I've found Keith's work to be very helpful. As an improviser and early
childhood teacher I find his descriptions of the improvisational quality
of young children's play to be accurate and compelling. It was actually
reading his book, Pretend Play as Improvisation that made me realize
that I could use improvisation as the lens for my dissertation.
My experience is that while young children are very good improvisers
(because they haven't yet learned not to) adults tend to get stuck in
set performances or roles. In my own work with teachers I've tried to
use improvisation to try and develop some tools for helping teachers to
grow, develop and become reaquained with their improvisational skills.
Carrie
>
> Very interesting, Carrie. Keith Sawyer is somewhere around the list
and
> has been writing on improvisation. Your applications sounds like fun
as
> well as useful.
> mike
> .,
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