Dean is faculty at Columbia College, The Celebration Barn, the Second City Training Center, Aloft circus arts, and the Actor's Gymnasium. They have taught as a guest artist at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit, UIC, Oberlin College, LACC, the Ohio State University, Lake Forest College, Brooklyn Art Haus, The Neo-futurists, Church of Clown, and more.
February 9th 2026 Register Here
Monday 7PM - 10PM
This freaky Clown workshop centers around using the dark side of play and our shadowy parts to build characters and clown personas that are shocking and challenge the status quo. We'll imbue exercises of presence and play with secrets and desires in order to heighten our impulses and get into some good trouble. We'll awaken our unrelenting lust for play, and invite the audience to see our most pleasantly twisted parts. Explore the deliciousness of the outskirts of laughter.
$60
March 1st - April 12th 2026 - Register Here
Sundays 11AM - 2PM (no class on 3/22)
This 6 weeks workshop surveys creative processes for creating clown based work in a variety of formats. Through play and raw animalistic goofiness we’ll explore writing, devising, and creating material to challenge ourselves and our audience. This course is about discovering and shaping our creative process so that we can approach each project with openness and care for ourselves as artists. Each week there will be creation assignments, both solo and group, that will be performed the following week. Noobs and old grizzled vets alike will have the opportunity to experiment with different forms and writing structures. By the end of the 6 weeks you’ll have: at least 5 new solo and group pieces.
Thymele Arts - 5481 Santa Monica Blvd
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$295
Last Thursday of every month 6PM PST
Mime Online has seen hundreds students from all over the world. Join us for this monthly online Mime class. This class is for all levels including beginners to advanced. We'll go over the basics in the poetic art of Mime including isolations, movement, and composition. This class in also paired with a wine. Be prepared to move. This class is offered on a sliding scale.