Practitioner Gavin Maxwell succinctly suggests ‘Building Blocks is a practical approach to creating work by breaking tasks into smaller, manageable steps. This prevents overwhelm, offers clear direction, and allows for gradual complexity.

While Building Blocks is a key element of the Frantic Method, it’s only one aspect. The broader method includes various strands like Collaboration and the value of Building Together, The Crooked Path, The Bibliography of Inspiration, Challenging Presumptions of an idea, The Universes of Touch, and, from my own experience, a focus on play and playfulness.’

Think of the Building Blocks as being the mechanism within the Frantic Method that keeps each task manageable. It is a way of not asking too much of your performers and exploring ideas one step at a time. It is a helpful way of trying out an adjustment or twist, seeing if it works, and if not, simply taking a step back without destroying the whole process or creating confusion.