{"product_id":"the-improv-dictionary-david-charles-9781032424064","title":"The Improv Dictionary: An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improv Dictionary: An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools\u003c\/i\u003e explores improvisational approaches and concepts drawn from a multitude of movements and schools of thought to enhance spontaneous and collaborative creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis accessible resource reveals and interrogates the inherited wisdoms contained in the very words we use to describe modern improv. Each detailed definition goes beyond the obvious clich駸 and seeks a nuanced and inclusive understanding of how art of the moment can be much more than easy laughs and cheap gags (even when it is being delightfully irreverent and wildly funny). This encyclopedic work pulls from a wide array of practitioners and practices, finding tensions and commonalities from styles as diverse as Theatresports, Comedysportz, the Harold, narrative long-form, Playback Theatre, and Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. Entries include nuanced definitions, helpful examples, detailed explorations of the concepts in practice, and framing quotes from a leading practitioner or inspirational artistic voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improv Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e offers valuable insights to novice improvisers taking their first steps in the craft, seasoned performers seeking to unlock the next level of abandon, instructors craving a new comprehensive resource, and scholars working in one of the numerous allied fields that find enrichment through collaborative and guided play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach significant entry in the book is also keyed to an accompanying improv game or exercise housed at www.improvdr.com, enabling readers to dig deeper into their process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Charles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032424060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032424064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.67d","brand":"David Charles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966464815359,"sku":"9781032424064","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5888b3bb-fa5b-4488-b9e6-d9ed97dcc53c.jpg?v=1711159925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-improv-dictionary-david-charles-9781032424064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}