Purpose: To explore ways to express emotions through body sculptures. This is a warm up for developing sculptures. Instructions: by demonstrating how one person can sculpt another—basically move them into a shape to form a statue that expresses an emotion. There are three methods to use. A asks permission to touch B and then gently moves B into position. A asks B to A’s shape and facial expression. A moves B’s body by pulling an imaginary string that is attached to B’s hands, feet, etc. Once you have demonstrated the sculpting process, ask partners to choose to be A or B. with A sculpting B then switch. Give time between sculptures for participants to view all of the sculptures in the room. You can include any emotions. Be sure to end with a positive emotion. And at the conclusion of the activity ask everyone to shake the poses out of their bodies. SCULPTURES flexible duration Purpose: to explore social issues Instructions: This exercise is an excellent way to explore issues and can be done with a group of any size. Ask participants to come up with a situation, theme, or issue: “Education,” “Shopping,” Pressure,” “Peer “Violence.” Ask one person to in the center of the space and make a physical shape that represents something about the chosen topic. Ask for a second person to join in making a shape that represents some other aspect of the topic. Continue inviting people to join in as long as they have something new to add to the scene. Invite the rest of the group to observe the final sculpture and as a group reflect on what they see. TALKING SCULPTURES flexible duration Purpose: deeper exploration of issues Instructions: The next version of this exercise is to ask people to stay in position after completing the group sculpture. Now ask participants to get into the character they are representing in the sculpture and begin quietly speaking a monologue from the vantage point of that character. Ask everyone to raise the volume on their monologues, and then bring it down again.
Purpose: To explore ways to express emotions through body sculptures. This is a warm up for developing sculptures. Instructions: by demonstrating how one person can sculpt another—basically move them into a shape to form a statue that expresses an emotion. There are three methods to use. A asks permission to touch B and then gently moves B into position. A asks B to A’s shape and facial expression. A moves B’s body by pulling an imaginary string that is attached to B’s hands, feet, etc. Once you have demonstrated the sculpting process, ask partners to choose to be A or B. with A sculpting B then switch. Give time between sculptures for participants to view all of the sculptures in the room. You can include any emotions. Be sure to end with a positive emotion. And at the conclusion of the activity ask everyone to shake the poses out of their bodies. SCULPTURES flexible duration Purpose: to explore social issues Instructions: This exercise is an excellent way to explore issues and can be done with a group of any size. Ask participants to come up with a situation, theme, or issue: “Education,” “Shopping,” “Peer Pressure,” “Violence.” Ask one person to in the center of the space and make a physical shape that represents something about the chosen topic. Ask for a second person to join in making a shape that represents some other aspect of the topic. Continue inviting people to join in as long as they have something new to add to the scene. Invite the rest of the group to observe the final sculpture and as a group reflect on what they see. TALKING SCULPTURES flexible duration Purpose: deeper exploration of issues Instructions: The next version of this exercise is to ask people to stay in position after completing the group sculpture. Now ask participants to get into the character they are representing in the sculpture and begin quietly speaking a monologue from the vantage point of that character. Ask everyone to raise the volume on their monologues, and then bring it down again.