This book deals with improvisational theatrical expression in the classroom and focuses on the methods and techniques used to teach theatrical improvisation to children, teenagers, and adults.
Today, the presence of theatrical improvisation is universal in all forms of theatre teaching in education, in educational drama, in dramatic play, in devised theatre, and in the preparation of theatrical performances. This book presents the principles of improvisation and the techniques for teaching it in the classroom.
It also provides indicative suggestions for creative improvisational activities for practical application in the classroom, whether in preschool or in primary and secondary education. Educators who wish to implement them in their classes have the opportunity to modify and adapt them to the age group of the children they teach.
The improvisational activities relate to both the stage of warming up the body and voice and the stage of theatrical expression. The book consists of 4 chapters that reflect the course of improvisation from professional theatre to educational drama and educational theatre.
The purpose of the author of this book is to meet the related needs of both students and those involved in theatre teaching methods in education. Specifically, to help them understand the use of methods and techniques of improvised theatre, describing many improvisational activities.
The topics discussed in this book are directed at everyone interested in the creative upbringing of children. It specifically addresses parents, psychologists, actors, drama therapists, students, and graduates of Pedagogical and Theatre Studies departments, as well as kindergarten teachers and educators in primary and secondary education.
