Recent findings in neuroscience provide new evidence that musical creativity is not a static trait but a dynamic process ...

We’ve all heard phrases like, “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” But to be an effective communicator, you need to be able to not only prepare, but also improvise. And to succeed in a job ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a culture maven and arts enthusiast. I can’t tell you. No one really can. But I do have a theory. Maybe not “The” reason, but ...

Being professionally trained for years in performing arts, Hendersonville's Emily Swindal never knew when she began her career path that she'd find the most joy in portraying silly characters, ...

For decades, the only people to know about improv’s benefits were improv teachers and students. We all knew it made us feel less anxious, more in the moment, and more connected to others but only as ...

My first in-person course after being vaccinated was not, as I anticipated, one I was teaching. Rather, I was a student in an improvisation class I took over the summer. When I was doing research for ...

There's a lot of research to support the mental health benefits of improvisation, but how can improv be the poster child for wellness when it attracts so many who aren’t—how do I put this ...

Where you are when you don’t know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. Nancy Stark Smith, ...