exercise · all tools

The Washing Machine

Depth · what it can open○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Four rows of four hold hands to form a washing machine. Three people are outside it: the dirty laundry, the detergent, and the one doing the washing. The detergent chases the laundry between the rows, and when the washer calls 'change programme!' everyone in the machine turns a half-turn and takes new hands, so the corridors change and the held hands block the way.

Hold with care
  • Running between rows of held hands that change without warning — collisions with arms are the obvious risk and the source does not mention it

Practical

Time
min
Group
15 · large-group
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
behavioral-rehearsal, systems-sensing
Change scope
state · repeatable

Instructions

Where
xn--dramavningar-8ib.se/tvattmaskinen 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 2026-09-01