Expression

After the Catastrophe

Two players sit at an angle, visible to each other and the audience. Their task: without speaking, using only facial expressions and gest...

Ball Metamorphosis

The players are standing in a circle. An imaginary ball is thrown by the moderator. Each time a player receives the ball and throws it to...

Ball Metamorphosis

Players stand in a circle throwing an imaginary ball to each other. Before each throw, the ball changes character — it might be heavy, sl...

Developing a Character

Players walk through the room and imagine a person — their age, profession, worries, habits. They begin moving as that person would. The...

Enjoying Food and Drink

This exercise trains how to eat and drink on stage through pantomime. How do you eat an apple hungrily? Cherries elegantly? A banana sed...

Facial Expressions

All walk through the room. The facilitator names a facial feature — nose, ears, forehead, eyes, mouth, cheeks, tongue. Everyone moves tha...

Fake Crying

A technique exercise: do not blink for as long as possible, then blink once and repeat. The eyes naturally begin to water, producing real...

Guess the Expression

Player A kneels behind a chair so only their head is visible. The facilitator whispers emotions to A, who expresses them using only facia...

Loud-Silent Game

Emotions are often accompanied by sounds. A surprised person says 'Ooh!' A disgusted person says 'Eww!' Players practice these basic voc...

Mirror Faces

Player A faces the group in a semicircle. Everyone mirrors A's facial expressions as precisely as possible. Variant a) Mirror exactly. V...

Slow Motion Fight

Players perform a pantomime fight in slow motion. Gestures and facial expressions are expansive and exaggerated. Both players must give ...