Clowning Around with Jeromaia Detto

Award winning physical comedian Jeromaia Detto is back with another one day exploration of all things clown. This one day experience will focus on play, sensitivity and freedom on stage.

Focus areas will include, Clown Thinking, Fixed Point, Major/Minor, Complicité, The Flop and the Pleasure to Lie.

All of these skills can be applied to a range of art forms making this workshop suitable to all performers who want to be more present and free on stage.

About The Tutor
Jeromaia Detto is an award winning Melbourne based comedian with over 10 years of performance experience. His style is simple, silly and extremely playful, creating delightfully whimsical moments for audiences young and old.

He specialises in improv and clown, having completed studies in Sydney, Chicago, Oslo and in Paris, with  clown master, Philippe Gaulier.

Since 2017 Jeromaia has taught workshops across Australia and Europe as well as working with corporate and academic groups. His pedagogy is based on the Gaulier style focusing on honesty, freedom and play. Jeromaia connects with each student at their level, allowing them to be challenged and grow, in a safe and playful space!

Some testimonials:

“Jeromaia is very knowledgeable and passionate about clowning. He created a warm and safe place for participants to push themselves out of their comfort zone and to have a lot of fun.” – Bob D, Student

“the best part is his positivity and support, he creates a safe space to get things wrong then get it right. “ – Liam P, Student.

“he has without fail managed to inspire a love of acting and performance in his students…a passionate and gifted teacher”. – Matthew Whaley, Head of Theatre, The Scots College.

“Jeromaia is a passionate and curious performer who has a great deal of knowledge and experience to share” – Maddy S, Student