improvisation
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Rather than disappearing into a character, performers respond to the room in real time, using physical comedy, improvisation and audience reaction to build out the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Messi's genius has always been rooted in improvisation.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
And, on any given night, he didn’t hesitate to expand an improvisation to startling lengths, finding new ideas well beyond the imaginative limits of most jazz players.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Saturday is more of a project — windows open, music on, a little more improvisation.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
The term improvisation is often misunderstood to mean, “making something up on the spot.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Listen closely through the web of startling improvisations on Mr. Sorey’s version of “Effi,” and you can hear Mr. Allen playing traces of Merritt’s alluring bass grooves from the original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
One of the most unusual examples was his fascination with solo saxophone improvisations, notably on the appropriately titled “The Solo Album.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
When DiCaprio cut loose with long improvisations, like when his character, a burnout revolutionary, argues on the phone with headquarters, the crew played it safe by capturing his takes with a conventional film camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Slattery was known and loved for his quick-witted improvisations on the popular Channel 4 show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, from 1988 onwards.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
She would whisper in her Uncle Marcos’s ear, and he in turn would transmit the message to the client, along with any improvisations of his own that he thought pertinent.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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