Warming-Up, Action Methods, and Related Processes

Adam Blatner

Authors

Adam Blatner, MD, TEP Author

Keywords:

spontaneity, theatre games, improvisation, J.L. Moreno, Viola Spolin

Abstract

The idea of warming-up did not start only with Moreno. Other pioneers of spontaneity

training and further applications deserve recognition. Some new books on warm-up

techniques and new developments in neuroscience invite a reconsideration of this

fundamental dynamic in psychology.

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