Impro

这不是一本教你'如何即兴表演'的技术手册，而是一套观察人与人的权力游戏的显微镜。约翰斯通把'地位'从社会阶层里抽离出来，还原成日常生活中持续发生的细微互动：一个高姿态的人如何'让空间流向别人'，一句'别咬我，我不值得您咬'如何暴露防御性的姿态。读者最着迷的正是这份洞察——它让你重新'读人'，看见 superiority/inferiority、dominant/submissive 如何在每一次对话里悄然流动。书中最具争议的，是他对'失败'的重构：一位自信的教师主动放低姿态、揽下失败，竟让整个团体不再恐惧输赢。它适合那些感到被后天'存量'困住、想释放创造力的成年人，也适合任何想理解'无为'如何成为一种有力实践的人。

KEITH JOHNSTONE is one of the few internationally recognized authorities in the field of improvisation, great chunks of which he created, including improvisation forms that include Theatresports™, Maestro Impro© (or Micetro© Impro), Gorilla Theatre™, and The Life Game©. Keith has written two best selling books about his Theatre and Improvisation theories and practices, in addition to several plays and short stories. Theatresports™ is known worldwide. The Life Game© was produced by London’s Improbable Theatre Co. (directed by Phelim McDermott). It toured Great Britain and the USA to great reviews. His books Impro, and Impro For Storytellers, have been translated into many languages. His plays are produced world wide. Keith’s ideas about improvisation, behaviour and performance appeal to a wide variety of groups. From Actors to Psychotherapists, Improvisation companies to Theatre Schools and Companies, Business and Management training specialists and Humanities Research Institutes, Universities and Film Production Companies have invited him to come to teach them about his ideas, and how they might apply them. He founded the Theatre Machine Improvisation group in England in the 1960’s, touring Europe and North America , was the Co-founder and Artistic Director of The Loose Moose Theatre Company in Calgary, Canada in the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s. He founded The International Theatresports™ Institute in 1998.