Activities
IMPORTANT OBJECTS
Number of participants
Objectives
● To develop expressive and creative skills through a devising process.
● To de-mechanise our vision and perception through the use of objects and symbols
Where does the activity take place within the process (beginning, middle, end)
Duration
Material needed
A bag of objects containing ordinary everyday objects related to household, sport, work, or hobbies. For example: jug, vase, tennis ball, golf ball, medal, recipe book, photograph, crocheted flower, painting, pottery, art work
Preparation
Prepare the room/space so that it is as spacious as it can be, without obstacles.
Step by step description
1. Invite participants to think of a personal belonging that is important to them because of some special meaning attached to it.
2. Organise participants into pairs and ask them to tell each other about their chosen object and why it’s important to them.
3. Each partner asks the other questions about the object.
4. Following this exchange, invite each pair to select a random object from a ‘lucky dip’ bag.
5. Ask participants to work with their partner to create a story (in the first person) about the object and its significance to them.
6. When each pair has agreed on a story, ask them to join up with another pair and share the story of their objects with each other.
7. Conclude by asking each group of four if they would like to share one or other of the stories with the rest of the group.
Closing up
Ask participants questions:
● What did you learn from this activity?
● Were you surprised by anything during the exercise?
● How did the prop inspire your story?