We’ve all heard phrases like, “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” But to be an effective communicator, you need to be able to not only prepare, but also improvise. And to succeed in a job ...

Makaya McCraven is helping push jazz forward, writes Ammar Kalia, as the drummer and producer outlines the radically creative process at the core of his music and performance. In the room is where it ...

Create an account or log in to save stories.

If you’re an introvert like me, you know the feeling: You’re in a meeting, quietly taking it all in, when the head of your organization lobs a curveball question at you. Suddenly, in your head, it’s ...

“Chicago has become the mecca of improvisation, nurturing stars such as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and countless Saturday Night Live cast members.” This past Sunday marked the end of the 19th Chicago ...

Where you are when you don’t know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. Nancy Stark Smith, ...

My first in-person course after being vaccinated was not, as I anticipated, one I was teaching. Rather, I was a student in an improvisation class I took over the summer. When I was doing research for ...

There's a lot of research to support the mental health benefits of improvisation, but how can improv be the poster child for wellness when it attracts so many who aren’t—how do I put this ...

Leslie Parker: “I think of Black Dance Improvisation as a way of approaching a dance aesthetic that gives more space for the relevance of Black and brown bodies and the histories that they bring into ...