Skill Building Sessions - Recap 2009

Session #1:
- Activity:
Walk – Stop – Together
Names in the circle
In Common
Unique
- Skill:
Group cohesion
Getting to know each other
Introducing ourselves to each other

Session #2:
- Activity:
New York, Lemonade,
Donkey,
Group shapes
Concrete mime: Wok Stir-fry, fork with spaghetti, empty bus, Brooklyn Bridge, A working sofa-bed and Swiss Army Knife; Steam engine through a tunnel, A building falling down.
Creating a list of things we find important for our collaboration
- Skill:
Group work, Vocal skills
Body language, team work
Being conscious / aware of the group dynamics
Body language, movement, theatricality, expression

Session #3:
- Activity:
Kabish Kaboo (Wizard, giant, goblin)
Jump – Stop – Clap – Walk
Rope challenge
Fabric Task
- Skill:
Group work, strategy
Space awareness
Non-verbal communication, group work, expressing content through material

Session #4:
- Activity:
Chiyo led a game (‘Digits’ around the room)
Yes / No experiment
Improvisation
Create a fairy tale in a minute
- Skill:
Group cohesion, group sensitivity
Awareness of our body language, accepting with “yes” even if the situation is not favorable
Trusting our instincts
Group work, thinking on our feet, improvization

Session #5:
- Activity:
Inside- Outside
Sheep and shepherds
Creating images with other people, sculpting
Dialogue
- Skill:
Group work, team building, building a set, creating a story using objects, imagination
Focus

Session#6:
- Activity:
Crazy Eights
Try to make other person laugh
Mapping
Images / Still pictures / Frozen images
Scene – Life in NYC today
- Skill:
Concentration, warm-up
Creativity
Getting to know each other’s stories, sharing things about ourselves
Body expression,
Expressing in a short scene what came out of a improvised image work