sciencechoreography

A tool to encourage observation and embodiment

Steps:

1. Students find partners.
2. One partner simply stands.
3. The other partner observes the stance, noticing any small details-posture, how the arms are placed, tilt of the head. Nothing is too small to notice. They are invited to look from different perspectives.
4. The facilitator begins to give physical prompts: notice the distance between the feet, the curl of the fingertips, the distance between the chin an the chest.
5. The facilitator gives imaginative prompts: What would it be like for me to have that hair on my head? How does the breath feel as it moves in and out? What are they looking at?
6. The observer embodies the stance in as much specific detail as possible.
7. Pairs switch roles so everyone has the experience of being both the observer and the observed.