Improvisational acting -1

Game 1

Woosh – pass the imaginary ball in a direction

Bong to change direction with the ball

Bridge to pass a player

Hyperspace to put the ball in air n anyone can get the ball

Stand in a circle and play the game above.

WATCH HOW MUCH FOCUS IS NEEDED, CAN YOU REMEMBER TO DO IT ALL , PARTS OF MEMORY IS USED THAT WE OFTEN LET SLACK.

The rules are:

HAVE FUN

MISTAKES ARE GOLDEN

LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

INTUITIVE LISTeNING

GAME 2 : stand in front of your partner and look at them intently, notice all that they do, ( stand toe to toe) notice there expressions , how they stand , how there face twitch ... now one of the partners start to move and the other person follows, without moving your feet, both are not moving there feet , be really focussed, listen to your partner in all ways possible. BE present and LISTEN.

LISTEN TO YOUR PARTNER, don’t be thinking of what brilliant lines you will come up with.

Do things together; you want to support your partner.

GOING BLUE – is referred when naughty things are referred at.

Ideally try to avoid that, as audience might feel uncomfortable

Try to tell a story, not just be funny always.

Be hyper alert

Stage picture: be aware of your scene be aware of your stage partner

Story book- gives information

How to bring character choice

Emotions

Make things up one does not need to be the smartest person in the scene, support the others

GAME 3 : talking heads

Have 4 people stand up together and have them tell a story, where you keep interrupting and POINTING TO A PERSON TO CONTiUNUE THE STORY, keep changing the players and let them continue telling the same story. The genre of the story should be pre decided and story should work towards that.

GAME 4: Have 7 people stand together in" 9 pin" formation and shoulder to shoulder, n then one person is the leader , n the whole group has to move in one of the 4 directions, as the leader moves, it could be a person in the back or in the middle or in the side who is the leader, remain in formation, the idea is to listen with all awareness and with all parts of your body and mind.