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.
Categories
Experience
Energy
Competences
Choreography Exercise
Players arrange themselves in a diamond formation facing the audience. The front player leads movements — everyone behind mirrors them. W...
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 ...
New House
A concentration exercise with winking. Players stand in a circle. Player A winks discreetly at Player B. B signals with a subtle nod that...
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...
Walking and Standing
Players distribute themselves evenly and stand still. The facilitator calls a number — that many players may walk while everyone else rem...