Improv Exercises
Here you can find a collection of exercises for improv theatre. These exercises are intended to train specific aspects and skills in a targeted manner. The transition from exercises to games is fluid. What is still an exercise for one, the other brings as a game on stage. Please do not take over the individual exercises blindly, but think about the goals and intentions of each exercise.
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3 X different
Two people face each other. Round 1 They mutually count repeatedly "one", "two", "three". Automatically the start with "one" changes: ...
Big Cat Needle
A simple but excellent exercise for building complicity between players. The center of the room is marked with an object. Two players st...
Choreography Exercise
Players arrange themselves in a diamond formation facing the audience. The front player leads movements — everyone behind mirrors them. W...
Clapping in Threes
Three players (A, B, C). A claps to B. The uninvolved player C must then clap to someone. That triggers the next uninvolved player, and s...
Counting Circle
Everyone stands in a circle. The group must count to double the number of participants — so each person says two numbers. All close thei...
Country Sayings
A rhyming exercise for the group. Players stand in a circle. Going clockwise, each player contributes one word to build a country saying ...
Follow the Follower
Several players perform a specific action simultaneously without a designated leader. No one decides when to start or change — the group ...
Multi-Headed Expert
At least three players form one character — a multi-headed expert. They stand side by side with arms around each other's shoulders. The e...
On the Line
All players stand side by side on a line, facing forward. Space is needed in front, behind, left, and right. Phase 1: The facilitator ca...
Opera Ball
An extension of the one-word story. Players form pairs in waltz position. The pairs begin a dialogue — but word by word, alternating betw...
Rhyme Circle 2
Rhyme scheme AABB: One player speaks a line, the next rhymes with it, the third starts a new rhyme, the fourth completes it. The stanza ...
Step Forward - Step Back
Players stand in a circle holding hands, looking at each other. After a moment, the facilitator counts: 'One... two... three.' On 'three...