Down 2 Clown - Monthly Workshops nipaluna/Hobart

Name: Down 2 Clown - Monthly Workshops nipaluna/Hobart
Start: 2025-03-16T13:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-03-16T16:00:00+11:00
Location: Kickstart Arts

Schedule

Sun Mar 16 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Kickstart Arts | North Hobart, TS

** Please note there has been a change in dates for these workshops - but alas FB is making it difficult to amend!** The dates are April 13th, 1pm-4pm and May 25th, 1pm-4pm only. :)
Down 2 Clown is back!
After a fabulous Feb workshop, jump in for the next sessions in April and May for more fun and games. These workshops focus on contemporary/theatre clowning rather than more traditional forms of circus clowning - no colourful wigs and kids party antics, and we won't be learning how to mime, juggle, do 'tricks' or pratfall. We will, however, explore the pleasure to play, let go, be present and both 'see' and be 'seen' by others onstage, by embracing your inner ridiculous, allowing you to celebrate your 'failures', and free yourself up from all the adult concerns of responsibility and 'coolness'. Cause who needs more of that?!
Through duo and group exercises, driven by movement and working through the body, embrace the joy in letting go of preconceived ideas of what 'funny' is, to embrace and celebrate your most silly self.
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CZHME
T&Cs: In booking form, please note :)
No experience necessary, and all welcome (18+). Workshops are inclusive, but please get in touch if you have access needs or injury. Free tickets available for First Nations mob and discounts and payment plans offered for those experiencing financial difficulty. Get in touch with any questions!
ABOUT: Anna Thomson is an award-winning performer, producer and educator (Darwin Fringe Risky Award 2019, Super Producer 2022, Best Cabaret 2024, Finalist Inspiring Educator NT Performing Arts Awards 2024) with a penchant for the weird and wonderful, creating daring, absurd and fantastical shows and creative programs with young people and adults.
They strive to create inclusive spaces where risk-taking is encouraged and celebrated, explored through a queer feminist lens. They are critically engaged with interrogating how colonisation impacts teaching and learning, and are always open to feedback about how to better their practice and workshops.
More info: www.annathomson.com.au
**I recognise that this workshop will be facilitated on the unceded Aboriginal land of the muwinina people, and pay respects to their ongoing culture and traditions. I acknowledge the complexity of the colonial system of 'land ownership' and the history of dispossession, and pay my respects to all Aboriginal Communities of lutruwita.**