Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition [electronic resource] /
Drinko, C.author.
Improvisation teachers have long known that the human mind could be trained to be effortlessly spontaneous and intuitive. Drinko explores what these improvisation teachers knew about improvisation's effects on consciousness and cognition and compares these theories to current findings in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Viola Spolin: Games as a Means toward Flow, Empathy, and Finding One's Truer Self; 2 Del Close and the Harold: Improvisational Time and the Multiple Draft Modeled Mind; 3 Keith Johnstone: Spontaneity, Storytelling, Status, and Masks, Trance, Altered States; 4 The Improvising Mind: On Stage and in the Lab; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Improvisation teachers have long known that the human mind could be trained to be effortlessly spontaneous and intuitive. Drinko explores what these improvisation teachers knew about improvisation's effects on consciousness and cognition and compares these theories to current findings in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy.
Performing arts.
Cognitive psychology.
Theater.
Performing Arts.
Cognitive Psychology.
Theatre and Performance Studies.