Workshop
Workshop
contact: tooshorttofallover@gmail.com
For artists in all disciplines and the seriously curious.
“I highly recommend this workshop to people interested in the deep exploration of their own imagination, impulse and memory...” --Jonathan Kaplan
Ask about on-going Mask-to-Clown Workout
Character Mask to Clown
With Deborah Kaufmann
Inspired by the teachings of Richard Pochinko,
Canadian clown master teacher.
"If we face the six directions of self, we can't help but laugh at the beauty that is revealed."
- Richard Pochinko
This multi-disciplinary investigation is an inspiring way for the artist to make direct connection to aspects of his/her true self. In the spirit of physical discovery and playfulness we will visit our childhood room, experience a bittersweet goodbye, and find the personal meaning in the colors of the rainbow.
We will each make six masks: North, West, South, East, Above and Below. We will connect to each direction by singing, dancing, sculpting with clay, writing and physically embodying the character of the mask. All six characters are combined to create a persona that is unique, with a deeply personal mythology and imagined environment that can be used for exploration and the devising of new material.
“The supportive way in which Deborah taught really resonated for me.” --- an Australian Student
Slideshow of the Workshop
“It's a dream to find a teacher who combines a sharp directorial eye, intuition as a clown, and a deep knowledge of techniques and material." --- a NY student
“I loved how this class felt both absolutely ridiculous and absolutely vital.“ --Barbara Michaels
Deborah Kaufmann has performed and taught Clown and Hospital Clowning in the US, and around the world. She has been the National Creative and Educational Coordinator of Big Apple Circus Clown Care since 1994. In that capacity she trains, coaches and directs, as she oversees the artistic quality and growth of more than 80 unique “clown doctors.”
Of her 2006 performance at the New York Clown Theatre Festival nytheatre.com said, “this performance gleams most brightly, with true mischief and solid will operating unfettered at maximum strength.”