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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by kiba on Saturday August 12, 2023 @04:16PM (#37103850)
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.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by jfengel on Saturday August 12, 2023 @04:23PM (#37103918)
Absolutely. 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.

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Re:West Virginia University to drop 32 majors including all ... by willcipriano on Saturday August 12, 2023 @05:11PM (#37104259)
I 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

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