Red Nose Clowning

Red Nose Clowning

A Workshop by Ashwath Bhatt

The clown often lands in a place where urgency prevails and dilemma takes over, pressure turns into perseverance and a never-say-die attitude emerges. The clown lives in the moment, in a theatre of the 'Here and Now'.

Through the clown, participants will explore the world from a more positive viewpoint, free from moral and logical constraints. We all have a clown hiding within us. During the workshop, an inner clown character will be born through an organic process based on both eastern and western techniques. Starting with an outer neutral persona, we will work our way towards the ridiculous and then the grotesque. 

At the end of the workshop, participants will gain clarity about the rules and tools of clowning, so that they can embark on clown exploration with courage. The workshop will go beyond gags and look for the clown who…