Аннотация:ABSTRAC:This dissertation investigates the elaboration of a concept, "movementimage-idea", developed during an improvisation practice.When this improvisationwhich started in the theatre with the use of theatre games, mask games, such as commedia dell'arte and clowns -meets dance and somatic approaches, it is amplified, now offering structure to the autonomy of the improvisational actor.Previous research on performing arts that have paved a path to the establishment of the concept analyzed here focus on A Troupe de Atmosfera Nômade's use of improvisation and masks; Cia Nova Dança 4's real time improvisation in front of an audience; and the structure prefixed on dancing, in Ladies, from innocence to cruelty, with possible improvisational ruptures.
