TGEN361
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Improvisation
Course Title
Improvisation
Course Long Title
Improvisation
Course Typically Offered
SP - Spring Only
Min Credit Hours
1
Description
This class is open to the Institute as space
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day.
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown
off-balance or forget the known. This course will
playfully examine the creative space of the
unknown and the unscripted. By willfully throwing
ourselves off-balance we will find the tools we
need to create new stories, characters and
relationships. We will use theater games in the
tradition of Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and Keith
Johnstone as building blocks towards creating
full long-form improvisations.
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day.
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown
off-balance or forget the known. This course will
playfully examine the creative space of the
unknown and the unscripted. By willfully throwing
ourselves off-balance we will find the tools we
need to create new stories, characters and
relationships. We will use theater games in the
tradition of Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and Keith
Johnstone as building blocks towards creating
full long-form improvisations.