Johnstone, K: Last Bird

Keith Johnstone (*1933, Devon, England) is a theatre director,writer and drama instructor whose teachings and books have fo -cused on improvisational theatre and have had a major influenceon the art of improvisation. He worked for ten years at the RoyalCourt Theatre as play-reader, drama teacher and director andbecame Associate Director of the theatre. His unorthodox techniqueswere aimed at opening his students' imagination andimproving their spontaneity.Keith Johnstone taught at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art untilhe left England and moved to Canada in the 1970s and has taughtor given workshops at major European theatre schools and universities.In Canada, he taught at the University of Calgary, wherehe is now a professer emeritus and is a founding Artistic Directorof the Loose Moose Theatre at Calgagary. Johnstone still lives inCalgary and teaches all over the world.Keith Johnstone has developed many new forms of improvisation,including Theatresports(TM), Micetro Impro, Gorilla Theatre and TheLife Game, which (along with his techniques) are now being usedworldwide. He has written two books about his work (Impro:Improvisation and the Theatre and Impro for Storytellers ).