exercise · all tools
Fingertips
Also known as: Blind Walker
Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharednone
In pairs, all ten fingertips touching, one player closes their eyes and is led around the room by the other — over and under obstacles — with the connection at the fingers the only channel between them.
Hold with care
- Being led with eyes closed depends entirely on one partner's care; pair deliberately and say plainly that either person can stop
- Obstacles are added on purpose, so a lapse in attention has consequences
Practical
- Time
- — min
- Group
- ?–∞ · pairs
- Settings
- in-person
- Materials
- A few obstacles to navigate
- Mechanisms
- somatic-awareness
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- improvencyclopedia.org/games/Fingertips.html — Improv Encyclopedia, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable
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Origin
Unattributed; compiled by Improv Encyclopedia — Improvisational theatre
In this directory via Improv Encyclopedia · DramaTips
Related: Blind Lead (alternative-to)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31