This exercise helps a group work together and become
aware of each other as parts of a whole. It is also a good exercise for
developing voice and movement.
Organize the group into a circle. One person goes into
the center and performs a repetitive movement with a corresponding noise. It
should be a movement that is easily sustainable for the duration of the game.
One by one members of the group join the “machine” by attaching themselves to
the machine and incorporating their own noise and movement. This is continued
until everyone in the group becomes part of one machine, with separate
movements, actions, and noises.
The facilitator can demonstrate for the group what
happens to the whole machine if several parts of the machine are removed or
obstructed in some way. What happens to the machine if it has to work faster or
slower?
Similar exercise might be on the picture painting (all
the participants add something to the virtual picture), creating the happy
family (all the participants are members of the same family coming for the
family picture), etc.
