The ART of CLOWNING

The ART of CLOWNING
Gerry Flanagan
Artistic Director Shifting Sands


DATE:          Wednesday 10th February 9.30 – 4.30pm
VENUE:        DEDA, Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU
COST:          £30
TO BOOK:    Tel.01332 370911

      
The Clown negotiates the world by playing with it. A performance that is based on play builds a direct relationship with the audience. When we play we are full of energy, alert and spontaneous. We look for playfulness in others and listen to creative impulses in ourselves. When playing we tend not to judge ourselves. If we are enjoying a game we are fully involved in it. There is a total belief and honesty.

Find - or rediscover - your pleasure and confidence in performing. Take risks. Be challenged. Have FUN!

The workshop is suitable for all those interested and involved in the performing arts - actors, teachers, dancers, street performers, writers, directors and designers.


Gerry Flanagan is a well-known and respected performer/director/clown practitioner. He is Artistic Director of Shifting Sands Theatre. He has performed with many companies including the David Glass Ensemble, Theatre de Complicite and Bubble Theatre. He worked in Italy for two years, teaching clowning and performing with Clown Selvaggio. Gerry has taught clown and related subjects for over twenty years.


“that wonderful, bewildered clown, Gerry Flanagan”
Time Out

www.shiftingsandstheatre.co.uk