Whilst such activities are mainly used to develop a sense of trust within a company through receptive interaction, they also help bring a sense of cohesion and responsiveness to it. Such exercises can be as simple as walking around the space and gradually coming to a stop as one unit or come in more complex forms.
Other exercises that practice weight sharing and trust are as follows;
- Sharing a point of contact whilst travelling across the space, changing the point of weight.
- Constant connection maintained, for example in the head, whilst travelling across or around the space
- Travelling across the space as a group, providing platforms and opportunities for people to improvise contact with
Trying to participate in activities in which people are lifted or supported by another can sometimes be difficult or dangerous, therefore it is essential that those involved are comfortable with their peers and aware of one another's boundaries. To safely execute activities such as these, performers should have a considerable degree of core strength to enable them to sustain and support in weight sharing activities.
Trust exercises are also incredibly useful to help explore performance possibilities. Companies like Frantic Assembly and DV8 work in a style that is very contact based and so gaining comfort to transfer weight is important to create comfortable and engaging theatre.
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