Improvisation


Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
Improvisation for the Theater
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series)
Composing a Life
The Culture of Spontaneity: Improvisation and the Arts in Postwar America
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
Whose Improv Is It Anyway? by Amy E. SehamFree Play by Stephen NachmanovitchPlay Your Way Sane by Clay DrinkoImprov(e) by Jen Oleniczak BrownThe Playmaker Mindset by Jeff Rogers
Applied Improvisation Books
94 books — 5 voters
Improvise. by Mick NapierImpro by Keith JohnstoneArt by Committee by Charna HalpernTruth in Comedy by Charna HalpernImprovisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin
The Books of Improv
46 books — 8 voters


Sarah  Chamberlain
I'd parboiled potatoes for too long and wrecked my plan to roast them and serve them alongside prime rib. But I'd thought fast, crushing the potatoes and frying them into little cakes topped with sour cream and salmon roe, then scattering everything with fresh dill. ...more
Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn

Jessa Maxwell
I get straight to work preparing my yeast, mixing it with a splash of milk and warming it in a pan as an image of a Swedish cardamom twist comes into my head. With its elaborate plaiting, it's like a cinnamon roll but more complex. I love a bread tied in knots. I'll make mine savory. That will be interesting. I turn off the burner and rush to my designated sage-green refrigerator on the side of the tent. It's stocked to the brim, stuffed full of fresh produce, exotic fruits, and dairy from local ...more
Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon

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A group to share resources on Partimento and Historical Improvisation.
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Impactful guitar books on theory and technique
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