For the clown curious
A fun, 3 hour workshop for the clown curious. No experience necessary, just come along and share your laughter. Learn some of the basics about performing clown, recharge your creativity and discover the secrets to performing in front of an audience.
You will explore:
- The essence of clown comedy
- Movement exercises to free the body
- Understanding ‘stage presence’ and working with a live audience
- Re-ignite playfulness and spontaneity
- Sharing your joy
This workshop will set you up to move onto the more intensive clown workshops that Jesture offers.
Led by the artistic director of Jesture, Andrew Cory, a clown teacher of over 30 years.
DETAILS
YouR tutor: Andrew Cory
Over the last thirty years, Andrew Cory has worked in Australia and Asia as an actor, a movement director and clown. He has worked with The Queensland Ballet, Queensland Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre Company, The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival and The South Australia State Theatre Company. Andrew studied at Ecole Philip Gaulier (London), Centre Selavy Mask School (France), Todo Performance Academy (Denmark), the School for Mime Theatre (USA) and Bont’s International Clown School (Spain).
He has written and directed four clown shows; Mud (Metro Arts 2003), Suckers (Harvest Rain Independents 2012), THE BOX (Backbone/Artslink 2013) and Park Cleaners (Backbone/Artslink 2015).
He currently is the Movement and Clown Tutor for the acting degree at The Conservatorium, Griffith University. In 2024 he created a new theatre company, Jesture, to focus on clown, movement, image and text. Jesture produces the popular Brisbane Clown Cabaret. Andrew is the Resident Director at Bluey’s World, an international tourist destination based in Hamilton, Australia.
