Improvisation Movies

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern...

Ben Schwartz tries to nail an audition. An improvised short film.

Andy Warhol's experimental reconstruction of the assassination of the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, which serves as his critical...

This early travelogue film, made in a Kenyan train station, captures an impromptu musical performance. Some passengers eagerly join in while others...

Grateful Dead - The Broadcast Archives

BABYBABYBABY is a dance about dances about love. Directed and choreographed by Laila J. Franklin, this evening-length work taps into feelings of...

Mrs. Claus complains because Santa is away.

A group of friends talk, play and improvise in a rooftop

Queen of China (Hanoi Hanna), based on Ronald Tavel’s scenario, loosely refers to the real-life radio show host who broadcast antiwar...

A salesman and a sexologist have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.