The
Brick Theater, Inc. presents
Introduction to Clown Through Mask
taught by Sue Morrison
at
This
is clowning that builds from the inside out where we begin to discover a personal
mythology that begins to lead us into our clown. This is clown that
speaks to today, not a collection and execution of gags, but the essence of the
performer that must exist before anything. How to stand up in front of an
audience. How to see, and let yourself be seen. Between the panic
and the possibilities is where your clown lives. This is clown that gives us a
larger sense of the divine in each of us, that celebrates our humanness, our
animalness, and the times that we can touch each other in a moment of laughter.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday
and Wednesday, October 9th and 10th, 2007
From 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Cost $200
Workshop
to take place at
The Brick
575
Metropolitan Ave (between Union Ave. and Lorimer St.)
Brooklyn,
NY 11211
www.bricktheater.com for directions
Sue Morrison has been teaching, directing and collaborating on Clown and
Bouffon across the globe for more than 25 years. Her students are
currently featured in Cirque de Soleil, Slava's Snow Show, Blue Man Group, the
Second City and on other international stages. Sue has been Artistic
Director of Toronto's Theatre Resource Centre since 1993. She has taught
at the dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre and works regularly with the LUME
company of Brazil. Recently, she has been a presenter at International
Theatre Conferences in Brazil and Argentina, and the New York Clown Theatre
Festival, taught in Boston, Portland Oregon, and the Escola de Clown in
Barcelona, co created and directed, 'Party of One', and 'Moving Target',
debuting at the NY Clown Theatre Festival and she is working on a book on
clown. Sue is increasingly sought after as a director and co-creator both
in Canada and Internationally, and her work is the focus of several
documentaries. Her clown shows have risen to the top of the festival
scene and have been produced in theatres around the world. In 2004,
'Flawed Genius' was declared "a riveting piece of theatre" and
"pure genius" at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Other
award-winning shows include, 'Burnt Tongue', 'It's Me, Only Better",
"Out of My Skin", "Knot, My Best Moments", "Does This
Mean Anything to You?", "Three Ply Issues",
"Shatterbox", "Sleeping Beauties", "Cheap
Excuses" and "The Road 'Les' Traveled". Sue also directed
"Burnt Tongue" for the Bravo Arts Channel Singular Series. In
NYC, Sue collaborated on "Absence of Magic", which was acclaimed by
Time Out and The Village Voice. Other recent works in NYC include John
Brown Theatre's, "the Bastard American Show", and co-creator of the
popular bouffon, "Red Bastard", and the 2000 NY International Fringe
Festival hit, "Clowns in the Vagina", with Asylum 137.
For more
information, please contact The Brick at info@bricktheater.com.