In CORPOREAL MIME we learn to refine our sensation and motor control, to feel the resonance of movement, to shift balance with minute precision in order to communicate human dramas.

In CLOWN we learn to play with emotional states in order to connect with an audience in a space of spontaneity and vulnerability.

Together these complimentary and contrasting forms give performers a powerful way to approach the challenge of communicating our inner worlds and realities with others.

In this 2-day workshop we will weave together the magic of clown and mime in a laboratory-style workshop, led by two masters of their respective forms.

- You will learn the underlying principles and foundational gestures of corporeal mime.
- You will experience how to exist in the connected and playful state of clown
- You will begin to develop your own understanding of the clown/mime synergy
- You will receive personal feedback from the instructors to help you grow and expand as a performer.
- You will have the opportunity to develop simple performance pieces that contain elements of clown and mime.

Barnaby King
Barnaby has been practicing clown for twenty years. His approach blends the Pochinko style ‘inner clown’ exploration with a technical expertise for creating physical comedy. He performs, directs and teaches, but at the heart of his work is a curiosity and a drive to learn more about himself, about the world and what it means to be creative. Clowning is just one of many routes to self-knowledge, but it is the one he chooses because of how it blends spirituality with playfulness and humor.

https://learn.clown-spirit.com

Erika Webe

Erika is a mime artist and certified as a master teacher by the International School of Corporeal Dramatic Mime in Paris. She is also an aerial artist, street performer, clown, anthropologist, film actor and writer. She co-creates with many companies including Espuma (France), Clown Spirit (UK), Libertalia and Studio PanJál (Sweden).

https://www.facebook.com/erika.webe?fref=mentions