Space Object / Space Work
Also known as Spacework, Space Substance
Spolin's practice of treating the air and invisible objects as real substance, building the physical world through committed sensory engagement.
Known for
- Distinct from mime (pre-choreographed): space object is discovered moment-to-moment through sensory attention.
- Spolin's Spacewalk exercise: players walk through 'space as substance' — neither empty air nor literal water, but an explored unknown.
- Canonical test: if the performer opens a drawer on their left, the drawer stays on the left for the rest of the scene; failures of object consistency signal lost concentration.
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