{"product_id":"the-human-touch-redefining-the-art-of-british-contemporary-improvisational-theatre-9781032390680","title":"The Human Touch: Redefining the Art of British Contemporary Improvisational Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chloé Arros\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/em\u003e is a book focused on the creative processes at work in British contemporary improvisational theatre and how these processes draw on the humanity of the participants: their cognitive abilities, their lives, and their relationships to each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVulnerability is a main feature of both the book and of improvisational theatre, both part of the hurdles that improvisers face and a creative tool. Through a study of improvisation and vulnerability, the book teaches us both what makes improvisational theatre so human and opens the door to a reflection about how to use humanity and human emotions in performance. Most importantly, it delves into the cognitive and physiological processes at work in improvisation, a topic which is missing from most manuals and studies offered to students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is addressed to theatre students and provides both an important overview of the form's history and a challenge to what is usually taught about improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45243417723031,"sku":"9781032390680","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781032390680.webp?v=1769234635","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-human-touch-redefining-the-art-of-british-contemporary-improvisational-theatre-9781032390680","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}