Warm-ups
Warm-up games to start your improv training session. Warm-ups loosen up the group, improve concentration and bring everyone together.
Barney
A silly but nice little warmup game which requires quick reaction and a group rhythm. All players form a circle. One player stands in th...
Be my fan
The players walk through the room and play rock-paper-scissors with the first person they meet. Whoever loses becomes a fan of the winner...
Follow the king
This exercise is called "Follow the King" or "Academy of silly walks" (based on Monty Python): The players run in a chain through the ro...
Fred Schneider
This warm-up is named after Fred Schneider, the singer of the B52s music group. Fred Schneider has a very distinctive way of performing h...
Johannes
This is a warmup game, for players getting to know each other and practicing reaction and concentration. All players form a circle. Pl...
Kitty wants a corner
Synonyms Pussy wants a corner, pussy in the corner Description At least eight players are standing in a big circle, one of them is in ...
Mr. Hit me
All players stand in a circle. One player runs off and touches another one on the shoulder. The one tapped says the name of a third perso...
Playback Show
This warm-up and play practice have to be prepared. First of all short musical pieces in as many different styles and periods as possible...
Samurai
Players stand in a circle. The First - A - raises the outstretched arms above his head, where both hands are holding an imaginary sword. ...
Simon says!
A person commands, the others follow. The person can command anything. But the command is to be executed only if "Simon says " is said by...
Virus
For this warm-up you need a ball, a plastic bottle or something similar. The player who has this item is the virus. The virus can move an...
You
This game is more or less a variation of Begriffskreis but it actually is 10 times more complicated. than Begriffkreis itself. :) The pl...
Zip Zap Zoop
This warm-up gets our brains acting without thinking. Everyone into a circle. This is another motion around the circle warm-up. In this ...