between these fields. The book includes case studies, exercises, graphic scores and poems in order to produce a teaching and research resource that identifies central themes in improvisation studies. The sections include:

Listening
Trust/Risk
Flow
Dissonance
Responsibility
Liveness
Surprise
Hope

Each section of the Reader is introduced by a newly commissioned think piece by a key figure in the field, which opens up research questions reflecting on the keyword in question.

By placing key theoretical and classic texts in conversation with cutting-edge research and artists' statements, this book answers the urgent questions facing improvising artists and theorists in the mediatized Twenty-First Century.

Industry Reviews

"It engenders similarly articulated and diverse understandings of how improvisation suffuses many aspects of our lives and, more importantly, how interpersonal collaboration appreciative of and empathetic toward those differences can affect and enact positive social action."

- Mark Lomano, Jazz and Culture

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.