Tertiary Moves Drill exercise
Tertiary Moves Drill exercise is an applied improv exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise
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- Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.
- Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.
- « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first
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Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first
Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.
Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.
« First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Tertiary Moves Drill exercise. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first; Regardless of how the two-person scene begins, a player on the wings will choose a Tertiary Move (see list below) to bring into the scene.; Then different players - at least two more - will enter the scene with heightened versions of that same Tertiary Move.; « First & Subsequent Beats Revolver exercise Sort by Relevance Newest first Oldest first. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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