Workshop: Introduction to Clowning
Introduction to Clowning: Presence, Vulnerability, and Failure
Description
Peep behind the fourth wall and into the soul of your audience. This introductory clowning workshop will strip away the space between you and your audience and teach you tools to exist in the moment on stage through presence, failure, and dismantling the self-defense mechanisms we hide behind.
This workshop covers:
- Vulnerability
- Looking at your audience
- Performing for your audience
- Becoming your audience
- Losing your audience
- Wishing your audience came back
- Regaining your audience
- Maybe some laughs
Get out of your brain and into your body with this fun approach to generating laughter!
*Clowning is an inherently physical sport. Please wear comfortable clothes for moving around in as well as bringing a bottle of water!
Instructor Bio
Annabelle Wright is a variety performer, funny woman, and comedy teacher based in Portland, Oregon. Her comedy is inspired by her background in circus arts and physical comedy. She approaches performance in ways that subvert audience expectation through timing, tension, and vulnerability. She is a self described no-jokes absurdist. Annabelle is a co-producer of Something Weird, a monthly clown show in Portland every third Saturday at Crush Bar. She premiered her debut solo show TheTnTGamer in 2023.
Time and date: April 30th, 7PM-9:30PM
Cost: $40
Min Workshop Size: 5
Max Workshop Size: 12
