FOOLS PROOF: A Clown Workshop with Nayana Fielkov (ages 18+)
Schedule
Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am
UTC-07:00Location
612 David St, Victoria, BC V8T 2E1, Canada | Victoria, BC
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FOOLS PROOFA Clown workshop with Nayana Fielkov
This workshop is an opportunity to expand, develop, and refine our play, presence, imagination, and unedited available responsiveness to the moment. On stage and in everyday life.
Through a series of experiential awareness building games and exercises, we will cultivate curiosity, explore emotional range and practice the bravery of sharing our willingness and openness. By following the body and our impulses, we can be in delight with the discovery of the moment.
What's so funny?
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WE ARE!!
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In this workshop we will:
*Laugh A LOT
*Practice emotional agility in order to widen possibilities of freedom with agency
*Practice simplicity to discover honesty and detail in what is funny
*Explore extension of impulse to become familiar with the edges of what is possible
*Work with tempo, rhythm, space, tensegrity, shape and form to gain agency in the body as a tool
*Discover by witnessing and practicing what generates laughter
*Widen tools and possibilities for generating content and inspiration
*Cultivate an open un-edited available responsiveness through Play
*Become familiar with our patterns to play with them
*Shift our patterns to expand our range
*Work with impulse to bridge subconscious with playable action with awareness
*Practice comfort in the unknown for playing the moment in real time
*Generate seeds/ideas for performative work and bring them to life with coaching and consultation.
Perfect for performers and non-performers, dancers, actors, musicians, storytellers, and anyone interested in building their presence and sensory awareness in performance and everyday life!
Taught in English with Gibberish subtitles.
"If I were a fool, I'd know exactly what to do"
WHEN:
Saturday, April 18 - 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday, April 19 - 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
WHERE:
Centennial United Church, Assembly Hall
612 David Street at Gorge Road E.
COST:
$300 full price
$250 early bird (before Feb 14)
15% off for Island Circus members
Register here: https://bit.ly/4r2cUxm
Bio:
Nayana Fielkov is a Canadian based performing artist and educator dedicated to the work of play. She brings together the mediums of clown, dance, mask and physical comedy. Nayana is co-creator and performer in multi award winning shows Falling Awake, Hotel Vortruba, A Can of Worms, UNDERBELLY, Habitats, PRESTO!, Out Of Time, and Same Same Different. She is a founding member of ensemble Theatre/Clown troupes the Poupon Parade, and The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret.
Nayana brings a passion and continued inquiry to the mystery and phenomenon we call clown. Her influences include but are not limited to her studies with: David MacMurray Smith, John Turner, Jon Davison, Jan Henderson, Giovanni Fusetti, Deanna Fleysher, Peter Bingham, and Ruth Zaporah. She also draws directly from her experience as a performer and somatic practitioner. Nayana has been teaching for over a decade both internationally and throughout Canada.
nayanafielkov.ca
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TESTIMONIALS:
“I genuinely cannot speak highly enough of working with Nayana. What she creates is more than just clowning — it is a container through which you can see your life and the world in a new way (which includes a lot of laughing). If you’re on the fence about doing this workshop, I encourage anyone and everyone to take the leap. You won’t regret it. “
Albert Strasser -Student
"I felt seen, safe, and supported. I found her to be flexible,
kind, honest, and a master of her craft."
Megan Hyslop PHD
"It was exciting to see her passion and experience transfer into meaningful and direct lessons and opportunities.
Nayana was able to facilitate very strong and playful solo, small group and ensemble work built on awareness, listening and responsiveness."
Jason Donaldson Gulf Islands School of performing arts
“Nayana has the super power to interrupt your imaginary world without shutting you down. She can see the world you're in, or trying to get to, and give the right prompts to help you delve deeper into it and share it with others”.
Doreanna -Student
“Nayana listens so well to the attendees and navigates different backgrounds, approaches, wants and needs calmly and skillfully. She demonstrates the techniques with an immediate ease that demonstrates a real depth of experience. She makes people feel comfortable enough to try things beyond their boundary without pushing anyone over the edge. It was a pleasure to learn from her in the space she created.”
Rob Teszka - Magician/Student
“Nayana is a truly gifted teacher. Most essential is her skill in creating a safe and sensitive environment, necessary for building a high level of trust in the group, allowing students to stretch and deepen their work without judgment. The somatic/diaphragmatic work was mind-bending. Experiencing the mastery with which Nayana builds one skill on top of another was magical, and only comes from decades of her own immersive work —- everything flowed like a river. Excellent introduction to the phenomenology of clown.”
Sarah Lightbody -student
“I learnt so much and really enjoyed the content of Nayana's weekend workshop. Thanks for helping me overcome my stage fright! Looking forward to continuing the clowning journey.”
Rachel Dudly- student
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