Jump
Jump is a physical association warm-up where players mill about, jump on command, and strike poses to inspire narrative elements.
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Ensemble, Exercise, Milling, Character
Element
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How to Play Jump
Synonyms
Jump.
Introduction
Everyone start milling about the room.
Description
Association jump is a physical association warm up. It could also be used as an exercise.
The leader calls out “jump” to the players milling about the room. Every player will make a small jump and strike a random pose. This new pose struck by the player could inform the setting, or ties of a narrative. The leader ask a player to discuss their position from a stand point of the STEPS narrative and then the group starts milling about again.
Sometimes the group will need some direction. While the players are in the air the leader can add descriptors for the group to work with. The descriptors could be generic like: heavy, small, big, sideways, light, etc. The descriptor could also call out narrative like: an environment, a relationship, an emotion or a mime object.
Gimmicks
If the leader or the players find a particular pose compelling a scene may be started around that pose.
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Variations
- Association Jump
Credits
Picked this up from Improv Encyclopedia
account_treeVariations (1)
- Jump-Association — Association jump is a physical association warm-up that can also be used as an exercise. Players start milling, then the leader calls out a player's name; that player jumps and strikes a random pose. The remaining players rush to that player and strike poses around them, creating a still tableau. The leader may add endowments to vary the poses.