FTP532 : Improvisation / College of Creative Arts

This course introduces students to the basic fundamentals of improvisation as an important component of performance leading to non-scripted theatre creation with attention to collaborative expression. Emphasis will be placed on both verbal and non-verbal; movement, and particularly on acting and creating performances from individual and group ideas. Thinking on ones feet and acting accordingly is a key component of improvisation. Improvisation is an essential skill for the contemporary actor and is also used by the director and the playwright to assist in the theatrical and production process. Improvisation skills can be an asset to teachers, therapists, management training, and in working with all ages from children to seniors. It can be used for comedy or as a way of presenting other genres and styles; and it requires only a space for the participants to explore ideas, issues, the experimental, the familiar, and the fantastical.