A Guide to Keith Johnstone’s Maestro Impro(TM)
A Guide to Keith Johnstone’s Maestro Impro(TM) by Keith Johnstone is an illustrated edition published by the International Theatresports Institute on February 19, 2019. This 52-page guide is designed for individuals interested in training and producing Maestro Impro(TM), a format that embodies Keith Johnstone’s unique approach to improvisation. The book outlines the personal and group benefits associated with this method, emphasizing the development of skills such as storytelling, spontaneity, and teamwork.
Readers will find practical insights into the Maestro Impro(TM) format, which has gained popularity worldwide since its inception in the early 1990s. The guide serves as a resource for both players and directors, highlighting the joyful aspects of improvisation and the importance of playfulness in performance. Additionally, it discusses the role of the International Theatresports Institute in managing Johnstone’s improvisational formats and supporting the global Impro community.
Official synopsis Publisher
This guide is for all those wishing to train in and produce Maestro Impro(TM). It is a fantastic format to experience Impro Keith Johnstone style and receive all of the personal and group benefits that go along with it. Maestro Impro(TM) player/directors develop in storytelling, spontaneity, joyful failure, confidence, teamwork, playfulness and so much more.
In the late 1950’s Keith Johnstone was experimenting with Theatresports(TM) in London England. It was first produced in Calgary, Canada in 1977, from there spread around the world and is now played in over 90 countries.
Maestro Impro(TM) was developed in the early 1990s and is now played popularly worldwide.
The International Theatresports(TM) Institute was created by Keith to entrust and manage his Impro formats.
The ITI grants performance rights to groups wishing to train on and perform the Keith Johnstone formats of Theatresports(TM), Maestro Impro(TM) and Gorilla Theatre(TM). Money from royalties goes to member benefits, building the Impro community and managing the trademark and legacy. Keith himself has never taken any profit from the licensing of Theatresports(TM).
ITI members have select access to the Maestro Impro(TM) Guide but it is also available for purchase to anyone.
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