Improvise Freely

<p> Improvisation is a vibrant art of spontaneity and impulse. Audiences the world over flock to shows where 'anything could happen!' But lurking at the heart of many companies that perform it is a contradiction a bait and switch. Students who sign up for classes are taught 'The Improv Rules': the strictly right and wrong way to be creative. Exploration is replaced with emulation and curiosity with compliance. How the hell did that happen? </p><p><br></p><p>Patti Stiles is an internationally respected improvisor actor director and teacher whose performance skills and deep understanding of the work shine out on stage and in the workshop room. </p><p><br></p><p><strong> In <em>Improvise Freely</em> she shows how 'rules' meant to guarantee success actually confine us in a counterfeit appearance of spontaneity and hamper our creativity. She turns 'The Rules' on their head and shows that other approaches are possible. </strong></p><p><br></p><p> Is it okay to ask questions? Why must we Who What Where? And what if ' Yes And' isn't all it's cracked up to be? </p><p><br></p><p> This book encourages us to explore the labyrinth ourselves rather than follow a tour guide. Instead of handing us a map Ms. Stiles offers us a light. </p>