Young people and improvisational theater should be a natural combinationmdash;so why do we so rarely find this combo in todays classrooms? According to Elizabeth Swadosmdash;playwright; director; composer; poet; author of childrens books and of an acclaimed family memoirmdash;improvisational theater is the perfect creative outlet for junior-high and high-school students . . . if only they can be given the tools and the guidance to make the most of this natural yet rigorous art form.Drawing on her own experience teaching inner-city children in the groundbreaking musical Runaways and in teaching the techniques of improv theater in schools around the country; as well as on her own background in experimental theater; Swados provides a step-by-step guide to bringing out the natural creativity and enthusiasm key to young people creatingmdash;and enjoyingmdash;improvisational theater. Covering the basicsmdash;from freeing the imagination to learning about how to work with an ensemble; from how to master different forms of movement and sound to how to create different kinds of charactersmdash;this is the book for teachers and students eager to learn how to express fully the creative talent that all children are born with.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good book for practical folding projects.By R. G. LasherI bought this book to supplement the textbook in an Origami based university science course designed to teach scientific principals; geometry; trig; and other math to non-science majors. The book is still in print and not cheap. Buying it used was very valuable. One issue I have with the book is that the directions for folds are not always adjacent to the photos that exhibit the folds as executed.Other than that the book is great.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good beginning instructions of paper foldingBy GretchenInstructions are easy to understand and follow which makes it good for children or anyone else who wants to try origami. This book seems to be a combination of three shorter Origami books by the same author which my children used when they first started folding paper into animals and birds. I got this book for my grandchildren Nd they seem to like it/2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very old but very goodBy AtheenThis book has been around for a very long time (1959); and it looks as though it hasnt changed much beyond the jazzing up of its cover.Its one of a set of three books that could hardly be easier for the beginner to learn or for the teacher to provide instructions. Although probably mostly out of print; it is a collection that would probably be nice for anyone interested in origami. Like all the books; Book Three has a fairly varied repertoire of designs; some are flat; but many are 3 dimensional. The simple folded box is among them.