CLOWN • BOUFFON • PUPPETEER
CLOWN PLAYGROUND is a bootcamp-style one day clown class suitable for those new to clown but ready to go hard. We will run you through some classic and contemporary exercises and get you on the stage to try your hand in front of everyone. If your heart is open, you're ready.
Grayson Morris is a multidisciplinary comedy artist originally from Asheville, NC. She has studied clown with some of the greats including Norman Taylor, Aitor Basauri, Mic Barnfather, and John Gilkey. She has studied movement with Movement Theatre Studio of New York, Emmanuelle Delpech, and Julie Becton Gillum.
She has been teaching clown for four years in Los Angeles at The Elysian Theater, Public Displays of Altadena, The Clubhouse, the Lyric Hyperion, and Thymele Arts. Her pedagogy for theatrical clown incorporates elements of red nose and bouffon, and focuses on actively supporting students in developing their sensitivity and connection to the audience. She creates a safe environment where people can take risks and fail in an honest way--always accountable to their audience.
BOUFFONSEMBLE
In this 6 week physical comedy class we will deep dive into the ancient satirical artform of bouffon. Popularized by the late French clown master Jacques Lecoq in the 1960s, bouffons are grotesque outsiders who gleefully point a mirror at society’s conventions and those who uphold them. These freakish outcasts are brought to town to entertain the masses and the authorities alike, all of whom they do not respect. Bouffons mock everything; and play with everything; they jubilate in playing at being human and all the stupid things that come with it.
Tuesdays September 22nd- October 27th
7-10pm at Time + Space
$275
Contact for More Info
Do you have questions about what I can do for your event? Are you interested in collaborating on a project? Send me a message, and I will get back to you soon.
Grayson Morris
