2.3 Exercise
––––– PARTE 1 –––––
EXERCISE 1
MY PLACE
Keywords:
Opening
and warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Be
aware of your position in relation to others and space.
Description:
From
the position of the circle each participant will have to choose a point to
occupy the space of the room homogeneously.
Duration:
10-20 seconds.
Remarks:
The
members of the group are invited to observe each other to understand if the
purpose of the exercise has been achieved.
EXERCISE 2
OSMOSIS
Keywords:
Opening
and warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Think about
one's own actions in relation to those of a collective, self-regulate without
executing orders or giving them to others. Create spontaneously.
Description:
It
starts from the exercise “My place” and asks you to start walking, the body
straight and relaxed, looking in front of you, perceiving the movements that
the body makes and deciding the various trajectories of its movement in
space. It is also necessary to continue to maintain a balance in the
distribution in the space by occupying the empty spaces between the
participants. Every now and then the conductor can check the homogeneous
distribution in space with a stop.
Duration:
from 5 to 10 minutes.
Variants:
At the
stop you are asked to:
1.
stop in a position of imbalance
2.
alternately take an open/closed position, asked to imagine and then
explain the “real” situation in which you find yourself, being in that
position.
Remarks:
There
is often the need to draw attention to concentration to avoid the automatism
that leads to walking forming a circle and together observe if the level of
collective concentration is such that the exercise is being performed
according to the rules. Otherwise, the group is invited to reflect on the
reasons and to adopt solutions.
EXERCISE 3
DYNAMIC CONCENTRATION
Keywords:
Warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Memorize sensations and actions.
Description:
Walk
in the hall. 3 speeds are identified: slowed down, normal, accelerated. The
conductor with a signal (clapping or small percussion instrument) indicates
the passage from one to the other through a stop.
Duration:
10 to 15 minutes.
Variants:
You
can narrow the width of the space in which the actors move until it is very
small with the request not to clash / touch.
EXERCISE 4
MEETING THE GAZE
Keywords:
Interaction in pairs.
Purpose:
Knowing
the members of the group, entering into a relationship with the other in a
non-everyday situation, knowing and controlling one's emotions.
Description:
It
starts from the exercise “Osmosis” while walking, everyone freely decides to
stop in front of a companion in silence and exchange a look taking as much
time as necessary.
Duration:
from 5 to 10 minutes.
Remarks:
Participants
are encouraged to “meet” everyone else and not to avoid each other, to
maintain concentration so as not to instinctively externalize emotions,
(basically in this exercise it is laughable when you meet the other, this is
tolerated for the first few minutes then you are asked to stay more focused
and to tell your feelings and thoughts at the end).
EXERCISE 5
THE THREAD
Keywords:
Interaction in pairs.
Purpose:
Establish
a relationship with the other only through the gaze.
Description:
As in
the previous exercise, the group moves in space and when a couple stops and
looks into each other's eyes, they must continue to move while keeping their
gaze fixed in the eyes of the partner, while each following their own path.
Duration:
From about 5 to 10 minutes
Remarks:
It is
an excellent exercise to establish trust and harmony between the actors and
to trigger the search for a less stereotypical movement.
EXERCISE 6
I TRUST YOU
Keywords:
Exercise
for an initial phase, based on trust.
Purpose:
Develop
a sense of responsibility, develop the ability to understand the intentions
of the other, sensitize the body, stimulate the emotional part.
Description:
Form
preferably mixed pairs. In each couple, which moves at the same time as the
others, one person with their eyes closed is guided by the companion who will
take care of him / her making him / her move in space, without losing the
contact that is the tip of both index fingers.
Duration:
from about 5 to 10 minutes
Variants:
1.
Instead of physical contact you can have a sound contact: the person
guiding emits an articulated sound that the companion recognizes in the midst
of others.
2.
One leads the other, who has their eyes open, placing their hand in
front of their partner's face with the palm that corresponds to the chin and
the fingertips to the forehead. The companion reacts to the movement of the
hand, always maintaining the same ratio (palm-chin, fingers-forehead). The
one who leads can lead the companion into space and at the same time make him
make movements with the body.
Remarks:
The
conductor will have to pay attention to that no one gets hurt (especially if
you work with children or adolescents) and at the end of the exercise ask to
express the feelings felt.
EXERCISE 7
THE MIRROR
Keywords:
Exercise
for an initial phase and in general to exercise bodily and emotional
creativity.
Purpose:
Getting
in tune with the other. Collaborate. Work on concentration and creativity.
Description:
Facing
each other. The first makes simple movements, the second imitates them as in
a mirror. Movements can become more and more complex if an appropriate
harmony is established. At the signal of the conductor the roles are
exchanged.
Duration:
From
10 to 20 minutes including variants.
Variants:
At the
signal of the conductor there is no longer the preestablished rule: without
agreeing everyone passes from the role of the driver to that of the imitator
and vice versa within the established relationship.
Remarks:
In
some cases, it may happen that the driver tries to deceive the other or put
him in difficulty, thus going off topic. The conductor must intervene by
bringing back to the centre the purpose of the exercise which is tuning. In
other cases, some may tend to perform exercises that have a mainly gymnastic
aspect. To avoid this so that the exercise is also a way to conduct research
in free body expressiveness, the conductor can start with an example
conducted by himself with a helper.
EXERCISE 8
THE PENDULUM
Keywords:
Exercise
for an initial stage.
Purpose:
Develop
a sense of responsibility and trust; stimulate emotions.
Description:
A
participant in the centre with their eyes closed is invited to abandon
themself in the hands of the companions who are around them in a circle. The
body of those in the centre is relaxed but rigid and never takes its feet off
the floor. They abandons themself on the hands of their companions, who are
in a balanced position with arms out ready to welcome the weight of their
companion and gently accompany them back to the centre. In turn, everyone
puts himself in the centre.
Duration:
About
30 minutes depending on the number of participants.
Variants:
It can
be performed in three and the person in the centre will only be able to swing
back and forth
Remarks:
If
necessary, the conductor will have to suggest a correct position of the
people in the circle, recall their sense of responsibility, invite the person
in the centre to relax, or in some cases invite the people in the circle to
accompany the body of those who are in the centre downwards if they are very
relaxed and then bring it back to the centre.
EXERCISE 9
RHYTHM AND
MOVEMENT
Keywords:
Exercise
of coordination and reactivity.
Purpose:
Stimulate
the reactive capacity of the body.
Description:
Movement
exercises following a rhythm, two different rhythms, rhythms that alternate
and intersect between the various groups into which the main group can be
divided.
Duration:
About 15 minutes.
Remarks:
It is
advisable to repeat it at will in the various sessions.
EXERCISE 10
THE MINIMUM
SURFACE AREA
Keywords:
Exercise on balance.
Purpose:
Feel
and counteract the force of gravity, become aware of your body.
Description:
Everyone
must move freely on the floor and try to have the least number of supports on
the ground (a foot and a hand, knees, a shoulder, a buttock ...).
Duration:
About 10 minutes.
Remarks:
It is
advisable to repeat it every now and then as part of the warm-up to sensitize
the work on the centre of gravity and also for a real physical work for the
reinforcement of the muscles.
EXERCISE 11
FEEL THE
SURFACES
Keywords:
Exercise on perception.
Purpose:
Feel
and counteract the force of gravity, become aware of your body, interact with
space.
Description:
Each
participant moves (not only standing) on different surfaces, must make every
movement thinking it at the same time, feel the support, the weight, the
push, without taking anything for granted (as instead happens in normal
walking) moving freely on different surfaces: smooth floor, stairs, tables,
walls.
Duration:
About 10 minutes.
EXERCISE 12
THE CIRCLE OF
KNOTS
Keywords:
Exercise
to consolidate the harmony of the group.
Purpose:
Individual and group coordination.
Description:
The
participants hold hands in a circle, retreating to make the largest possible
circle and then getting closer together they try to occupy as little space as
possible, without ever letting go of their hands. We then return to the large
circle and one of the participants begins to move by pulling the others
(without violence, lightly) and will pass under the arms of someone in the
circle making a knot then someone else will do the same, finally we will try
to return to the original circle. It can be repeated several times.
Duration:
About 10 – 15 minutes.
EXERCISE 13
THE PERFECT
WEDDING
Keywords:
Exercise
on energy and empathy.
Purpose:
Knowing
how to use one's own strength/ energy, knowing how to listen to the other,
seeking harmony and not supremacy.
Description:
In
pairs, facing each other with their hands on the shoulders of the companion,
separated by an imaginary line (or drawn with chalk) on the floor, they begin
to push. There must not be a winner, everyone will push according to the
strength they feel from the companion, if one increases so will the other; if
the other cannot push so hard the first will have to adapt his thrust to the
reaction capacity of the companion.
Duration:
from about 5 to 10 minutes.
EXERCISE 14
THE BODY AND THE CHAIR
Keywords:
Exercise on energy.
Purpose:
Feel
the energy of one's own body and that of others, become familiar with
physical contact with the other.
Description:
Divided
into small groups, one sits on a chair and around him the others press on his
body to prevent him from getting up. At a signal you do the opposite: you try
to pull your partner out of the chair while he tries to stay attached to it
at all costs.
Duration:
About 5 minutes.
EXERCISE 15
RESPIRATION
Keywords:
Training exercise.
Purpose:
Become
aware of the respiratory system and the importance of breathing for vocal
emission, know and make known your voice.
Description:
Standing
in a circle focus on deep breathing, inhale from the nose and exhale from the
mouth, feel the movement of the diaphragm when, for example, laughing, making
mmmm sound, making vowels with different intensity and volume.
Duration:
About 20 minutes.
Variants:
1.
Perform the exercises from lying on the ground.
Remarks:
Each
exercise within this section dedicated to vocal warm-up must be done all
together and, if wanted, even one at a time (especially for vowel emissions)
and then move on to the next one.
EXERCISE 16
SINGING VOWELS
Keywords:
Warm-up
exercise and vocal education.
Purpose:
Refine
listening, experiment with vocal skills.
Description:
In a
circle a participant emits the vowel A the whole group repeats it by tuning
to the same note, at the end, the neighbouring participant emits the E but
with a different or higher or lower tonality. The others repeat it together
and so on, proceeding alphabetically all 5 vowels in rotation.
Duration:
It
depends on the number of participants.
Remarks:
Gently
point out if the exercise is not conducted according to the rules (the change
of pitch for example) and possibly ask to try and repeat.
––––– PARTE 2 –––––
EXERCISE 17
THE STATUES
Keywords:
Exercise
of bodily creativity to create scenic structures.
Purpose:
Actively
and pragmatically reflect on a topic; develop creativity through gestures.
Description:
In
pairs, starting from a topic or concept given each couple gives life to two
images that interpret that idea each elaborated by a participant by shaping
the body of the companion as if it were a statue. Each statue will be
observed by the group and its creator has the opportunity to explain it, to
place it in a space and in a time, stimulated by the questions of the
conductor.
Duration:
About 20 minutes
Variants:
The “sculptor”, if they prefer, can fit into the image
created by themselves as part of the statue.
Remarks:
It is
important that each couple works in silence without giving verbal indications
to each other; interaction passes through contact. It is very
important the moment when everyone explains their work to others: the
conductor will ask to give a title and will ask for other information, the
creative part then continues at this stage.
EXERCISE 18
THE STATUES (IN
GROUPS)
Keywords:
Collective dramaturgical exercise.
Purpose:
Mediate,
look for solutions to a problem, body expressiveness.
Description:
As in
the exercise “The statues”, but in this case divided into groups of 3 or more
actors. The group must reach agreement to express the given theme with an
image built with all the bodies of the group. At the end, the created image
will be explained with the interaction of the conductor.
Duration:
about 10 to 20 minutes
EXERCISE 19
THE STATUES
(TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENT)
Keywords:
Dramaturgical creation exercise
Purpose:
Develop
reflective, creative skills, find solutions in a short time.
Description:
The
same groups, each group must build an image that temporarily precedes the
previously created situation and then one that is the consequence. This
creates a story. Each image created is explained by an actor of the group in
interaction with the conductor.
Duration:
20 to 30 minutes
––––– PARTE 3 –––––
EXERCISE 20
FROM IMAGE TO
ACTION
Keywords:
Exercise
of creativity and dramaturgy.
Purpose:
Build
one or more scenes, improvisation skills following the line of a character.
Description:
The
same groups: the three tableaus in temporal order for gradual passages are
transformed into scenes. First the actors animate the statues with movements
and words and then further develop the various situations following
suggestions and stimuli of the conductor.
Duration:
About
4h (it is advisable to divide the various phases of the exercise into several
meetings)
––––– PARTE 4 –––––
EXERCISE 21
CHARACTER
EXERCISES
Keywords:
Impersonating, points of view
Purpose:
Promotion
of empathy through a work of identification; critical reading of the
character.
Description:
The
conductor stimulates the actor to define as best as possible the character
they will have to interpret during the forum, through questions, putting them
in new scenic situations etc.
Duration:
About 3h
––––– PARTE 5 –––––
EXERCISE 22
RHYTHM WITH
CHAIRS
Keywords:
Memory training exercise.
Purpose:
Stimulate
the ability to memorize gestures.
Description:
Five
actors, each creating an image with their body and a chair, the others in
turn imitate. The conductor calls the numbers from 1 to 5 in a scattered way
and everyone must remember what the image associated with the number is.
Duration:
About 20 minutes
EXERCISE 23
THE FOIL
Keywords:
Exercise
of impulses and empathy
Purpose:
Stimulate
the ability to interact and act with speed
Description:
In
pairs, facing each other with one hand behind the back, the other raised
ready to strike behind the shoulder of the companion.
Duration:
Approx. 5 to 10 minutes
––––– PARTE 1 –––––
EXERCISE 1
MY PLACE
Keywords:
Opening and warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Be aware of your position in relation to others and space.
Description:
From the position of the circle each participant will have to choose a point to occupy the space of the room homogeneously.
Duration:
10-20 seconds.
Remarks:
The members of the group are invited to observe each other to understand if the purpose of the exercise has been achieved.
EXERCISE 2
OSMOSIS
Keywords:
Opening and warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Think about one's own actions in relation to those of a collective, self-regulate without executing orders or giving them to others. Create spontaneously.
Description:
It starts from the exercise “My place” and asks you to start walking, the body straight and relaxed, looking in front of you, perceiving the movements that the body makes and deciding the various trajectories of its movement in space. It is also necessary to continue to maintain a balance in the distribution in the space by occupying the empty spaces between the participants. Every now and then the conductor can check the homogeneous distribution in space with a stop.
Duration:
from 5 to 10 minutes.
Variants:
At the stop you are asked to:
1. stop in a position of imbalance
2. alternately take an open/closed position, asked to imagine and then explain the “real” situation in which you find yourself, being in that position.
Remarks:
There is often the need to draw attention to concentration to avoid the automatism that leads to walking forming a circle and together observe if the level of collective concentration is such that the exercise is being performed according to the rules. Otherwise, the group is invited to reflect on the reasons and to adopt solutions.
EXERCISE 3
DYNAMIC CONCENTRATION
Keywords:
Warm-up exercise.
Purpose:
Memorize sensations and actions.
Description:
Walk in the hall. 3 speeds are identified: slowed down, normal, accelerated. The conductor with a signal (clapping or small percussion instrument) indicates the passage from one to the other through a stop.
Duration:
10 to 15 minutes.
Variants:
You can narrow the width of the space in which the actors move until it is very small with the request not to clash / touch.
EXERCISE 4
MEETING THE GAZE
Keywords:
Interaction in pairs.
Purpose:
Knowing the members of the group, entering into a relationship with the other in a non-everyday situation, knowing and controlling one's emotions.
Description:
It starts from the exercise “Osmosis” while walking, everyone freely decides to stop in front of a companion in silence and exchange a look taking as much time as necessary.
Duration:
from 5 to 10 minutes.
Remarks:
Participants are encouraged to “meet” everyone else and not to avoid each other, to maintain concentration so as not to instinctively externalize emotions, (basically in this exercise it is laughable when you meet the other, this is tolerated for the first few minutes then you are asked to stay more focused and to tell your feelings and thoughts at the end).
EXERCISE 5
THE THREAD
Keywords:
Interaction in pairs.
Purpose:
Establish a relationship with the other only through the gaze.
Description:
As in the previous exercise, the group moves in space and when a couple stops and looks into each other's eyes, they must continue to move while keeping their gaze fixed in the eyes of the partner, while each following their own path.
Duration:
From about 5 to 10 minutes
Remarks:
It is an excellent exercise to establish trust and harmony between the actors and to trigger the search for a less stereotypical movement.
EXERCISE 6
I TRUST YOU
Keywords:
Exercise for an initial phase, based on trust.
Purpose:
Develop a sense of responsibility, develop the ability to understand the intentions of the other, sensitize the body, stimulate the emotional part.
Description:
Form preferably mixed pairs. In each couple, which moves at the same time as the others, one person with their eyes closed is guided by the companion who will take care of him / her making him / her move in space, without losing the contact that is the tip of both index fingers.
Duration:
from about 5 to 10 minutes
Variants:
1. Instead of physical contact you can have a sound contact: the person guiding emits an articulated sound that the companion recognizes in the midst of others.
2. One leads the other, who has their eyes open, placing their hand in front of their partner's face with the palm that corresponds to the chin and the fingertips to the forehead. The companion reacts to the movement of the hand, always maintaining the same ratio (palm-chin, fingers-forehead). The one who leads can lead the companion into space and at the same time make him make movements with the body.
Remarks:
The conductor will have to pay attention to that no one gets hurt (especially if you work with children or adolescents) and at the end of the exercise ask to express the feelings felt.
EXERCISE 7
THE MIRROR
Keywords:
Exercise for an initial phase and in general to exercise bodily and emotional creativity.
Purpose:
Getting in tune with the other. Collaborate. Work on concentration and creativity.
Description:
Facing each other. The first makes simple movements, the second imitates them as in a mirror. Movements can become more and more complex if an appropriate harmony is established. At the signal of the conductor the roles are exchanged.
Duration:
From 10 to 20 minutes including variants.
Variants:
At the signal of the conductor there is no longer the preestablished rule: without agreeing everyone passes from the role of the driver to that of the imitator and vice versa within the established relationship.
Remarks:
In some cases, it may happen that the driver tries to deceive the other or put him in difficulty, thus going off topic. The conductor must intervene by bringing back to the centre the purpose of the exercise which is tuning. In other cases, some may tend to perform exercises that have a mainly gymnastic aspect. To avoid this so that the exercise is also a way to conduct research in free body expressiveness, the conductor can start with an example conducted by himself with a helper.
EXERCISE 8
THE PENDULUM
Keywords:
Exercise for an initial stage.
Purpose:
Develop a sense of responsibility and trust; stimulate emotions.
Description:
A participant in the centre with their eyes closed is invited to abandon themself in the hands of the companions who are around them in a circle. The body of those in the centre is relaxed but rigid and never takes its feet off the floor. They abandons themself on the hands of their companions, who are in a balanced position with arms out ready to welcome the weight of their companion and gently accompany them back to the centre. In turn, everyone puts himself in the centre.
Duration:
About 30 minutes depending on the number of participants.
Variants:
It can be performed in three and the person in the centre will only be able to swing back and forth
Remarks:
If necessary, the conductor will have to suggest a correct position of the people in the circle, recall their sense of responsibility, invite the person in the centre to relax, or in some cases invite the people in the circle to accompany the body of those who are in the centre downwards if they are very relaxed and then bring it back to the centre.
EXERCISE 9
RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT
Keywords:
Exercise of coordination and reactivity.
Purpose:
Stimulate the reactive capacity of the body.
Description:
Movement exercises following a rhythm, two different rhythms, rhythms that alternate and intersect between the various groups into which the main group can be divided.
Duration:
About 15 minutes.
Remarks:
It is advisable to repeat it at will in the various sessions.
EXERCISE 10
THE MINIMUM SURFACE AREA
Keywords:
Exercise on balance.
Purpose:
Feel and counteract the force of gravity, become aware of your body.
Description:
Everyone must move freely on the floor and try to have the least number of supports on the ground (a foot and a hand, knees, a shoulder, a buttock ...).
Duration:
About 10 minutes.
Remarks:
It is advisable to repeat it every now and then as part of the warm-up to sensitize the work on the centre of gravity and also for a real physical work for the reinforcement of the muscles.
EXERCISE 11
FEEL THE SURFACES
Keywords:
Exercise on perception.
Purpose:
Feel and counteract the force of gravity, become aware of your body, interact with space.
Description:
Each participant moves (not only standing) on different surfaces, must make every movement thinking it at the same time, feel the support, the weight, the push, without taking anything for granted (as instead happens in normal walking) moving freely on different surfaces: smooth floor, stairs, tables, walls.
Duration:
About 10 minutes.
EXERCISE 12
THE CIRCLE OF KNOTS
Keywords:
Exercise to consolidate the harmony of the group.
Purpose:
Individual and group coordination.
Description:
The participants hold hands in a circle, retreating to make the largest possible circle and then getting closer together they try to occupy as little space as possible, without ever letting go of their hands. We then return to the large circle and one of the participants begins to move by pulling the others (without violence, lightly) and will pass under the arms of someone in the circle making a knot then someone else will do the same, finally we will try to return to the original circle. It can be repeated several times.
Duration:
About 10 – 15 minutes.
EXERCISE 13
THE PERFECT WEDDING
Keywords:
Exercise on energy and empathy.
Purpose:
Knowing how to use one's own strength/ energy, knowing how to listen to the other, seeking harmony and not supremacy.
Description:
In pairs, facing each other with their hands on the shoulders of the companion, separated by an imaginary line (or drawn with chalk) on the floor, they begin to push. There must not be a winner, everyone will push according to the strength they feel from the companion, if one increases so will the other; if the other cannot push so hard the first will have to adapt his thrust to the reaction capacity of the companion.
Duration:
from about 5 to 10 minutes.
EXERCISE 14
THE BODY AND THE CHAIR
Keywords:
Exercise on energy.
Purpose:
Feel the energy of one's own body and that of others, become familiar with physical contact with the other.
Description:
Divided into small groups, one sits on a chair and around him the others press on his body to prevent him from getting up. At a signal you do the opposite: you try to pull your partner out of the chair while he tries to stay attached to it at all costs.
Duration:
About 5 minutes.
EXERCISE 15
RESPIRATION
Keywords:
Training exercise.
Purpose:
Become aware of the respiratory system and the importance of breathing for vocal emission, know and make known your voice.
Description:
Standing in a circle focus on deep breathing, inhale from the nose and exhale from the mouth, feel the movement of the diaphragm when, for example, laughing, making mmmm sound, making vowels with different intensity and volume.
Duration:
About 20 minutes.
Variants:
1. Perform the exercises from lying on the ground.
Remarks:
Each exercise within this section dedicated to vocal warm-up must be done all together and, if wanted, even one at a time (especially for vowel emissions) and then move on to the next one.
EXERCISE 16
SINGING VOWELS
Keywords:
Warm-up exercise and vocal education.
Purpose:
Refine listening, experiment with vocal skills.
Description:
In a circle a participant emits the vowel A the whole group repeats it by tuning to the same note, at the end, the neighbouring participant emits the E but with a different or higher or lower tonality. The others repeat it together and so on, proceeding alphabetically all 5 vowels in rotation.
Duration:
It depends on the number of participants.
Remarks:
Gently point out if the exercise is not conducted according to the rules (the change of pitch for example) and possibly ask to try and repeat.
––––– PARTE 2 –––––
EXERCISE 17
THE STATUES
Keywords:
Exercise of bodily creativity to create scenic structures.
Purpose:
Actively and pragmatically reflect on a topic; develop creativity through gestures.
Description:
In pairs, starting from a topic or concept given each couple gives life to two images that interpret that idea each elaborated by a participant by shaping the body of the companion as if it were a statue. Each statue will be observed by the group and its creator has the opportunity to explain it, to place it in a space and in a time, stimulated by the questions of the conductor.
Duration:
About 20 minutes
Variants:
The “sculptor”, if they prefer, can fit into the image created by themselves as part of the statue.
Remarks:
It is important that each couple works in silence without giving verbal indications to each other; interaction passes through contact. It is very important the moment when everyone explains their work to others: the conductor will ask to give a title and will ask for other information, the creative part then continues at this stage.
EXERCISE 18
THE STATUES (IN GROUPS)
Keywords:
Collective dramaturgical exercise.
Purpose:
Mediate, look for solutions to a problem, body expressiveness.
Description:
As in the exercise “The statues”, but in this case divided into groups of 3 or more actors. The group must reach agreement to express the given theme with an image built with all the bodies of the group. At the end, the created image will be explained with the interaction of the conductor.
Duration:
about 10 to 20 minutes
EXERCISE 19
THE STATUES (TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENT)
Keywords:
Dramaturgical creation exercise
Purpose:
Develop reflective, creative skills, find solutions in a short time.
Description:
The same groups, each group must build an image that temporarily precedes the previously created situation and then one that is the consequence. This creates a story. Each image created is explained by an actor of the group in interaction with the conductor.
Duration:
20 to 30 minutes
EXERCISE 20
FROM IMAGE TO ACTION
Keywords:
Exercise of creativity and dramaturgy.
Purpose:
Build one or more scenes, improvisation skills following the line of a character.
Description:
The same groups: the three tableaus in temporal order for gradual passages are transformed into scenes. First the actors animate the statues with movements and words and then further develop the various situations following suggestions and stimuli of the conductor.
Duration:
About 4h (it is advisable to divide the various phases of the exercise into several meetings)
EXERCISE 21
CHARACTER EXERCISES
Keywords:
Impersonating, points of view
Purpose:
Promotion of empathy through a work of identification; critical reading of the character.
Description:
The conductor stimulates the actor to define as best as possible the character they will have to interpret during the forum, through questions, putting them in new scenic situations etc.
Duration:
About 3h
EXERCISE 22
RHYTHM WITH CHAIRS
Keywords:
Memory training exercise.
Purpose:
Stimulate the ability to memorize gestures.
Description:
Five actors, each creating an image with their body and a chair, the others in turn imitate. The conductor calls the numbers from 1 to 5 in a scattered way and everyone must remember what the image associated with the number is.
Duration:
About 20 minutes
EXERCISE 23
THE FOIL
Keywords:
Exercise of impulses and empathy
Purpose:
Stimulate the ability to interact and act with speed
Description:
In pairs, facing each other with one hand behind the back, the other raised ready to strike behind the shoulder of the companion.
Duration:
Approx. 5 to 10 minutes
