“This one session changed the way I approach, think and feel about performing.”
- Shari Aronson, Circus Minimus Puppetry
“Jon’s teachings have stayed with me longer than anything I learnt during
my three years at drama school.”
- Adam Buckles, UK actor
“I found the work truly inspiring. He has the knack of getting the most out of people, unleashing talents and skills you didn’t know you had in the first place! Jon is an excellent director and teacher that I can thoroughly recommend… intelligent work from a subtle and brilliant teacher.”
- John Carter, UK actor
SINGLE WORKSHOPS OFFERED FOR BOOKING:
Simple
Clown
In this physical and practical workshop, participants will explore
the basic principles of theatrical clowning. They will discover what is
innately ridiculous about themselves... and learn to play and invent
from a truly spontaneous, honest and open place. The Simple Clown is an extremely rich level of play, enabling the performer to communicate clearly with an audience on a universal level. Participants will explore innocence, solitude and play - the basis of great theatrical invention.
Clown
in a Dramatic Role/Tragic Clown—A continuation of Simple Clown
Participants will explore the more dramatic elements of theatrical
clowning. They will discover what happens when the universal clown
character is placed in tragic situation, explore tragic-comic scene
and play creation, discover the clown’s ability to connect
purely with an audience, to convey tragedy in a simple and human
way.
Bouffon
Clown
This extremely physical workshop explores the darker side of clowning:
the Bouffon Clown. This character emerges form the underworld full
of mystery and mischief. Participants will explore the grotesque,
the brutal, and the extremely ridiculous side of themselves and
learn to rejoice in the power of repulsion—An extremely rich
and outrageous level of play. Not for the faint hearted.
Physical
Approaches to Acting
A workshop for theater artists (actors, dancers and directors).
This workshop will explore some of the basic principals of physical
theater including Neutral Mask, Ensemble and Chorus, Play, Improvisation,
Physical impulse & tension and Physical Approaches to Text.
The workshop will be practical and physical.
Neutral
Mask
A workshop for theatre artists (actors, dancers and directors) that
explores one of the most important elements in the actor’s
repertoire: The Neutral Mask. Participants will explore the magnification
of the actor’s body in the space and witness the power of
minute physical adjustments and the use of breath to create immense
character change. The performer will learn to be truly neutral,
thus enabling them to approach the character creation process in
a pure and prepared way.
Ensemble
and Collaborative Play Creation
A workshop for theatre artists (actors, directors and writers) that
explores the basic principles of ensemble performance technique
and collaborative play creation. It will be practical and physical
and will investigate the writing process through ensemble, physical
theatre, clowning and improvisation.
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