Our Workshops

Initiation to Clown is for anyone who has an interest in the art of clown and who wants to be introduced to Francine Côté’s method, but who has little to no training or professional experience in theatre, circus or dance.

“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

“In clown art, the real generosity of the actor is to offer the game to his partner when he is experiencing success.” – Francine Côté

“In clown, problems and difficulties are often the beginning of success. ”

“Clown art is not a series of gags. The gag is just the punctuation at the end of a comic sentence. Rather, it is the sentence itself that is comical and contains the force of the laughter. ” -James Keylon

The Four Classic Duos, created and supported by Pedro Fabião, will be taught by Jean Saucier.

Connections Workshop – The Art of Clowning Relationships

“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

In therapeutic and health care clowning, the art of clowning is adapted to the specific conditions and needs of individuals in hospital, rehabilitation, palliative or hospice care.

This workshop will allow you to put into practice the 5 points of clowning developed by Francine Côté (simplicity, honesty of play, joy, openness and lightness) in a context of spontaneous creation.

This workshop will allow you to put into practice the 5 points of clowning developed by Francine Côté (simplicity, honesty of play, joy, openness and lightness) in a context of spontaneous creation.

This workshop is the second level of clown improvisation 1. Students must have completed the first level in order to register.

Physical Theatre is for anyone wishing to develop their physical game.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Slapstick is aimed at artists in good physical shape wishing to discover modern slapstick which is a physical humor taking place in a comic conflicting context.

Slapstick is aimed at artists in good physical shape wishing to discover modern slapstick which is a physical humor taking place in a comic conflicting context.

“The king’s jesters made the court laugh while spitting out the truths of those days” -Francine Côté

“The king’s jesters made the court laugh while spitting out the truths of those days” -Francine Côté

A physical research space centered around the larval mask, a foundational tool in mask and movement-based theatre.

A physical research space centered around the larval mask, a foundational tool in mask and movement-based theatre.