Beautifool Trouble

Chaos meets critique, satire finds its soul

This rigorous physical lab will guide students and teachers through games and ambitious improvisations that promise to invigorate and encourage you to play, and to find a firm platform to satirise the 'madness du jour'.

Here's your chance to vomit glitter on all that is disturbing in the world

Students will connect their imaginations and hearts with the deeply surreal and bizarre, unraveling a profound humanity.

• Key learning outcomes

  • Master the territories of the Grotesque, Fantastic, and Mysterious

  • Develop sophisticated parody threshold awareness

  • Create ensemble-based satirical performance

  • Apply bouffon techniques to classical and contemporary texts

• Workshop components

  • Mockery and mimicry exploration

  • Grotesque body creation techniques

  • Gang dynamics and collective play

  • Performance construction and audience interaction

• Curriculum alignment

  • Stages 5 & 6, Years 9, 10, 11 & 12 and Tertiary students

  • HSC Drama Syllabus outcomes

  • Elements of production

  • Performance skills development

  • Theatre analysis and evaluation

• Resources provided

  • Comprehensive post-workshop notes

  • Technical vocabulary lists

  • Assessment-focused learning outcomes

• Professional documentation

  • Risk assessments

  • Public liability documentation

  • Working with Children Check

• Pricing

  • Full day immersive workshop starting from $985

  • 2-day immersions available

  • 10% discount for booking 3 or more workshops

  • Maximum 25 students per workshop

  • Available in-person

• How to book

  • Fill in the form below with your booking request details

  • Or contact Alicia at info@theclowninstitute.com to request our detailed education info pack discuss custom programs for your specific needs

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