The
Brick Theater, Inc. presents
Bouffon
taught by Sue Morrison
at
So often, the first thing we lose in our work is the
pleasure of being there. In Le Jeu, we unleash the elements of energy and
momentum and we learn to use our own impulses and pleasure in our work as
creators and performers. It gives us the tactics and energy required to
explore the genre of bouffon.
The bouffon live at the periphery of society, true messengers for our times,
never asking for the love of the audience, only to survive and to flash a
mirror before us. The darker side of our psyche, a true side, is
developed through physical manipulations and grotesque forms.
Through this, the psychology of the outcast is explored.
SCHEDULE
Saturday and Sunday, October 6th and 7th,
2007
From 9 am to 3 pm (1/2 hour break for lunch)
Cost $300
Workshop
to be held at:
TRISKELION
ARTS
118 N. 11 ST, ¥ 3RD FL.
BROOKLYN,
NY 11211
http://www.triskelionarts.org for
directions
Sue Morrison has been teaching, directing and
collaborating on Clown and Bouffon across the globe for more than 25
years. Her students are currently featured in Cirque de Soleil, Slava's
Snow Show, Blue Man Group, the Second City and on other international stages.
Sue has been Artistic Director of Toronto's Theatre Resource Centre since
1993. She has taught at the dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre and
works regularly with the LUME company of Brazil. Recently, she has been a
presenter at International Theatre Conferences in Brazil and Argentina, and the
New York Clown Theatre Festival, taught in Boston, Portland Oregon, and the
Escola de Clown in Barcelona, co created and directed, 'Party of One', and
'Moving Target', debuting at the NY Clown Theatre Festival and she is working
on a book on clown. Sue is increasingly sought after as a director and
co-creator both in Canada and Internationally, and her work is the focus of
several documentaries. Her clown shows have risen to the top of the
festival scene and have been produced in theatres around the world. In
2004, 'Flawed Genius' was declared "a riveting piece of theatre" and
"pure genius" at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Other
award-winning shows include, 'Burnt Tongue', 'It's Me, Only Better",
"Out of My Skin", "Knot, My Best Moments", "Does This
Mean Anything to You?", "Three Ply Issues",
"Shatterbox", "Sleeping Beauties", "Cheap
Excuses" and "The Road 'Les' Traveled". Sue also directed
"Burnt Tongue" for the Bravo Arts Channel Singular Series. In
NYC, Sue collaborated on "Absence of Magic", which was acclaimed by
Time Out and The Village Voice. Other recent works in NYC include John
Brown Theatre's, "the Bastard American Show", and co-creator of the
popular bouffon, "Red Bastard", and the 2000 NY International Fringe
Festival hit, "Clowns in the Vagina", with Asylum 137.
For more
information, please contact The Brick at info@bricktheater.com.