Redefining Objects Through Pantomime

A real object (a shoe, ball, or hat) must be redefined through pantomime so that its new meaning becomes quickly recognizable — all without speaking.

A shoe becomes a telephone. A ball becomes a crystal ball. A hat becomes a bowl of soup.

This trains pantomime skills and creative transformation.

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Improv pantomime exercise: a real object — shoe, ball, hat — must be silently redefined as something else. A shoe is a phone, a ball a crystal ball. No words.

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Competences

Pantomime, Creativity

Number of Players

2 to 10

Experience

Beginner

Energy

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