Robert Gravel
Founder of the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation in Montreal in 1977. Gravel created the hockey-style competitive improv format out of the Theatre Experimental de Montreal, establishing a distinctly Quebecois tradition that spread across the francophone world.
Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.
The Improv Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
Tom Salinsky; Deborah Frances-White
Truth in Comedy
The Manual of Improvisation
Charna Halpern; Del Close; Kim Howard Johnson
Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance
History, Practice, Theory
Anthony Frost; Ralph Yarrow
Acting Through Improv
Improv Through Theatresports
Lynda Belt; Rebecca Stockley
Group Improvisation
The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games
Peter Campbell Gwinn; Charna Halpern
Fifty Key Improv Performers
Actors, Troupes, and Schools from Theatre, Film, and TV
Matt Fotis
References
In the Archive
How to Reference This Page
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