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Clowning for Improv Comedy

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This workshop brings the weird and wonderful world of clowning into improvised comedy. We take clowning and improv exercises that help us develop a more playful and responsive style to our performance. As well as exploring show formats that could be taken to the stage. 

This workshop will help you:

  • Bring more play, physicality and props into your improv

  • Give the audience more of what they want by listening and responding to them more

  • Be okay with breaking the rules in order to follow the fun

  • Discover old and new improv show formats that benefit most from these techniques

We do this by looking at various concepts such as:

  • Game

  • The flop

  • Fixed point

  • Major / minor

  • Audience sensitivity

  • Breaking the rules

Suitable for intermediate to advanced improvisers or clowns. You do not need experience in both improv and clowning, but do need experience in at least one.

FAQs

  • Clowning is often silly, physical comedy that fosters a deep connection to the audience. It’s one of the oldest and most universal forms of comedy, and its teachings can help all manner of performing, from stand-up and improv to acting and giving presentations and just having more play in your life!

  • Clowning is fun and playful. We're big believers that being more playful can help you live a happier life. Whether you're new to the world of clowning and comedy or have done some before, we manage the class so everyone feels welcome and gets to experience new things and different ways of thinking.

  • Clowning can help your performance in lots of different ways for heightening your audience awareness, building resilience through play, improving your instincts on stage and experiencing vulnerability. You can read more about this in our blog here.

  • All of the above! You can clown by yourself, with a partner, in a group, bring it into stand-up, acting, improvisation and life. Our workshops usually involve a mixture of solo and group work.

  • We'll do some warm up exercises which will bring you into the room and into your body. We'll then run exercises as a group, individually and in pairs whilst making links to why we are doing these as how they can help you learn more about yourself, your performance style and how to use these skills in your practice/ life.

  • Yes, depending on the length of the workshop, energy of the participants etc. we'll have breaks. There will usually be at least one 5-10min break every 60-120 minutes.

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What People Say About Our Classes

★★★★★ "Blinding workshop packed with opportunities to try stuff out in a comfortable yet challenging way."

★★★★★ "I really enjoyed the course! Charlie explained the concepts well and there lots of opportunities to practice the ideas"

★★★★★ "I had so much fun! Viki made us feel very welcomed and the improv activities were accessible and linked to mindfulness and listening skills. I would recommend joining their classes if you are keen to develop your improvisation skills or just to have a total blast!"

★★★★★ "So engaging and really feel like I understand how to bring clowning and improv together"

★★★★★ "Had an amazing time. Really good addition to improv experience!"

★★★★★ "Viki held the space in a way that was both playful and therapeutic, allowing for creative expression and learning in a calm and mindful setting."

★★★★★ "It was a great group and the exercises were really fun"

★★★★★ "Great workshop, great teachers, great work."

★★★★★ "The workshop was so much fun!"

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