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Activities before the show

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Attending a show opens you up to other perspectives. Why not give it a try right now?

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Look into my eyes and I’ll mime who you are.

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Imagine a story based on a classmate and on the title of the show.

Previous activity

Continue the experience after the show
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15 min

  • 1. Sit in someone else’s seat in the classroom.
  • 2. Look around you:
  • What do you see that’s different?
  • What don’t you see anymore?
  • 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.
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30 min

  • 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.
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50 min

  • 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.

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15 min

  • 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.
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30 min

  • 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.
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50 min

  • 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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