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Introduction to Clown with Jan Henderson
May 2024, Edmonton Alberta
Stressed by the state of the world? Get in touch with your most authentic, playful self. Unleash your Inner Fool – the one that has grown up within you, which society doesn’t allow you to express!
Permission to:
• Live in the Moment
• Shoot from the Heart
• Thrive on Change
• Laugh at Failure
• Break every rule but Your Own!
For performers and non-performers: Clowning is both a highly regarded part of actor training, and a catalyst for creative awakening for people from all walks of life.
• Instructor: Jan Henderson
• Dates: TBA
• Hours: 10 am – 6 pm (32 hours of instruction)
• Location: University of Alberta, Fine Arts Building
• Maximum class size: 12
• Noses provided!
• For more info and to register: foolmoonjh@gmail.com
“The best atmosphere for learning I’ve ever experienced.”
– Marianne Copithorne, AD, Freewill Shakespeare Festival
“Fabulous course – amazing! The single best thing that has ever happened to me.” – Chris Bullough, actor
“Jan is an intuitive master – it’s impossible not to gain personal meaning from this workshop.” – Hazel Borg, pharmacist
“Many great actors are not great clowns, but every great clown is a great actor.” – Jacques Lecoq, master teacher
Advanced Clown Workshop: Extreme Joey & Auguste with Jan Henderson
May/June 2024, Edmonton, Alberta
A unique approach to the full range of the personal Clown
In the European tradition of clown duos, the confident leader is called the Joey and the vulnerable follower is the Auguste. In this workshop you will:
• Invoke the most extreme forms of these two archetypes
• Discover your clown’s full emotional/physical range
• Deepen your relationship to audience
• Increase your stage presence
• Discover the material that naturally emerges from the dynamic Joey/Auguste relationship
Some previous clown experience required.
• Instructor: Jan Henderson
• Dates: TBA
• Hours: 10 am – 6 pm
• Location: University of Alberta, Fine Arts Building
• Maximum class size: 12
• For more info and to register, contact Jan: foolmoonjh@gmail.com
“Extreme Joey was exactly what I needed. Jan creates a space where anything can happen and everything’s freeing and joy filled! Take this course – it’ll change your life positively in ways you can’t even imagine.” – Christine Abrams, Vancouver