YOUR INNER FOOL: CLOWNING FOR PERFORMERS
1-DAY CLOWNING WORKSHOP
PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH
SPYMONKEY INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
INSTRUCTORS: Aitor Basauri
DATE: Saturday, October 26th
TIME: 1PM-5PM
TUITION: $100
CAPACITY: Maximum 24 participants
LOCATION: TBA
WHY STUDY CLOWNING?…
The New York Drama Center is thrilled to collaborate with the outrageously funny Aitor Basauri, of Spymonkey fame, bringing this one-day workshop to New York City actors, performers, and clowns! Aitor is a master teacher, specializing in clown, improvisation, and the creation of original work. He is one of the most sought after clowning teachers in the world. He has a unique talent for pushing his students to be honest and vulnerable, embrace their true comedic potentials, and claim their inner fools.
Participants will be asked to bring their hearts and imaginations - open, willing, and curious - into a series of games that are designed to shine a light on their most authentic comedic potential. In class, there will be failure: glorious failure, painful failure, bewildering failure, messy failure, boring failure, hysterical failure, risky failure, tearful failure, vibrant failure, hilarious failure, and big, huge flop failure. And sometimes there will be sweet, sweet, gorgeous, poetic, elated success. No matter which, the delicate world of the clown teaches each performer to be courageous, make a generous proposal, risk everything, and embrace their inner fool.
This is class is not only designed for comedic performers, but dramatic actors and performers of all backgrounds. If you want to connect with the deeply vulnerable side of yourself and perhaps stumble into some richly comedic territory, join us!
Come play, and discover the gorgeous idiot you didn't know you were!
