Intro to Clown with Garry Starr

Two-Day Clown Intensive for Improvisers and Actors.
The clown is forever the optimist and truly comes alive in failure.
In this playful 2 day workshop we will explore how to be funny without even trying. The pressure to make people laugh will be graciously taken out of your hands and we will instead be finding ways to make you look ridiculous so you can hone your skills in listening for laughter and responding accordingly.

Focus:
● Looking to the Laugh
● Repeating the Funny
● Falling in Love with The Flop
● Saving your Mates
● Doing Something vs Doing Nothing

INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Damien Warren-Smith (A.K.A. Garry Starr) is a performer whose solo work has played festivals all
over the world, picking up numerous awards along the way. Having trained and worked as an actor
for over 15 years he re-trained as a clown with the likes of Mick Barnfather, Peta Lily, John Wright,
Lucy Hopkins, Carlo Jacucci and Philippe Gaulier before forming the clown troupe A Plague of
Idiots. His solo shows have played to packed houses in Melbourne, London, Oslo, Berlin, LA and Las
Vegas and he has taught workshops across the UK, Australia and Japan. He currently lives out of a
suitcase and goes where the wind takes him.

More info is available on the Garry Starr website here.

WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Dates:  Monday 4th – Tuesday 5th March
Times: 11am – 5pm both days
Cost:    $280 General. $252 ITS Students.

The workshop will take place at Improv Theatre Sydney in The Theatre. Wear clothes you’re comfortable moving in and bring water and whatever you need to stay hydrated.