The annual NY Clown Theatre Festival at the Brick is coming up soon, and they’ve got all kinds of great things lined up. They are on the slow road to announcing the performers (although I have it on very good authority they’ve made their decisions, and are just finalizing schedules) In the meantime, they’ve announced the workshops that will be […]
Read moreFundamentals of Mask & Clown 8-Day Intensive Workshop March 22-25, 29-April 1 (Thurs & Fri 6:30-9:30pm; Sat & Sun 1-6pm) Midtown Location Cost: $325 Advanced Techniques of Mask & Clown 5-Day Intensive Workshop April 11, 14-15, 21-22 (Wed 6-10pm; Sat & Sun 12-6pm) Union Square Location Cost: $250 Fundamentals & Advanced Techniques Two-Workshop Package Cost: $425 Contact maskandclown@gmail.com or 347-799-2596 […]
Read moreThe Neo-Futurists, performers of the fringe hit Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind and creators of over 60 other original, full-length productions (and whose motto is “Theatre that doesn’t suck”), are taking on a classic tragic moment in Chicago history as their next holiday production. It’s not a redemptive tale of a greedy man (A Christmas Carol) or […]
Read moreDaniel Stein in “Timepiece” Timepiece On Saturday, July 23rd at 8 PM, Celebration Barn Theater presents Daniel Stein in “Timepiece”. Having toured 30 countries, Timepiece deals with the passage of time in the life of a man, and how conflict and power and subsequently, joy and love emerge from time’s progression. “One of those rare revelatory experiences one waits for […]
Read moreI featured the RCCU 10nth anniversary workshops back in April– Just wanted to remind you that you have 10 days to register if you haven’t already.
Read moreWhen I went to Dell’arte, it was a year long conservatory style program with a fixed curriculum. The second year was optional, and open to all past alumni, focusing on a specific style (clown, commedia, mask, melodrama, etc). The final exam/project was a tour throughout rural Northern California of a play that you and your classmates devised, built, designed, promoted, […]
Read moreStanley Allan Sherman, well-known maskmaker who contributed an excellent guest post to our Commedia Month series, will be teaching a 3 week commedia intensive from June 12-July 1 in New York. The workshop will feature over 128 hours of instruction. Here’s some of the details: RCCU 2011 RCCU is beginning its 10th anniversary year teaching Classical Commedia dell’Arte. Students will […]
Read moreI spend a good deal of time on this blog speaking about commedia and commedia mask styles, but relatively little on what is the basis of most mask work (and the acting work that mask work often accompanies):Â The Neutral Mask. Learning to be neutral- to display an action separate from character, to divorce yourself from the acting- is incredibly […]
Read moreTEN WEST is the comedy duo of Stephen Simon and Jon Monastero under the direction of Bryan Coffee. They blend physical virtuosity and inventive comedy with poignant writing, broad audience appeal to create their own theatrical style with strong influences of vaudeville, commedia, and clown. Ten West originated in the sketch comedy world in 2003, and has been touring throughout […]
Read moreOn Sunday, I got a chance to celebrate the end of Commedia month with the 3 pm performance of Piccolo Theatre’s A Servant of Two Masters at the Evanston Art Depot in Evanston, IL. The theatre is housed in a working train depot, and it was quite an interesting place. You can read the full history of the depot on […]
Read moreA Message from Dario FoÌ€ (This message was written on behalf of Worldwide Commedia day) I reprint it here by permission as one of the official events of that day! It is a well-known fact that by the end of the 16th century the intensified repression of the Counter Reformation gave rise to a virtual diaspora of Italian theatre companies, […]
Read moreImage by chooyutshing via Flickr Mime an ongoing open class for actors, clowns, dancers & variety arts on all levels Taught by Stanley Allan Sherman Tuesday Mornings 10:15 – 11:30 AMÂ Nov. 9 – Dec. 21 (optional personal warm-up starts at 10:00 AM) $15 per class Pier Studios at Pier 40, Hudson River Park, NYC For information and reservations contact: […]
Read moreI studied with Arne in 1995 and he’s very knowledgeable and an excellent teacher. I’m sure he’s gotten better with age! To the left are examples of the masks he uses. Workshop Description: The ability to imagine yourself into someone else’s psyche and physicality is profoundly supported by working with masks. Whether your theatrical projects are masked or unmasked, Arne […]
Read moreParis-based Master Teacher Rafael Bianciotto returns to NYC 6-day Workshop, July 12-17 from 6:30-10 at Access Theatre (380 Broadway, 2 blocks below Canal St) Contact Garth Edwin Sunderland at garthamb@aol.com or 718 703 9257 to register or for more information. For more information visit http://www.maskandclown.com/ Cost $425 (or $375 with the $50 early registration discount before June 10th.) The class […]
Read moreCharacter Clowning and Clowning in Ensemble Workshopwith Suzanne SantosAt the Flying Actor Studio December 5th and 6th, Saturday and Sunday10 am – 5 pm both days, with a 30 minute lunch break $125 This 2 day intensive clown workshop is for anyone who wants to furtherdevelop a clown character that has already been in performance, or for birthing a new […]
Read moreThis is a commedia piece by a very talented performer and writer Julia Pearlstein– I first met Julia at a meeting of the RAT Conference in Los Angeles, where as part of a group, we had to create a show that performed an impossible task. My group’s task was to sink the Los Angeles Theatre Center like the Titanic. Her […]
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