Yvon Leduc
Yvon Leduc co-founded the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation with Robert Gravel in Montreal in 1977. A teacher and improv practitioner who had been running workshops in Quebec educational contexts, Leduc brought pedagogical experience to the LNI's founding, working alongside Gravel to develop the hockey-format competitive improv match that became one of Quebec's most distinctive performing arts institutions.
Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.
Acting Through Improv
Improv Through Theatresports
Lynda Belt; Rebecca Stockley
Group Improvisation
The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games
Peter Campbell Gwinn; Charna Halpern
Pirate Robot Ninja
An Improv Fable
Billy Merritt; Will Hines
Truth in Comedy
The Manual of Improvisation
Charna Halpern; Del Close; Kim Howard Johnson
Fifty Key Improv Performers
Actors, Troupes, and Schools from Theatre, Film, and TV
Matt Fotis
Improvisation the Michael Chekhov Way
Active Exploration of Acting Techniques
Wil Kilroy
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