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Social interaction

One of the most remarkable aspects of Motionary performances is the fact that performers took only a few minutes to think about their words and how to act it out. The Actors had to be creative and improvise in an instant. It was amusing to see that at first participants would say, "it is impossible to show this word" and then a couple minutes later they would turn out an amazing performance that clearly expressed that particular word. There were no rules, no directions, and no time limits.All group improvisations were full of lively atmosphere and heated discussions, because people had to negotiate and agree on elements of each scene first.

What also amazed me was the ease participants displayed while performing even with some unfamiliar people. Strangers touched, unconsciously mimicked each other and assumed postural echo body positions. I watched enthralled as people who never talked to each other before, embrace, touch and have fun together. Some participants told me that in the beginning, they were confused, because they did not know what exactly was expected of them. I wanted all Motionary performances to be "raw", spontaneous and very real. I think that this is one of the reasons why those improvisations were so successful. Often I was able to observe the joy the actors felt during and after improvisation session. I often heard "I did not think this would so much fun" which gave me enormous satisfaction!