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Coming in to week 2 I could still remember everyones name from last week with just a little effort. Amazing what a little association can do.
This week seemed to revolve around trust. We played a 2 person game where one person was blindfolded. The non-blindfolded person lead them through a maze of objects using only commands. There was a 60 second time limit. Out of about 11 teams, 22 attempts, only 1 combination made it.
We were then split into 2 teams. I was in the first team. We were asked to cross an imaginary river. The other team watched as we tried a number of strategies and finally made it across the river.
The second team was asked to recreate a mega-block configuration from memory. Half of the team was blindfolded and they could touch the blocks. The other half could see but only communicate using musical instruments.
I didn't like this week as much as last week. There was a lot of time spent doing passive things. Listening and observing. I understand that observation is important in improv, as is learning. I felt the blindfold game could have been more effective if we were split into 2 groups of teams, thus allowing us to try the challenge twice as much.
I am hoping that this week sets a foundation for us to build on in coming weeks. Its importance is not readily apparent right now.
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