Impending Everyone Impending Everyone: Before You See The Show | Page 2

CONSIDER:
• Are the statues’ poses naturalistic or
exaggerated?
• Do their characters seem genuine or is their
demeanour a facade?
• What does the body language of each
statue tell you about their general
character, attitude and status?
3. Statues now explore how their
newfound ‘character’ moves by
walking around the space. They
should do their best to honour the
physical cues they have received
from their sculptors and
incorporate them into their living,
breathing characters.
STATUES - CONSIDER:
• How does your character hold their
weight? Do they lead with a certain part of
their body? How does this affect their
posture and gait, and what does this tell
you about them?
• Does this character appear confident or
insecure?
• What does their posture and the height of
their gaze tell you about their status? Is it
high or low?
AUDIENCE - CONSIDER:
How do the following elements of body
language affect how you perceive a
character?
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Posture
Gait
Pace
Gaze
What conclusions do you draw about a
character based on these elements?
4. Discuss with the whole group what
they discovered about each
character.
5. Swap audience and performers and
repeat.
→ ACTIVITY #2: TWO TRUTHS, ONE
LIE
“Could you actually describe, in full
detail, right now, everything you’ve
ever done and watched and said...
No?”
This spin on the classic ‘Hot Seat’
activity lets participants experientially
explore one of the key themes of
Impending Everyone: deceit.
Time: <1 Hour
Year Level: 9+
You’ll Need:
• Students must provide an image
that they have a real-life connection
to.
• A chair - the Hot Seat.
• A clear space is best, but the
activity works just as well in a
normal classroom with a clear space
at the front.
Curriculum Connections:
Drama: Focus, Tension Dramatic
Techniques: Improvisation, Creating
narratives, Creative collaboration.
1. One at a time, students sit in the
Hot Seat. They each present to the
group an image to which they have
a real-life connection and give three
facts about it - two of them true,
one a lie.