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Keith Johnstone

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Keith Johnstone is one of the few internationally recognized authorities in the field of improvisation, great chunks of which he created, including improvisation forms that include Theatresports™, Maestro Impro© (or Micetro© Impro), Gorilla Theatre™, and The Life Game©. Keith has written two best-selling books about his Theatre and Improvisation theories and practices, in addition to several plays and short stories.Theatresports™ is known worldwide.

The Life Game© was produced by London’s Improbable Theatre Co. (directed by Phelim McDermott). It toured Great Britain and the USA to great reviews. His books Impro, and Impro For Storytellers, have been translated into many languages. His plays are produced worldwide. Keith’s ideas about improvisation, behavior, and performance appeal to a wide variety of groups.

From Actors to Psychotherapists, Improvisation companies to Theatre Schools and Companies, Business and Management training specialists, and Humanities Research Institutes, Universities, and Film Production Companies have invited him to teach them about his ideas and how they might apply them.

He founded the Theatre Machine Improvisation group in England in the 1960s, touring Europe and North America, and was the Co-founder and Artistic Director of The Loose Moose Theatre Company in Calgary, Canada, in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. He founded The International Theatresports™ Institute in 1998.

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