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It takes hours and hours of practice to do improvisation, especially at high level, and it can be deep exploration of ideas as well though long form improv show
by kiba 3y ago
It takes hours and hours of practice to do improvisation, especially at high level, and it can be deep exploration of ideas as well though long form improv shows.
It also requires you to observe and listen well.
- jfengel 3y agoAbsolutely. I did not intend to demean improv, which is an incredibly useful skill and also great practice for a lot of analogous situations. I just wanted to briefly defend conventional acting as well, which is poorly understood. (Partly by deliberate choice; actors do like to tell myths about their craft.) As both an actor and programmer myself, I find a number of overlapping skills.
- willcipriano 3y agoI suspect a few classes at UCB theater or with the groundlings would be a more economical route to improv skills. https://ucbcomedy.com/trainingcenter/course/#1-search=improv https://ucbcomedy.com/trainingcenter/course/#1-search=improv