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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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"I found this work to be fascinating and, as an improviser, intuitive and affirming (which is, ultimately, one of the conclusions of the book). While there are many books on improv and many books on the 'mind/thinking/consciousness/how-humans-learn' there aren't many that link these two areas of scholarship. This book fills that gap." - Jeanne Leep, Professor of Theatre Arts, Edgewood College, USA and author of Theatrical Improvisation: Short Form, Long Form, and Sketch-Based Improv
About the author
Clayton D. Drinko is Instructor in the Department of Drama and Dance at Tufts University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition
Authors: Clayton D. Drinko
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137335296
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-33528-9Published: 05 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-33529-6Published: 05 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 133
Topics: Performing Arts, Cognitive Psychology, Theatre and Performance Studies