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Interview with William Hall for Brazillian Improv Blog

January 17th, 2010 | Add a Comment

The world of improv and social networking are coming together in exciting ways.

Lala Bradshaw is an improviser in Brazil and interviewed me for her Improv Blog.

The interview is in English AND Spanish.

Here is the link:  William Interview.

http://improvisandoblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/william-hall-a-improvisacao-norte-americana/

Please take a moment to read it through.  Thank you.

Here is an excerpt:

Improvisando:How to improvisation came into your career?

William Hall: When I was studying professional acting they wanted me to invent the dialogue of a scene that takes place before the one we memorized and rehearsed.  They called it improvisation but I thought it was stupid.  Who can spontaneously create something comparable to Ibsen, Gorky, or Chekhov?

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William Hall

Written by William Hall

William Hall is a founder of BATS Improv in San Francisco and has been bringing Improvisation to theatre companies and business around the world since 1986. He is the author of The Playbook: Improv Games for Performers a fun guide to improv games and formats. [http://www.ImprovPlaybook.com] He trains and coaches executives in leadership communication. He improvises and performs regularly.

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