What´s Improvisation?

Improvisation & Aesthetics

Improvisation is a state of being and creation without pre planning. You create something completely new and never be seen before. This can be when someone is acting, dancing, singing, playing music, talking, creating artworks, reacting the moment and response to how they feel. When it works, this can result in the invention of new thought patterns or structure, and new ways to act.

It is a hit and miss. When it is a hit everything is worthwhile. Take photo shoot for example. When model post for a photo they are improvising. And those hundreds of photo that has been taken only a few turn out to be “excellent”. This is what I think is the core of improvisation. Improvisation is an action “on the spot” spontaneous moment of sudden action that can just come to mind and body in the moment of what ever inspired you. No preparation or training is required. Although practice made perfect.

However, improvisation for any art form itself, can be used as the way to practice in order to improve the artist’s creativity. That practice includes learning to use imagination, as well as technical ability. To understand and master skills that is necessary, practice is a must in whatever art form you are doing. The different is the method that is used to practice some prefer to a carefully planned strict practice similar to work out building muscle routine. Some prefer improvisation. It is depends on your purpose of practicing. If the artist wants to be creative, and make some thing new, improvisation is the way to go. If the artist wants to just enhance one specific skills for example guitar player wants to have more power in all their fingers. In that case, a strict set of what to p...

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...n in dance is when taking a one dance move, but change the music randomly. That can result and amazing new discovery in both dance and music world. Experimenting with the concept of shape, time, and energy while moving without thinking about anything. Saying like “just feel it” while dancing and listen to the sound around the dancer can create unique and innovative movement designs and unpredictable rhythms. Improvisation without thinking allows the choreographer to connect to their deepest creative self, which in turn clears the way for pure invention.

Improvisation when done right is perhaps the best way to create arts. However this doesn’t happen in the first time. Before any improvisation create any amazing results. The artists need to work on their craft and technical skill in order to apply improvising as their tools.