exercise · all tools
The King
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★★★established
Disclosure · what is sharednone
One person stands in the middle as the king and begins to move; everyone else supports whatever they do. Lift a leg and someone is immediately underneath the foot. The king climbs, turns, falls, and the group carries each movement. Movements must be slow enough that the helpers can read the intention in time. Everyone takes a turn.
Hold with care
- A person's weight is taken by the group, including in falls and climbs; a lapse injures someone
- The instruction to move slowly is the safety rule, not a stylistic note — the source says the helpers must have time to see the intention
- Body size and strength differences decide who can safely be king and who can catch; the source does not raise it and 'everyone should be king once' should not override it
- Being physically supported by a group, and being the one holding, are both intimate — this belongs in a group that already has trust
Practical
- Time
- — min
- Group
- ?–∞ · large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- somatic-awareness, behavioral-rehearsal
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- xn--dramavningar-8ib.se/kungen — Dramaövningar.se, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Martin Wiss (published as 'Martin' on dramaövningar.se) — Swedish dramapedagogik
In this directory via Dramaövningar.se
status: checked · added 2026-08-31