Some Applied Theatre processes explicitly support people to think about others, to put yourself in their shoes. We took some of those ideas and were rigorous in embodying that person. Chekhov talks about crossing the threshold and this supported people getting into character, to imagine that people are standing in front of you and you are, literally, stepping into the them [using the technique of the imaginary body]. We treated it like work – the exercises gave you permission to do that. In order for it to be realized, it needs to be rigorous: as a participant you can’t half engage, you fully
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