THE SIMPLE CLOWN
2 workshops led by SIMON FRASER
“The world of fools… the upside-down world where you must look at things as if for the first time and process them, always through joy.” (Slava Polunin)
1. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. 11.30am - 1.30pm
A chance to play!
Dip your toes into the marvellous and liberating pleasure of clowning, where less is more and failure means success!
This workshop is entry-level, suitable for anyone with little or no clowning experience and looks at how clowns approach the world and what they find in it.
2. SECONDS OUT ROUND TWO. 2.00 - 4.10pm
For clowns with a bit of previous, or who have just done the morning session!
We go further into the character behind the nose, exploring this remarkable, sometimes cathartic, sometimes unnerving non-verbal performance skill, building on clarity of physical expression and the value of silence - being able to not do!
“Great creative fun learning clowning in a supportive atmosphere”
“A perfect one off workshop, simple and accessible exercises… Can’t recommend enough”
“Simon is a brilliant teacher who helped me find new approaches to clown... I laughed A LOT too”
“It was amazing… I really loved it. Wearing the red nose? Fantastic!”
“Really great… it really brought something out of me that I didn’t realise was there”
“So much fun… it felt like such a safe space, supportive environment. I really enjoyed it”
- Feedback from previous Simple Clowners
PLAYHOUSE EAST, 258 Kingsland Road, Haggerston E8 4DG is a three-minute walk from Haggerston Overground Station (Windrush line, 3 stops from Whitechapel or Highbury and Islington). It is possible to park in the side streets close to the venue on Sundays. Entrance is through the cafe on the corner of Kingsland Road and Dunston, close to bus stops (149, 242, 243). The space is on the first floor.
For any other information, drop us an email - info@absolutetheatre.co.uk
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