ABSTRACT
In the 20th century, Jacob Levy Moreno wasn’t the only one to experiment with how to use improvisational theatre off stage. Augusto Boal, for example, developed his “Theatre of the Oppressed” along similar basic principles, and Jonathan Fox developed “Playback Theatre.” The basic principles of the improvisation network are attention and contact; non-verbal communication; co-creation; spontaneity and intuition; and a culture of trust that allows for mistakes. The methods of applied improvisation are becoming increasingly popular, particularly for continuing training. As in group dynamics or gestalt therapy, the “here-and-now” principle is of crucial importance in improvisational theatre. Times must also be adjusted, as online teaching is actually demanding and quite exhausting. Online teaching is often very focused on the host, who takes up most of the speaking time and is the focus for most of the time.
