Personal Clown with George Lewis (Seattle Session with Freehold Theatre)

Personal Clown This class is an approach to character that involves taking the part of oneself that is most private and hidden, and expanding it to the ridiculous. It is an in-depth investigation into that deeper source of comedy: the tragedy of the character's failure. This work emphasizes physical articulation and expansion of the actor's every impulse and serves as an introduction into elements of physical comedy. The process is readily applicable to any role one may play as a way of discovering whole other dimensions of character. October 8 - December 6 Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Thursdays 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. $445 (Tier I); $495 (Tier II) Tier is based on household income. (No class November 26 and 29) To register; www.freeholdtheatre.org or call us at (206) 323-7499 George Lewis (Founding Partner, Associate Director) has been working in the field of movement theatre for over 30 years. His background includes extensive study in corporeal mime with Etienne Decroux in Paris, in the Biomechanics of Meyerhold with Russian master teacher Gennadi Bogdanov, and circus skills at the National Circus School in Paris. His work is deeply steeped in the tradition of ensemble theatre and original creation: he has worked with Mirage and Studebaker in Boston, Omnibus in Montreal, and the Sykes Group in Seattle. He has been teaching acting and movement across the U.S. and Canada since 1978, and currently teaches for the Dalcroye Society down at Cornish College for the Arts, and as core faculty at Freehold. To read our August E-Newsletter with great articles from faculty and students, go to; http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1102313671991/archive/1102664255037.html