Not at all. Sometimes there’s nothing to understand, or else there are many possible interpretations. What’s important is what you’re going to feel during the show and what you want to imagine.
Question
Am I allowed to be bored during the show?
Am I allowed to be bored during the show?
Of course! You can take a little trip in your imagination, pay attention to details or just listen to the music in the show.
Question
Do I have the right to not find it funny, even if others are laughing?
Do I have the right to not find it funny, even if others are laughing?
Yes! All feelings are permitted. Yours are not necessarily the same as everyone else’s and that’s fine!
In short, I have the right…
…to listen, without being disturbed
…to be distracted or to concentrate on one thing in particular
…to not understand (sometimes there’s nothing to understand!)
Is there something that you like or that bothers you?
3. Talk with your classmates about what happens when you change your point of view.
30 min
I see you as…
1. Turn to the person next to you in class.
2. Look into their eyes. Imagine what kind of animal they might be.
3. Ask them to guess which animal you are imagining and mime it. Switch roles.
4. Repeat the experience with another person, using a profession, hobby or sport.
50 min
A story for you
1. Pair up in a team.
2. In silence, write down everything you know about your classmate.
3. Now you can ask your classmate three questions to get to know them better.
4. Using everything you know about your classmate and the title of the show you’re going to see, write a short story in which your classmate is the heroine (or hero).
5. Swap your stories like presents.
Bonus: The story can be presented in the form of a comic strip.
15 min
Two truths and one falsehood
1. Divide up into teams of two or three.
2. Think of two reactions you had during the show and one you did NOT have.
3. Share your three reactions with your team. Your teammates have to guess which one is false. They can ask you questions.
30 min
Getting closer or further away
1. Say something about this show. Example: the end was intriguing, the music scared me, this character was funny.
2. The people who agree with your statement stand closer to you and those who disagree stand further away. The more they agree, the closer they stand.
3. Another person says something about the show.
4. Try saying more and more original statements to see what happens.
50 min
A basket of differences
1. Choose a character and write on a piece of paper: “I think this character feels different because…”
2. Collect the pieces of paper.
3. Take turns selecting a piece of paper and reading it to the group.
4. Does this difference resemble you or not? If you feel like it, explain why.
5. Do the same exercise with another character.
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