Neuroqueer Clown Lab
Saturday May 31st- Sunday 1st of June
11-5pm both days
Margate
Ark, Cliftonville's Cultural Space
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Albion Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 2HP
Workshop participants (10 -15 people)
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A two-day dive into the fluid, unpredictable, and delirious practice of clowning. Rooted in
playfulness and humour in a process of dismantling and reimagining the self, a bold confrontation with the present moment. This workshop invites you to step away from coherence, embrace absurdity, and push the boundaries between performance and play.
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Led by Dre Spisto, participants will engage in provocations—games, movement explorations, and theatrical disruptions—that cultivate presence, embrace risk, and melt open the creative power of surrender. Here, failure becomes material for creation, and nonsense an opening for liberation.
For artists, performers, and the curious, this is a space to relinquish control, embrace the unknown, and embody the chaotic charisma of the clown.
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We will dissolve into joyous chaos.
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"This workshop was a creative revelation for me! I Have been in a rut lately with my own creative work (writing), and it was so wonderful being in a space that was so playful, collaborative and spontaneous. I found the theoretical framing behind the exercises and games really interesting. As someone with zero experience in clowning, I found the educational aspects of the workshop super accessible, and relatable to my own creative practice and day-to-day life"
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Minxi (Workshop participant)