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A Culture of Play: Essays on the Origins, Applications, and Effects of Improvised Theatre

ByBrad Fortier

Improvised Theatre as a form of performance has blanketed the globe. From New York City to Hong Kong to Mumbai, there are performers who share a common philosophy and vocabulary of action that allows them to create stories and relationships that move and entertain people. In this book of essays, Fortier explores this art as a tool for reflection, a means of cross-cultural communication, and a window into a way of being that may be our key to survival as a species. Fortier's interdisciplinary approach to the subject brings together the fields of anthropology, performance, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience to help expand the view of improvised theater beyond trite games into a grass-roots form of social rebooting. These essays are relevant to anyone who is curious about new approaches to personal, professional, and group development. This book may also be the beginning of the conversation on how we can transform away from disparate cultures of fear to a more unified Culture of Play.

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Publication Date
Jan 8, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781300609315
Category
Education & Language
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Brad Fortier

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Format
EPUB

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