Energizer · Connector
Group Machine
Builds collective rhythm. Everyone becomes one moving part of something bigger.
8 minutes · Groups of 6–12
Use this activity in the Studio →How to facilitate it
- One person starts a repeating movement and sound.
- Others join one at a time, connecting to an existing part.
- Speed the machine up, slow it down, then let it break down beautifully.
Credit & lineage
Theatre-game tradition; UT Austin cites Viola Spolin for its Machine version.
Playformation facilitation adaptation of the shared machine exercise; no claim of exclusive invention.
UT Austin: Machine, source citation Viola Spolin ↗
Viola Spolin: official legacy site ↗
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