Improvisation is not about winging it. It is about listening closely, accepting what is offered, and responding with ...

We’ve all heard phrases like, “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” But to be an effective communicator, you need to be able to not only prepare, but also improvise. And to succeed in a job ...

Imagine getting on stage without a script. You’re standing in front of an audience and your job is to just start making stuff up, creating an entertaining scene out of thin air. Most people wouldn’t ...

Makaya McCraven is helping push jazz forward, writes Ammar Kalia, as the drummer and producer outlines the radically creative process at the core of his music and performance. In the room is where it ...

A year after I began improvising, it started messing with my head. But in the best way imaginable. Two decades ago, I stumbled into an audition for my college improv team. I didn’t really know what ...

Where you are when you don’t know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. Nancy Stark Smith, ...

My first in-person course after being vaccinated was not, as I anticipated, one I was teaching. Rather, I was a student in an improvisation class I took over the summer. When I was doing research for ...

Improv is a form of theatre in which the plot, characters, and dialogue of a show are made up on the spot. Usually this involves taking suggestions of words or phrases from audience members, but there ...