Clown Combat for the Improviser Too!
With Judi Lewis-Ockler
Friday, March 29, 2019, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Studios 353
353 W 48th Street, Studio B
New York, NY 10036
"I'm not funny. What I am is brave."- Lucille Ball
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This workshop is designed to continue exploring stage combat and clown techinques as tools for the clown/improviser who wants a fight performance of the moment, executed with safe, reliable, structured technique the performer can depend on, so as not to maim or die or scare the audience for real! Clown Combat Too! continues basic timing and rhythmic elements inherent to physical comedy and clown using high energy games, improvisation, and simple unarmed stage combat techniques.
Clown is an invaluable art form that gives special credence to live performance, to human nature, to laughter. Clown Combat Too endeavors to bring these ideas to performers in a safe, fun, and respectful environment which, with a little bravery on their part, allows for the performer's clown to come out and play with reckless abandon.
Open to performers with previous basic stage combat/clown/improv training.
Class requirements: comfortable workout clothing/shoes
Max: 16 people
JUDI LEWIS-OCKLER falls down for a living. She works as a stunt performer in NYC (visit judi's imdb page). She is a founding member of Kendall Cornell’s Clowns Ex Machina, and has performed commissioned pieces with them for Cirque du Soliel and La Mama, Etc. She is a resident variety performer in NYC, producing live events and clown spectacle with such clients as Brookfield Place, US Open, South Street Seaport Museum, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Her one woman show, Rock n' Roll Mother Goose! premiered at the New York Clown Festival 2016, directed by Barry Lubin, and continues to tour the US. She teaches clown and stage combat on a regular basis at AMDA, The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and Broadway Teaching Group. www.judilewisockler.com
Reserve your spot by emailing IRTEinfo@gmail.com
Cost:
Early Bird Special: $60 per person until 3/22/2019
After 3/22/2018, $70
(Refund if reservation cancelled 48 hours in advance)
Refund if reservation cancelled 48 hours in advance.
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Share The Scene! The Art of Give and Take
with Scotty Watson
Saturday, April 27, 2019 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Theatre Row Studios
411 West 41st Street, Studio 6
New York, NY 10036
IRTE Open Rehearsals
The IRTE Open Rehearsals are a continuing series of ensemble workshops led by top IRTE company members to explore and develop performance ideas and techniques representative of IRTE's unique style. We also hope that by bringing performers together in an open, supportive environment, we help expand and nurture a diverse community of actors.
Rehearsals may be attended together or separately.
Developing the Improvi-play - Story and Structure
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Theatre Row Studios
411 West 41st Street, Studio 6
New York, NY 10036
DESCRIPTION:
Let's play with long form improvisation that tells a story, building from scene to scene, raising the stakes of our heroes, and reaching an unexpected climax! We'll work on visualizing a road map to help us discover the story together, as a group. This workshop focuses on good story structure through improvised ensemble scene work. We will work on grounding the individual's scene work to serve the ensemble, as well as the elements of good storytelling.
Developing the Improvi-play - Listening and Letting Go
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Theatre Row Studios
411 West 41st Street, Studio 3
New York, NY 10036
We have heard it time and time again - be open, don't enter the scene with pre-conceptions, listen to your scene partner. Yet, how much pressure do we secretly feel to come in with something, anything (preferably brilliant and funny)? and how often do we end up getting derailed or flat out bulldozed? We're all human. We've all been there. Let's work on listening and letting go. Not just with our ears, but with all of our senses, until we are working together openly, thoughtfully and intuitively.
Developing the Improvi-play - The Emotional Improviser
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Theatre Row Studios
411 West 41st Street, Studio 6
New York, NY 10036
In improvised scene work, having an emotional take on the environment, the relationships, and events helps bring life to your work, as well as give more definition to a character. In this rehearsal, we will explore methods and tools to better provide our characters with an emotional viewpoint, while maintaining a consistency that is still flexible and spontaneous enough for in-the-moment discovery and growth.
