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When: Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21 Times: 10am-5pm, with an hour lunch break. Where: Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 W 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Cost: $275. Stirring up rebellion and transgression in clown mode With all the current rules and restrictions, maybe you feel the clown’s anarchic spirit dwindling within you. Perhaps you’ve even quelled that rebellious and nonconformist part of you and have passed into resignation mode. But as clowns, it is our role to be provocative; question the status quo, voice our discontent, deflate the arrogance of the powerful, mock absurd regulations, be irreverent, insolent, and bold enough to poke fun at anything and everything. In this workshop, we will engage in foolishly disrespectful activities. You’ll be invited to risk severe clown punishment to stand for the underdog and incite them to resist. You’ll explore the fun of being righteously angry, of lodging a complaint, of making up ridiculous laws and of parodying authority figures (behind their backs). And be guided on how to do this in a way that inspires others to recognize their conventionality and dare to be different. Rebel Clown will challenge and stretch your boundaries, give you ample opportunities to fully enjoy your rebellious spirit and inspire you to let your clown find creative ways to disrupt the status quo. www.clowngym.com/intensives -
The Clown School, Los Angeles, USA "Rebel Clown" with Caroline Dream Weekend In-Person Workshop: May 27th & 28th 2023 Times: 10am-5pm Stirring up rebellion and transgression in clown mode With all the current rules and restrictions, maybe you feel the clown’s anarchic spirit dwindling within you. Perhaps you’ve even quelled that rebellious and nonconformist part of you and have passed into resignation mode. But as clowns, it is our role to be provocative; question the status quo, voice our discontent, deflate the arrogance of the powerful, mock absurd regulations, be irreverent, insolent, and bold enough to poke fun at anything and everything. In this workshop, we will engage in foolishly disrespectful activities. You’ll be invited to risk severe clown punishment to stand for the underdog and incite them to resist. You’ll explore the fun of being righteously angry, of lodging a complaint, of making up ridiculous laws and of parodying authority figures (behind their backs). And be guided on how to do this in a way that inspires others to recognize their conventionality and dare to be different. Rebel Clown will challenge and stretch your boundaries, give you ample opportunities to fully enjoy your rebellious spirit and inspire you to let your clown find creative ways to disrupt the status quo.
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Online, Group Experience on Zoom Dates June 4 - 25, SUNDAYS ONLY Times 5 pm - 7.30 pm Germany Time Location Wherever you are! Instructor Caroline Dream Cost 225 EUR (Standard Fee) 210 EUR (early bird discount until 24.04.2023) Following her wonderful Game Ahoy! class, Caroline Dream is back at Tut Schule with a new online clown class!
CLOWN CONFLICTS
How to get clown mileage from your daily struggles At the heart of every hilarious clown routine lies a conflict: rivalry, misunderstandings, physical ineptitude, invasions of personal space, personality clashes, split emotions, outbursts, competition for the limelight, trouble with the boss, etc. The conflicts clowns struggle with aren't unknown to us, but their attitude towards them, and the playful extremes to which they take them, are certainly less common. As with everything else, clowns add to the mix their enjoyment of the moment. They'll turn any kind of conflict into an opportunity to demonstrate their talent for making things worse before making them better. In this workshop, we'll explore the struggles of our precarious human existence from a clown perspective, highlighting our sublime stupidity and celebrating our incredible inventiveness. Over the course of 4 weeks, you'll be invited to lose control over your vying emotions, sacred notions, unfriendly attitudes, wayward limbs and changeable environment. You'll be guided on how to avoid resolving the conflicts until you've got all the comic mileage out of them you can, and encouraged to find ever more ingenious ways to settle the dispute or conclude the action. This workshop requires a basic level of clown and a willingness to reveal the hilarious truth of your own imperfection and life's complexity. -
Dates 29th July to 1 August 2023 Location Konstanz, Germany Level: Advanced, clowning experience required Facilitator: Caroline Dream CREATING CLOWN NUMBERS All you need to know about the clown creation process This 4 day workshop is aimed at clowns with experience, basic knowledge is required. Within a space full of playfulness, clown complicity and mutual support, we will explore all the important elements you need to know about the clown creation process. We’ll look at the best practices that will make brainstorming, making decisions, and rehearsals more enjoyable for everyone. We’ll also discover the essential ingredients of a good clown sketch, the important phases of the creative process, which ingenious techniques can improve your performance and how rhythm influences the overall success of any show. You’ll be asked to contribute your best and dumbest ideas, and your willingness to play and collaborate with others creating different clown numbers from a variety of starting points: your life/your story, a conflict, a relationship, a character (cook, God, cowboy, etc.).
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Dates: 30th August to 5th September 2023 Times: 10:00 - 16:30 Location: Ravensburger Clownschule, Germany Level: Intermediate (you must already have a basic knowledge of clown and have participated in at least one clown workshop)
Facilitator: Caroline Dream
CLOWN CREATIVITY
Aimed at:- All those who need a fresh injection of clown creativity.
- All those who wish to discover the best creativity triggers for clowns.
- All who want to stimulate their brains and bodies, overcome procrastination or stagnation, loosen up and go on adventures with other clowns.
Join CLOWN CREATIVITY to:
- activate your creativity and give your imagination a kick start.
- explore, rediscover or free your clown’s incredible ingenuity.
- allow your brilliant and original ideas to surface.
- surprise yourself and amaze others.
- be more unpredictable and magnetic on stage.
