IMPROdigious in Youth Work - Booklet and Report of activities

Aims of the tool

Explore your body through a new kind of identity, senses.

To explore different modalities of improvisation and expression and see how it works within the group dynamic. The aim is to provide people a safe space to move and feel how it is to use the human body in a conscious manner and use the storyline as a train through which the exercise happens.

-Create awareness of small movements and senses of a beginner's mind and body.
-Explore poetry through the body language.
-Experiment and play with empty spaces stimulating creativity,expression.

To improvise using voice and movement. To let the imagination travel and see how people perceive the same idea in different ways. How they find the connection between themselves, what happens when they come together, what happens when they fall apart and how they deal with it in different contexts.

To explore the variety of colors through movement,sounds, dynamics and emotion...

For people to feel more grounded, connected to themselves and each other. Exploring the flow through movement, different music and meditation. Experiencing joy tapping into the energy of laughter.

Cultivate body-awareness and self-awareness by:
-Recognizing patterns of movement we usually do;
-Exploring moving from familiar to unfamiliar ways;
-Experiencing being seen by others while moving;
-Practice observing yourselves and others using non-judgmental language;
-Expand our movement vocabularies using imagery inspired by the elements of the surrounding.

Description of the tool

The activities included in this booklet have been organised and implemented by youth workers/trainers who participated in the TC IMPROdigious in Youth Work. Their aim is to bring the group together, build trust, explore the topic of improvisation by using theatre and movement and practice mindfulness for its positive effects.