NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION & MIME WORKSHOP

Unlock the power of physical expression and tell stories without words in this dynamic and immersive workshop!

What’s On Offer?

Duration: Flexible to your needs
Suitability: Grades 7–12
Available Terms: 1–4

What’s the Workshop About?

This exciting and interactive experience explores the art of physical theatre, teaching students how to communicate complex ideas and emotions without speaking!

A dynamic, physical theatre workshop exploring the power of silence and movement in performance and everyday communication.

• Develops students’ ability to convey meaning without words using body language, facial expressions, gestures, and movement.
• Strengthens confidence, creativity, and emotional intelligence through non-verbal storytelling.
• Teaches essential mime techniques, including illusionary movement, exaggerated physicality, and spatial awareness.
• Explores the cultural and historical significance of mime and physical storytelling in theatre, film, and media.
• Encourages students to interpret and use non-verbal cues effectively in communication and performance.

What Teachers Are Saying:

“Absolutely Superb!” Yerongapilly State High School

Let’s create powerful theatre through movement, expression, and imagination!

Key Learning Outcomes

Years 7-8 Drama (ACARA):

• Investigate the conventions of non-verbal storytelling and mime in different cultures and theatrical traditions.
• Develop facial expression, gesture, and movement skills to communicate character, emotion, and story without speech.
• Experiment with movement-based dramatic techniques such as isolation, exaggeration, and spatial awareness.
• Perform non-verbal and mime-based sequences using expressive physicality to engage an audience.

Years 7-8 English (ACARA):

• Examine how body language and non-verbal communication influence meaning in face-to-face interactions and performances.
• Analyse non-verbal elements in literature, theatre, and film, considering how they contribute to storytelling.

Years 7-8 Health & Wellbeing (ACARA):

• Recognise how non-verbal communication shapes social interactions and relationships.
• Develop confidence and self-awareness through movement-based storytelling.
• Enhance emotional intelligence by understanding how physicality influences perception and communication.

Years 9-12 Drama (ACARA):

• Refine expressive movement to enhance clarity and emotional impact in non-verbal performance.
• Analyse mime and non-verbal storytelling in different performance styles and cultural contexts.
• Experiment with physical theatre conventions to explore complex themes and narratives.
• Evaluate how gesture, movement, and silence influence audience interpretation in live and digital performances.

Years 9 – 12 English (ACARA):

• Interpret and evaluate non-verbal storytelling elements in texts, media, and performances.
• Examine how physicality contributes to meaning in visual and dramatic texts.

Years 9 – 12 Health & Wellbeing (ACARA):

• Explore how body language and non-verbal cues impact social confidence and teamwork.
• Develop an awareness of how physical presence and movement shape interactions.
• Encourage self – expression and resilience through movement-based activities.

General Capabilities:

• Personal and Social Capability – Enhancing confidence, teamwork, and empathy through body language and movement.
• Critical and Creative Thinking – Encouraging imaginative problem-solving through silent storytelling.
• Ethical Understanding – Recognising cultural and social differences in non-verbal communication.
• Intercultural Understanding – Exploring mime traditions across cultures, including Japanese Noh theatre, Greek chorus, and Commedia dell’Arte.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• General Venue & Setup Requirements for Workshops
• Requires an open space such as a classroom, double teaching classroom, drama room, studio, or theatre space.
• There are no technical requirements – chairs for participants are optional.
• Workshops are designed to be engaging, interactive, and accessible, catering to students with different learning styles.

Devised by: Clint Bolster