Good Trouble: Intro to Clown with Melissa G, A 6-week Course on Play & Mischief
Schedule
Tue Oct 01 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
3680 Rue Jeanne-Mance, Montréal, QC H2X 2K5, Canada | Montreal, QC
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Get ready to PLAY, expand the jester within, and get into spirited mischief with Good Trouble!This 6-week introductory class explores:
- Introduction to clown-play
- Expanding physicality*
- Clown character development
- Audience engagement and relationship building
- The thrills of mischief and "failure" - reframing clown flops as gifts!
- Being more present on stage
Good Trouble is a beginner clown class where you’ll start to unravel the endless possibilities of creativity through clowning.
This class will scratch the surface on SO much more to come!
Great for performers of all kinds and ANYONE wanting to expand their imagination and sense of joyful play.
This course will include guided direction from facilitator Melissa G., supporting to tune into your distinct clown voice - leading to a class show at the end of term.
Will it be fun? YES!
Will it be vulnerable sometimes? Also, YES!
Is this just the beginning? YOU KNOW IT!
Dive into the pool of the fool, it’s time.
No red noses here - it’s all heart and all PLAY.
WHEN: Tuesdays, 7-9pm from October 1st to November 5th, 2024
WHERE: The MAI (3680 Rue Jeanne Mance)
COST: $160*
*Special pricing for this first iteration
TO REGISTER: By email at [email protected]
Limited spots - register with a non-refundable deposit of $60 by e-tranfser at [email protected] to secure your spot.
Full payment due by September 17th, 2024 by 5pm.
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Melissa (she/her) is a clown, comedian, writer and artist based in Montreal. She is proudly queer. Melissa is healthily obsessed with clown work.
She has run her workshop "Play in the Everyday: The Art of Expanding Play through Clown work" in Montreal and Toronto.
Melissa is a comedy show producer (The Service, co-producer of This & That and Cabaret Debauch coming to Ladyfest 2024!), was a behind-the-scenes supporter of Ladyfest Montreal (2022 & 2023) and performed her clown act Real Live Doll at Montreal Sketchfest 2024.
She has studied clown and idiot work with Ken Hall, Isaac Kessler, Kevin Krieger, John Gilkey, Amrita Dhaliwal & Gemma Soldati.
Melissa has extensive training in improv from Second City Training Centre (Toronto), Bad Dog Theatre Company (Toronto), The Assembly (Toronto) and Montreal Improv.
Play is joy!
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