Clowning Fundamentals with Ian Ornstein
Saturday, Jan 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM CST • $155.82 (includes fees)
Dates: Saturdays, Jan 18th - Feb 22nd
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Cost: $150
Class Info:
This class will build the fundamental skills of Clowning. But what is Clowning? Clowns are forever optimistic, physically alive, ferociously honest, and deeply connected to themselves, the audience, and the moment. Through improvised exercises, students will:
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Cost: $150
Class Info:
This class will build the fundamental skills of Clowning. But what is Clowning? Clowns are forever optimistic, physically alive, ferociously honest, and deeply connected to themselves, the audience, and the moment. Through improvised exercises, students will:
- Deepen their authentic voice to unlock a greater variety in their performance
- Practice emotional openness and complete honesty
- Embrace failure and develop the ability to push through to find success
- Build connection to collaborate with the audience
- Use their body/physicality for comedy and beauty
This toolkit is useful to improve any performance: acting, improvising, doing stand up, dancing, etc.
The material will be 100% accessible to complete newbies while still being enriching for experienced Clowns. That may sound like a contradiction, but then again Clowns live in contradiction, being stupidly brilliant, confidently self-conscious, quietly loud, and loudly quiet.
The material will be 100% accessible to complete newbies while still being enriching for experienced Clowns. That may sound like a contradiction, but then again Clowns live in contradiction, being stupidly brilliant, confidently self-conscious, quietly loud, and loudly quiet.
Teacher Bio:
Ian Ornstein has studied Clowning with Paola Coletto, Aitor Basauri, John Gilkey, Virginia Scott, Jet Eveleth, and more. He combines elements of physical theater training alongside decades of improv performance and classes. His duo, Spiegel Im Spiegel explores the intersection of clown and improv and performs around Chicago.
Class Schedule:
Saturday, 1/18/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #1
Saturday, 1/25/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #2
Saturday, 2/1/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #3
Saturday, 2/8/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #4
Saturday, 2/15/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #5
Saturday, 2/22/25, 2:00-5:00pm - Class #6
Location
LSI - 2825 W Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
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