Spontaneity
Spolin's central aesthetic goal — the 'moment of explosion' when a player acts from intuition rather than calculation.
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- Spolin: 'Spontaneity is the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with a reality and see it, explore it, and act accordingly.'
- Not randomness; spontaneity requires the discipline of a point of concentration.
- The quality modern teachers try to protect from over-intellectualizing about 'game' or 'patterns.'
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