Human Touch - Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre

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.

List of contents

1. Improvisation 101: History and Rules 2. Live from the Brain: Navigating Spontaneous Creation 3. Improvising Bravely 4. Audience Connection: The Humanity of Participation 5. The Art of Vulnerability

About the author

Chloé Arros is an independent researcher with a PhD in performing arts from Royal Holloway, University of London. She is an expert in improvisational theatre. Her specific areas of expertise include improvisation history and artistry, the neuroscience of creativity, collaborative creativity, and audience experience.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Chloe Arros, Chloé Arros
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032390680
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239068-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / European, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, ART / Performance, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Theatre Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Performance Art