Two Worlds At The Same Time Full Spectrum Improvisation for the Theatre & Life

Full Spectrum Improvisation is mindfulness in action. It is unscripted theatre embracing the full range of emotional and physical life. It is deep play. It can be funny, serious, and everything in between. It can be profoundly therapeutic. Two Worlds at the Same Time reveals what Full Spectrum Improvisation is, how to do it, and how it can transform your life. Through engaging vignettes, 130 practical exercises, and clarifying wisdom, Joya Cory, the lifelong actor-director-improviser-educator who developed Full Spectrum Improvisation, brings the reader to the source. Whether you are a professional performer, a serious amateur or student, a reluctant public speaker, or anyone longing to develop greater freedom of expression, you will find a wealth of resources within these pages.

Joya Cory is an actor, director, improviser and educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the founder of the experimental theatre troupes: MOTION: The Women's Performing Collective and LUCKY DOG THEATRE. Her work has been recognized with grants from the California Arts Council and the San Francisco Foundation. Theatre pieces she wrote and directed have won the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best Theatre of the Year and Best of SF Fringe awards. In workshops from county jail to theatre venues, Joya has taught almost two thousand participants, adults and children, beginners to seasoned performers. Drawing on 45 years of practice, exploring principles and techniques from physical theatre, dramatic & narrative Improvisation, movement & dance, comedy improv, method acting, creative play & drama therapy, Joya has developed FULL SPECTRUM IMPROVISATION.