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Economy

The principle of doing more with less in improvisation. Economy means choosing the most efficient way to communicate information, avoiding redundant exposition, and trusting that a single well-chosen line or gesture can carry more impact than extended explanation. Economical performers make every moment count.

Mentioned In

The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations22 mentionsWhen I Say This, Do You Mean That?19 mentionsComedy and Distinction13 mentionsLegislative Theatre7 mentionsImprovising Cinema6 mentionsMask Improvisation for Actor Training and Performance6 mentionsSemiotics and Pragmatics of Stage Improvisation6 mentionsDevising Performance4 mentionsBusiness Improv3 mentionsFunny on Purpose3 mentionsImprovisation for the Theater3 mentionsThe Improv Handbook3 mentionsApplied Improvisation2 mentionsGetting to Yes And2 mentionsImprov Comedy (20th Anniversary Edition)2 mentionsImprovisation In The Arts Of The Middle Ages And Renaissance2 mentions

Further Reading

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Cover of Business Improv

Business Improv

Experiential Learning Exercises to Train Employees

Val Gee

Cover of Comedy and Distinction

Comedy and Distinction

The Cultural Currency of a 'Good' Sense of Humour

Sam Friedman

Cover of Legislative Theatre

Legislative Theatre

Using Performance to Make Politics

Augusto Boal

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Devising Performance

A Critical History

Deirdre Heddon; Jane Milling

Cover of The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations

The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations

Miguel Pina e Cunha; Dusya Vera; António Cunha Meneses

Cover of The Improv Handbook

The Improv Handbook

The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond

Tom Salinsky; Deborah Frances-White

How to Reference This Page

APA

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Chicago

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MLA

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