I spend the previous weekend in Hamburg where I joined a workshop from Patti Stiles, organized by the Steife Brise (in whose office the recording of the interview took place, too). Of course I had to use this opportunity and recorded an interview with Patti directly after the workshop, in which we are talking about her workshop, her approach to impro and of course her biography. Patti is native Canadian and is living in Australia since 2001, where she’s performing with her group Impro Melbourne. Why it’s called “Impro” and not “Improv” is one of the many things that Patti talks about in this interview – and she gives many more insights in her approach towards impro theatre and into the work of Keith Johnstone, in whose tradition she’s working. Enjoy!

Apart from the intro, the interview is in English.

Download MP3 (67 MB)

Relevant links:

Patti Stiles – Homepage
Impro Melbourne – Homepage
Loose Moose Theatre – Homepage
Die Nasty Improv – Homepage
Steife Brise – Website
Nadine Antler – Website
Lange Theaternacht in Hamburg (Long theatre night in Hamburg) – Homepage
Amsterdam Impro Festival – Homepage
Deutsche Bahn – Website
Bowness High School Calgary – Homepage
Keith Johnstone- Website
Dennis Cahill at the Potsdamer Impro Festival 2012
Frank Totino – Homepage
Tony Totino (on IMDB)
Rick Hilton – Improv Guild Homepage
Dave Duncan
Kathleen Foreman – obituary
Kids in the Hall – Wikipedia entry
Norman Hiscock (Saturday Night Live) – Wikipedia entry
Jeff Haslam – Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Dana Anderson – Wikipedia entry
Stewart Lemoine – Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Springmaus Theater – Website
6 auf Kraut – Homepage
Violo Spolin – Website of the Intuitive Learning Systems Foundation
Del Close – Wikipedia entry
Randy Dixon – on the website of Unexpected Productions, Seattle
Wikipedia entry for Patti Stiles