Unit 12.1, Drama exercises

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MODULE 12

Drama Exercises: growing the trust into your community group

This module aims:

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INTRODUCTION

In completing this Module of Movement Name & Julie Story the learners will be able to:

• Get to know all participants
• Create a new form of one’s name
• Open perception and create interest for other forms of expression
• Get creative
• Create a group story, that can be used to develop a theatre piece.
• use a drama exercise with different levels of emotional intensity
• share information through a drama exercise

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1. EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER IN A CIRCLE

• Everybody is on the line of the circle
• The belly button points to the centre of the circle
• Everybody has enough space to move

2. EVERYBODY THINKS OF A MOVEMENT NAME FOR THEMSELVESTIP:3. ONE BY ONE, EVERYBODY GIVES THEIR NAME AND SHOWS THE MOVEMENT AT THE SAME TIME

• The group imitates both like an echo
• If a movement name can’t be imitated by everybody, it can be adapted

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Unit 12.1. Warm Up: Movement Name

NAME CHOREOGRAPHY

NAME CHAIN

TOUCH NAME

LARGE AND SMALL MOVEMENTS

BARRIER-FREE MOVING NAMES

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Unit 11.1. Warm Up: Dancing Music

• Each person thinks of a movement name that can be easily imitated
• Give the participants enough time and support them in finding movements if necessary
• Everybody can change the movement name of other participants in a way that best suits them

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