Deep Clown Cabaret

We did it! We completed David MacMurray-Smith's 2015 Deep Clown class. And what a transformitive experience it was again. He has such knowledge, and compassion, and generosity. I feel so luck to know and learn from him. Our final assignment was to perform in the Deep Clown Cabaret. Here are some of those photos...

The venue:

Me in my pre-show costume.

 Andrea's great outfit and face...

 Our game faces...

 Clowns backstage.

 The line-up. We did a musical ensemble to start the show...

...then I did a balloon race, a long-armed clock act, and a long arm of the law quick audience piece.

It was a super fun show, and I was so proud of everyone! So proud!!! On Sunday we had a final class full of gratitude, and tears, and beautiful and meaningful graduation coins from David. It was a sweet, sweet end to an inspiring workshop, and just another addition to the compilation of learning opportunities I intend to absorb, and grow from over my lifetime.

Clowning Around

I feel so lucky to have had an introduction to clown work.  It has been one of the most enlightening, trans-formative work I have ever done. It pushes, stretches, and squeezes me out of my comfort zone in ways that allow me to see and understand myself more deeply... for the good and the ugly.  My interest in this work is for performance professionalism, but mostly, for becoming a better person.  It has helped me understand myslef better, communicate more honestly, and share and listen more deeply.

 This is the cast of the (Eternal Debut of the) Poupon Parade, a group of clowns that I had the pleasure of working with in Canada in 2012.

 This is Islando and my act as Picante and Shiza'am to "Sweet Dreams" that we made immediately after our Baby Clown course with David McMurray Smith.

 This is the cast of the Banunky Fun Force (minus Mike Mathew), a show we put together to open for Le Serpent Rouge at the Wild Buffalo in 2011... lots of clown inspiration here (Chipps, Jules, Islando, Justincredible).

 The cast of the Super Hero Boy Band... all clowns who took David's Deep Clown class... one I hope to take in the future. (Aaron Malkin, Islando Bocock, Alaistar Knowles)

 The chair dance is an act I made in 2009 that I have been continuing to perform and tweak with help from clown work.

This is the group at the latest workshop I took called in Canada called, Presence, Play, and the Red Nose, a weekend workshop by Justine Williams of the Glass Contraption from NYC. It was great fun. She suggested her mentor Christopher Bays for more classes... I'f anyone's interested... =)