CLOWN SOUP Summer Classes on the Southside

Name: CLOWN SOUP Summer Classes on the Southside
Start: 2024-06-13T18:45:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-13T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Windmill Hill Community Centre

Schedule

Thu Jun 13 2024 at 06:45 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Windmill Hill Community Centre | Bristol, EN

We are celebrating the long days of summer with another delicious 5-week block of Clown Soup. To spread the love throughout Bristol these classes will be south of the river.
Dive in and join Bristol Clown School favourite, Holly Meecham and friends, for your joyous weekly play sessions for clowns, actors, circus artists, improvisers and the curious.
Each week we’ll be throwing ourselves into the playful world of clowning where anything is possible, from the ridiculous to the tragic, from anarchy to ecstasy.
We’ll explore the key principles of clowning including complicity, generosity, failure, success, acceptance and play!
Expect a smorgasbord of games, improvisations, laughter and connection to a lovely clown community.
These workshop are designed for participants at any stage in their clown journey and we will work both individually and in groups.
Please wear comfortable clothes, bring a bottle of water and be ready to be physically active.
DATES & LOCATION:
Thurdays; 13, 20, 27 June & 4, 11 July
6.45pm – 9pm
Windmill Hill Community Centre, Vivian Street, Bristol, BS3 4LW
COST:
5 weeks - £70 - £100 sliding scale - pay what you can afford
Special early bird deal – 5 sessions for just £60 (until 13 May)
Drop in per 2 hour session - £16 - £20 sliding scale
These courses tend to sell out, so booking early is advised.
Contact Robyn directly to arrange payment [email protected]
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS OF CLOWN SOUP:
"Clown Soup helps me challenge myself in a safe and enjoyable space. The supportive space allows me to take risks that expand my thinking and being in everyday situations. I’d highly recommend these classes for everyone who wants a fresh look at themselves."
"We had a blast with Holly at Clown Soup. She's a cracker!"
“Holly’s super energetic and really, really, really fun!”
"Joyous, free flowing, liberating"
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Holly Meecham is a Bristolian performer, theatre-maker, director and facilitator. She has been running workshops for over twenty years for a wide variety of groups in community, educational and corporate settings; working for companies including Bristol Old Vic, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Shakespeare Schools Foundation, Freshwater Theatre, Fifth Word and her own company Join the Dots. As a practitioner her specialist areas of interest are devised theatre, immersive and interactive performance, improvisation, clowning and puppetry.
Since gaining a degree in theatre at Exeter University she has further trained in comedy improv with The Free Association and Monkey Toast; in Forum Theatre with Adrian Jackson; and she has studied clown with many teachers including Phillipe Gaulier, Aitor Basuri, Peta Lily, Holly Stoppit, Bim Mason and Dr Brown. She performs regularly on stage with London based improv team Rhinoceros and in Bristol Improv Theatre’s flagship show The Bish Bosh Bash. She was a performer/writer for Release the Clowns comedy sketch podcast and is performer/director for sketch group Biscuit Barrel. Other performance credits include multiple shows for Gingerline, Closer Each Day, and Bim Mason’s Big Heads. You can occasionally see her on the comedy and cabaret circuit performing solo character and clown bits and Holly has also recently started working as a Giggle Doctor for Theodora children's charity.
As a facilitator Holly aims to create safe spaces for exciting, playful shared experiences where she encourages people to explore their creativity, and connect with each other. She is also very serious about silliness!