Stumptown Clown Collective Play Lab Series 2015!
Be Space
211 SE 11th Ave
OR
45.512874528841344
-122.65469906932928
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In our Second Play Lab Series, we'll explore Expanded Perspectives in Play.Seven sessions facilitated by local theatre artists. These gatherings are opportunities to play and experiment with fresh perspectives on the art and wisdom of clown. Radical acceptance of oneself and others and a commitment to connect to others will be allies in our adventure.All Are Welcome -- from experienced clowns to the clown-curious!Early Bird Pass $90 (by Aug 31) Regular Series Pass: $100 Drop-In $17 Holiday Soiree: $15 Suggested Donation Sundays: 6-9pm: Expanded Descriptions for Each Play Lab Can Be Found at BottomSept 13 -- Elemental Clowns with Abbey Pleviak *Sept 27 -- Show Up, Let’s Play! with Melanya Helene *Oct 4 -- Beautifully Ridiculous with Jon Farley **Oct 18-- Kinesthetic Delight with Damaris Webb **Nov 1 -- Authentic Movement with Annie Blair **Nov 15 -- Raw Play with Marc Otto **Nov 29 -- Powerfully Present with Wendy Allegaert **AND: Dec 13 Holiday Soiree. Potluck, Party, Performance!**TWO LOCATIONS:* Hand2Mouth, Shout House, 210 SE Madison St., Ste 11** Be Space, 211 SE 11th AveContact: wendygingin@gmail.comStumptown Clown Collective. We believe in the transformational power of the ancient tradition of clown and seek to catalyze clown community through study, play and performance.
EXPANDED PLAY LAB DESCRIPTIONSSept 13 -- Elemental Clowns with Abbey Pleviak -- in Shout HouseExplore primal play through the elements: earth, wind, water, fire, and space. We’ll draw from the Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom Families, which are connected to the elements, directions, seasons, neuroses, and wisdom qualities.Abbey has trained in Lecoq, Pochinko, and Rebel Clowning. She is a voracious reader of mythologies and histories of clown and most recently has been reading up on Charlie Chaplin, Vaudeville, and Variety.. She’s a filmmaker, producer, and musician. She's been a student in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition for a decade. Sept 27 -- Show Up, Let’s Play! with Melanya Helene -- in Shout HouseYou are here already. Let's play! Together we will explore showing up fully as you are and discovering your unique, genuine presence.Melanya is a local performer/ director/ teacher /healer best known for her award winning one woman show "Hopeless" and the family program "Play after Play". She also practices Embodied Relational Healing and Interpersonal Neurobiology.Oct 4 -- Beautifully Ridiculous with Jon Farley -- in Be SpaceTogether we will explore ways to open channels to authenticity through play, ways to be big, ways to think on the outside and reveal our common humanity.Jon is a clown and actor based in Portland. He has studied clown with Sue Morrison in Toronto and with Barnaby King in Portland. His most recent on-camera appearance was as a completely ridiculous Post Office troll in an episode of Portlandia.Oct 18-- Kinesthetic Delight with Damaris Webb -- in Be SpaceYielding to deep play, we evoke our individual kinesthetic delight with an awareness of the group. Using improvisational performance forms in mindfulness practices we make on-the-spot offerings, delighting in the present moment and the stories that space inherently tells.Damaris is a performer, theater deviser and teaching artist whose influences include Viewpoints, Psychophysical Acting, Composition/Moment Work, Developmental Technique, and Contemplative Dance Improvisation, as well as the methods from the streets of New York, such as Burlesque, Street Theater, and Large Scale Spectacle. www.DamarisWebb.comNov 1 -- Authentic Movement with Annie Blair -- in Be SpaceAuthentic Movement is a simple form of self-directed movement, following inner impulses, in the presence of a non-judgmental witness. It assists both movers and witnesses in deepening their attention to the moment and developing the ability to listen to subtle inner experiences.Annie is certified in Processwork and has a background in dance, movement, and improvisational theater. She studied Authentic Movement with Susan Schell and has participated/participates in various Authentic Movement groups.Nov 15 -- Raw Play with Marc Otto -- in Be SpaceSomatic exercises and induction into the essential state of play, as mastered by toddlers, puppies and kittens. To experience raw play is to nourish the heart of your performance.Marc is an interpersonal artist and practitioner of Embodied Relational Healing. He’s the co-founder of Play after Play theater. Marc’s played with lots of kids and people of all sorts.Nov 29 -- Powerfully Present with Wendy Allegaert -- in Be SpaceExplore the beauty of breath, somatic awareness, and play. We’ll focus in on deep relaxation, authentic movement, and spontaneous action. Letting go of extraneous tension, the performer gains greater connection to the expansive moment.Wendy is an AmSAT Certified Alexander Teacher, who has trained in Meisner, Grotowski, Lecoq, and Stanislavski. Her clown teachers include Sue Morrison, Jane Nichols, Christopher Bayes, Aitor Basuri and Giovanni Fusetti. Being present, open and connected to others in clown makes the world a richer place. So, she keeps coming back....AND. . . Dec 13 Holiday Soiree. Potluck, Party, Performance! -- in Be SpaceThis is an opportunity to perform and socialize with classmates, friends, and family. All proceeds support Stumptown Clown Club Scholarships for Master Clown Teacher Trainings.
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