No kidding: Theater improv makes you happier, creative, tolerant of uncertainty
Can theater improvisation actually make adults feel better and more creative? "Yes, and …"
Apr 15, 2020
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Can theater improvisation actually make adults feel better and more creative? "Yes, and …"
Apr 15, 2020
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Jazz artist Louis Armstrong once said, "never play a thing the same way twice." Although musical improvisation—composing new passages on the spot—is not unique to jazz, it's perhaps the genre's most defining element. ...
Oct 24, 2019
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I teach improvisational theatre to health scientists and trainee doctors. When I tell people this, they are often confused because theatre and medicine appear to be separate fields.
Oct 03, 2018
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John Coltrane and Jerry Garcia became improvising legends for their ability to mix musical elements on the fly. How the brain accomplishes such feats of creativity under pressure remains a mystery, though practice is increasingly ...
Jul 05, 2018
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As World Music Day is approaching, taking place each year on 21 June, many are looking forward to the musical events in the streets or parks and the atmosphere it brings with it. Watching musicians perform can be impressive, ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Be prepared. That's what we're taught in the event of a disaster. But Dr. Marita O'Brien, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is conducting research that shows ...
May 07, 2013
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(Medical Xpress) -- A pianist is playing an unknown melody freely without reading from a musical score. How does the listeners brain recognise if this melody is improvised or if it is memorized? Researchers at the Max ...
Apr 29, 2011
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