Chicago Clown & Mime Classes and Workshops
Mime: Level I, II & III.
Six to Eight week performance based courses focusing on Mime technique, physical performance and creating original Mime pieces. Mime I-III classes introduce classical and contemporary Mime techniques and applies them to the creation of group and solo Mime and movement pieces. Students expand their range of movement and body awareness and begin to move with exacting precision. Students learn how to share a physical experience with an audience and learn to wield limitless stage presence.
Next Session: Spring 2008
Cost: $200
Location: TBA Chicago IL
Theatrical Clown
A clown and physical theater class exploring beauty and play. Participants learn to share a physical experience and develop an immediate relationship with an audience and partners. This class has a strong focus on increasing ones sense of play, the generation of new material and being physically precise yet blundering emotionally. Class consists of exercises in mime technique, clown improvisation, stage presence and physical comedy. After every class the space is open for additional play, exploration and improvisation.
Next Session: Summer/Fall 2008
Cost: $200
Location: TBA Chicago IL
Residencies & Workshops
Dean Evans is available to teach residencies and workshops in Clown, Mime, Physical Theater, and New Works. He has taught at Lake Forest College, The Cultral Arts Center of Chicago, The Chicago Art Institute and with The Neo-Futurists.
Clown, Mime & Physical Theater Resources
If you're interested in Physical theater you might have noticed that resources can be hard to come by. Learning where all the classes and workshops are can be daunting. This corner of the website attempts to compile resources on Clown, Mime, Physical Theater and where to go to learn how to do it. Coming soon...