oralie Lali Lala
oralie Lali Lala
Clown Artist and Educator
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Clown artist and educator
Clown Workshops and Coaching
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Trained as a pedagogue,
I have the pleasure of teaching
clown art in Montreal and the Eastern Townships.
More info below.
Weekly workshops at CCSE Maisonneuve, in Montreal (Joliette metro) every Thursday evening
"Intensive" weekend at La Brimbalante, in the Eastern Townships, several times a year
Everyone, from 20 to 99 years old
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm
See the dates of the next weekend on La Brimbalante's website.
Brimbalante School - Frelighsburg, Québec
Clown 101: Intensive weekend (12 hours)
$220 (accommodation on site available at an additional cost)
An introduction to clown art and physical play
The ability and readiness to play transform painful areas into metaphysical possibilities. Clowning has the power to soothe the tensions of our lives, often too material and too rational, sometimes downright austere.
Welcome to everyone aged 20 to 99 years old, regardless of your stage experience.
Co-teaching with La Nab, founder of Brimbalante School
Learning Objectives: The educational objectives are essentially the same as those presented below for weekly workshops.
Number creation workshops
Création de numéro de clown
Ceci est un atelier de création de numéro qui s'adresse aux personnes qui ont déjà une expérience en clown.
© Ivan Melicoff
This workshop session is intended for individuals who already have experience in clown art. It is aimed at supporting the creation of a clown act.
Participants will learn how to give and receive constructive feedback and will work on developing a clown act based on an idea of their choice.
Anyone who wants to put on a clown act (maximum 8 participants)
Tuesday evenings starting from October 15, 2024
Location provided at registration - Montreal
220$ for 6 workshops (17 hours)
Learning objectives: making choices, streamlining a game sequence, repeating a sequence without losing the spontaneity of the game, integrating audience reactions into the act, maintaining the main theme while allowing for the unexpected...
© Enrico Sinatra
All levels - this course is perfect for beginners or for those with less than 2 years of experience in clowning
Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
CCSE Maisonneuve - Montréal
Métro Joliette
Weekly workshops on clown play
The rate varies depending on the number of workshops in the current session.
For example, the rate is 340$ for a 12-week session.
Methodology: The explorations and improvisations (in groups, in pairs, and solo) that I suggest are inspired by and derived from physical theatre and dance-theatre, to enter the clown universe through the body, without overthinking.
Educational Objectives (level 1):
Being fully present in the game (presence)
Getting comfortable with vulnerability in the game
Listening to one's own emotions and reactions, one's game partners, the audience
Executing effective stage entrances and exits
Expressing and embodying emotions through the body
Maintaining eye contact with the audience
Drawing energy from the audience's reactions, interacting with them
Receiving feedback from the instructor during the game
Exploring the dynamics of clown solo and duo performances
Improvising based on a given situation, a constraint, an object, music...
© Enrico Sinatra
Public class
When possible and if students wish, a public class is held at the end of the session for clowns to explore their relationship with the audience.
© Enrico Sinatra
Anyone who wishes to put on a clown act or show or develop a character
Schedule to be defined together
Location to be defined together
Rate based on your current possibilities (starting from $45/hour)
Individual coaching in clown play
Contact me via the form below
A first meeting will allow us to define together the starting point and the methodology to adopt in order to benefit as much as possible from the coaching session(s)
Coaching on clown play: rhythm, emotional line, accuracy, use of space, gesture sequence, text and sound, breathing, etc.
Direction for clown act or show.
Character development: rhythm, voice, physical traits, costume, personality, makeup...
If you would like more information on any of the formulas offered, feel free to contact me!