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This workshop is presented by the NY Clown Theatre Festival and specifically designed for professional performers from the worlds of dance, circus,
theater and comedy looking to widen and develop their experience of clown and physical comedy. The workshop will be led in English.
September 10th -14th
Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm
Warm up at 9:30am
**Workshop will not be held at The Brick. Location TBA near the theater in Williamsburg/Greenpoint area.
In the SPYMONKEY CLOWN MASTERCLASS, you will learn to further discover what makes you funny, hone your skills and practice making an audience belly laugh! Through clear and specific instruction, Aitor will support you to develop and hone your comedic skills in a safe and fun environment. This positive group dynamic will allow you focus on following your impulse, being adventurous and taking risks. You will learn how to shine as an individual and improve on every spontaneous opportunity. In this highly enjoyable workshop you will play games, do exercises developing trust and complicity with the group. In this atmosphere of discovery and revelation, you will be developing and showing new material. Be prepared to find the pleasure in your own
ridiculousness, stay optimistic, discover your comedy gold, and get ready to laugh until your face
hurts.
AITOR BASAURI is one of the most sought-after clown teachers in the world, regularly holding sell-out masterclasses in London, Brighton and New York. Teaching has included: staff tutor at École Philippe Gaulier Paris; Cirque du Monde/Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas; Celebration Barn Maine; New York Clown Theatre Festival;
Sam Houston State University, Texas; National Institute of Dramatic Arts. Damascus Syria; Taipei Taiwan, British Council; Jyvaskyla Festival Finland; American School, Madrid; Kliniclown Clown Doctors, Berlin;
Uppsala University Sweden; International School of Humour, Vienna; Centro Cultural el Helenico, Mexico City.
With Spymonkey he created the original clown numbers for 'Zumanity - Another Side of Cirque du Soleil' in Las Vegas. They have delighted audiences around the world from Just For Laughs Montreal to the Sydney Opera House and London's West End. They are recognised as world leaders of clown comedy theatre.
Aitor talks about clown:
"I do theatre because it is fun because it makes me live life twice and I love life! The clown
lives in a fantastic theatrical world. For an actor the clown stimulates a fresh immediacy full
of pleasure and mischief. It is this brimming pleasure that fills the performer and touches
an audience. The audience in turn feel they are watching something very special and unique
because the clown is generous, sharing with them their most intimate vulnerability, fun and
unique personality."
"The performer who dares to stand before a crowd, unafraid to make mistakes and find
pleasure in being wonderfully silly will reap fruitful rewards. In Spymonkey we strongly believe
that it is in this moment that the seed for the best performances can begin."
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LocationThe Brick Theatre -NY Clown Theatre Festival (View)
575 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn , NY 11211
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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