as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
the performance features a two-minute improv as well as scripted segments
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improvisation
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Each shot has been mapped out since the start, and there’s little room for improvisation, let alone improvement.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025 -
This kind of improvisation within the marketplace is what distinguishes adhocism from neo-Dadaist collage and sculpture in the tradition of the assisted readymade.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Improv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improv. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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