Storytelling

4 Sentence Story

Players stand in a circle or a line to tell short stories. Each player contributes exactly one sentence. The four sentences follow this m...

5 Sentence Story

Simple storytelling in 5 steps, playable in pairs or small groups: Character and place — introduce a person and where they are Second c...

Advance and Illustrate

The players begin a scene. From outside, either only by the trainer or also by everyone watching, two commands are called in depending on...

AED (Action Emotion Detail)

One player tells a story. Three others give signals when they want more Action, more Emotion, or more Detail. Each is responsible for one...

Fantasy Story with Questions

A quiet exercise for two. Player A lies relaxed with closed eyes and tells a story (no prompt needed). Player B sits nearby and periodica...

Finding the Child Within

Players form pairs. One tells a story using only questions: 'Shall we go to the park?' 'Shall we feed the ducks?' The other responds onl...

Fortunately, Unfortunately

This exercise can be played in a circle with several players, or as a pair exercise with two. A story is told sentence by sentence, with...

I Have a Better Idea

Three players stand in a semicircle. The middle one tells a story. The other two enthusiastically agree with 'Yes yes yes!' to every acti...

Once Upon a Time Model

Players stand in a circle and build a story following this model: Once upon a time... (introduce character and setting) Every day... (e...

Spit-Fire

One player receives a topic and tells a story. On either side, two other players constantly shout random words. The storyteller must inco...

Tell a Story Together

Two players tell a story together. The first begins: 'Let us go on vacation.' The second starts their sentence with YES: 'Yes, let us go ...

Zoom and Emotion

In this exercise, one of the players (A) acts on the playing area, another (B) sits to the side at the edge. According to a prompt, A tel...