什麼不是即興劇

【什麼不是即興劇?】


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【影片腳本翻譯】

我想談談「什麼不是即興劇」，我提過即興劇是從現場觀眾的建議開始，即時無中生有的。有時候，大家對於「到底什麼算是即興劇」還是會感到混淆，讓我乾脆告訴你「什麼不是即興劇」。

即興劇不是「脫口秀 stand-up comedy」，一個表演者對著一支麥克風說笑話，那是脫口秀，不是即興劇。

即興劇不是「速寫喜劇 sketch comedy」，那是當有人以某個主題為靈感，寫了一個劇本，演員背好台詞後，依劇本上台演出，或許在演出之中，有些片段是即興的，但那叫做「速寫喜劇」，類似「週末夜現場」(美國電視綜藝節目)。

即興劇的演出是完全沒有劇本的，是完全現場即時創作的，通常以觀眾的建議為靈感開始創作。即興劇也不是即興爵士樂，雖然它是即興的，但它就不是即興劇。所以，再次澄清，即興劇不是脫口秀，即興劇不是速寫喜劇，即興劇不是爵士樂，即興劇就是，即興劇。

【原文腳本】

"I want to talk about what improv is not. I already mentioned that what improv is is stuff made up one the spot, often inspired by audience suggestion. People get a lot of confusion about what improv is. Let me tell you what improv is not. Improv is not stand-up comedy. It's not someone in front of a microphone telling jokes, that's stand-up comedy. Improv is not sketch comedy. That's when someone wrote an idea for a scene, they memorized the lines, and they act it out on stage. Even though some moments might be a little impromptu, that's sketch comedy like what you might see on Saturday Night Live. Improv comedy is when there's no script at all. It's completely made up on the spot, often inspired by audience suggestions. Improv comedy is not improv jazz, although that is improv, that's not what improv comedy is. So, to clarify, improv is not stand-up, improv is not sketch comedy, improv is not jazz music. Improv comedy is improv comedy."

【影片人物介紹】Shana Merlin

Shana has over a thousand hours of teaching under her belt and is considered one of the most experienced and effective improv teachers in Central Texas. As the former Dean of The Heroes School of Improvisational Theatre, some of her clients have included: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Whole Foods, The University of Texas McCombs School of Business, PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as adults and children throughout the community. Shana founded her own company, Merlin-Works, in 2003 in order to provide custom training, interactive presentations and comedy shows to businesses and organizations through improvisation. The Austin Improv Collective awarded her "Best Improv Teacher" and "Best Improv Class." In 2008, she opened the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation, offering classes in shortform gameplay and narrative longform improv. In addition to her teaching and corporate training career, Shana Merlin is a highly acclaimed performer. Since 1996, Shana has been a professional improviser, performing from Calgary to San Francisco.