Description
This course will look at improvisation in various performative and cultural contexts, including Pure Form Improvisation (SoundPainting, sound art), Stock Character/Scenario driven Improvisation (Commedia Dell’Arte), Textual (Storytelling, Comedy Improvisation) and Physical (Non-textual, Movement Improvisation). The activities will include practical experiences, including solo and group performances, readings, viewings, and research and writing on historical aspects and contexts of improvisation.
