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Physical Comedy I: The Comic Technician
Ever since we were able to stand; we were able to fall, and humans love to laugh at someone who stumbles, trips, bobbles, bumps into, gets hit by or struggles with problems that should be easily avoidable or otherwise simple to solve. In this class series internationally renowned
clown & circus artist, Mick Holsbeke will guide students through an introduction to the foundations of Physical Comedy, giving participants a broad range of experience in the joys of being clumsy, accident-prone comic characters.
Clown I: The Foundations of Clown Play
In the Clown I class series, students are guided through an introduction to the foundations of theatrical Clowning. Participants will dive headfirst into exercises of presence, play, rhythm, tension, emotional endurance, character development, and status to build confidence in taking new comic risks, grow in new comic dimensions, and gently approach the elusive state of Clown.
Clown II: Pillars
The Clown II class series is designed to introduce participants to a variety of Clown exercises that will deepen their comprehension of Clown play, building on
the foundations of Clown I and providing students with opportunities to strengthen their Clown muscles. Participants of this workshop will continue to refine their internal Clown motor, by engaging in structured improvisational games and improvising in both solo and duo Clown situations. The exploratory nature of this workshop gives students the opportunity to hone their Clown skills, and further develop their ability to
confidently perform Clown.
Clown Leadership
In this introductory Clown Leadership course, participants examine the overlap between the state of mind of leadership and the state of play of theatrical clowning to offer a critical embodied approach to leadership development. This is a prototype workshop that will involve a combination of clown play and discourse.
Building on the foundations of leadership development while applying common clown metaphors and performance techniques, participants will explore power dynamics, the use of humor in conflict management, fostering a culture of trust, embracing mistakes as opportunities for growth, and leadership as improvisation.
Through the practice of Clown Leadership, students will learn how celebrating diversity and making mistakes promotes increased social capital, organizational resilience, and one’s capacity for effectively leading with lightness and humility. Participants will be asked to kindly participate in the development of this prototype by providing feedback on their experience, and the relevance of applying a lens of clown to leadership development.