Children learn to trust that others will hold their positions, allowing everyone to commit fully without checking or adjusting.
1. Create frozen stage pictures
Ask the children to spread out around the space.
Explain that you will count down from five and everyone must create a frozen stage picture using their body.
2. Trust the group
Once frozen, tell the group that they must hold their shape without looking around or adjusting.
Explain that they are trusting the rest of the group to also stay committed.
3. Repeat
After several seconds, release the freeze.
Repeat the exercise, encouraging stronger, clearer shapes.
You can also create linked stage pictures by asking children to connect shapes or face the same direction without talking.
Encourage children to commit fully to their shape rather than checking what others are doing. This game is particularly useful for improving confidence in freezes, tableaux and stage pictures. Use it to reinforce how trust allows performers to stay present and grounded on stage.
Lucy Quick, Principal of Perform.
