Show Lab

“In clown art, the artist discovers his own sense of humor by developing different structures of comedy. This translates on stage through the gags, the comic situations and/or the dynamics of the relationships he has with his playing partners.” - James Keylon and Francine Cote

Show Lab Class

Clown Lab

Is aimed at artists who have followed the entire program of our clown workshops. At the rate of one group meeting per week, the lab is a place of creation where participants are invited to try out ideas, create new duos or even trios as well as to develop clown numbers from given scenarios and structures. Special attention will be paid to the writing, structure and coaching in order to give participants as many creative tools as possible. It is possible to register as a solo, duo or trio. If you don’t have any partners, we’ll match you with someone. The week following the end of the workshop will be devoted to private coaching periods in order to prepare for a presentation of the worked numbers in front of a limited audience.

Note: The participant must plan off-workshop work sessions with his partner(s).

Other Workshops

  • Completely covering the face, this expressionless mask allows the body to speak. By questioning the body, the neutral mask invites us to explore and expand the potential of body language.

  • "You don't create your clown... you just let him come. Then, you accept him with affection and share him with others. A work of simplicity, sincerity, vulnerability and joy of play." -Francine Côté

  • This workshop gives participants the opportunity to start learning about Commedia dell'arte, a theatrical art of Italian origin that, according to many scholars, initiated what we now call professional theatre.

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