Improv Encyclopedia Home Page
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Welcome to the Improv Encyclopedia! Here you will find tons of stuff related to improvisation theatre. Look for improv games, handles, concentration exercises, drama techniques, character exercises, warm-ups, long form Improv formats, improvised show formats, tips for improv workshops and much more.
News
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10 May 2003 - 1.3.6 - More stuff, more links, more typos fixed.
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6 May 2003 - 1.3.5 - More stuff. More links. Split the Ask-for page in 2 pages so it is complete again and renders correctly now in the pdf version.
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30 Apr 2003 - version 1.3.4 - Added more stuff and links, corrected broken links. Spellchecked again.
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27 Dec 2002 - version 1.3.3 - Added tons of keywords. Spellchecked again.
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23 Dec 2002 - version 1.3.2 - Added some warm-ups, added a series of 'Rules' / 'Commandments' and did some spell checking.
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21 Dec 2002 - version 1.3.1 - Expanded the SingSong section.
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21 Nov 2002 - version 1.3.0 - Expanded what previously was the reference section, with more terms and terminology. This section is now called 'Encyclopedia'. Ask-for layout problem is fixed (finally).
This site is organized in 4 large chunks:
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Games : a collection of improv games, handles, exercises and warm-ups. Each of these belongs in one or more Categories . On the games pages you will find a list of all games, with a link to each game.
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Some games are known by different names. Hence, the games page also provides a list of synonyms for game names.
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You will find a page for each game. If known, the origin of the game is provided. Next to each game description you will find a list of all categories the game is listed in.
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Categories : categories for games, handles, exercises and warm-ups. Most games are in more than one category, so the whole is a big spiderweb of references. On the categories page you will find links to all categories.
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For each category, a short description is given, along with the list of all games in that category.
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Keywords : this is a list of improv terms and basic concepts. These are referenced in the game/category descriptions.
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Encyclopedia entries : this is a list of interesting/useful people, troupes, books, articles, websites and other stuff that did not fit anywhere else. Most of these are referred to in the game/category descriptions.
The whole Improv Encyclopedia consists of 400+ pages. If you'd like to download a copy of the whole encyclopedia, go to the download page. If you want to know how this site was built, check out the FAQ page. You can even download all the sources used to build this site.
Feel free to report any mistakes, omissions, additions, comments or kudos here . Enjoy!