You might not know it to look at me, but I’ve taken an improvisational theater class. No, really. I used to watch improv shows in awe, thinking “How do they do that? I could never do that.” You know ...

Darryl Spencer believes improv can make just about anyone’s life better. Interested? Consider signing up for the “Improv Your Life” class scheduled for four Tuesdays, May 7-28 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at ...

When someone talks about improvisation, odds are your mind goes to what is known as short-form; theater games or quick scenes, the sort of performances popularized by “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and ...

If last year taught us anything, it’s that planning can only get us so far. What’s the cliche? “The best-laid plans…” and then people trail off ominously. Yep, that was last year if you were a teacher ...

Students in Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) program received an unorthodox lesson this school year: A lesson in improv. The art of improvisation is not ...

When artists and audience members could no longer be in the same room due to the coronavirus pandemic, many theaters in Sarasota and around the country were forced to reimagine their programming to ...

Rethinking the role of the teacher builds on alternatives to scripted material, such as studio-style sessions, flipped problem-based work, team-based clinics, Socratic debates, in-class case simulatio ...

Failure has seldom been sexier, with advocates believing that if you’re not failing regularly, you’re not pushing the boundaries far enough. Such cheerleaders often evoke the spirit of Edison, who ...

Improv for Real Life, which launched in Seattle last summer, prioritizes building community and teaching skills you can use ...

Three dozen police captains pair off in a Chicago conference room to play a game: They must start a sentence with the last word their partner used. Many exchanges are nonsensical, full of ...

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