Finding Freedom on Stage:

A Clown Workshop with Karen Houge

Saturday, 9/12

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Sunday, 9/13

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Clown workshop, where we work with how to build a connection and play with the audience, and who each person in uniquely funny. By clown we do not mean the traditional attributes such as big shoes and a red nose, but a deeper understanding and expression of comedy that touches and engages.

Level: Anyone who wants to be on stage

"I have never experienced creating a performance about social issues in such a fun and unique way. Karen has opened my mind to what theatre can be and how the audience can be truly engaged.”– Hassan Alam

“Karen’s clowning workshop is the perfect introduction to clowning, offering insight into how it can beapplied to life, performance art, or further study. It feels like a collective experience rather than a lesson.
Highly recommended for anyone curious about artistic growth and self-renewal.”

– Amanda Holst, Norway 

"The clowning workshop has been so helpful, and will continue to be especially for those like me who struggle with putting ourselves out there. It's such a vulnerable, yet eye opening environment to be in, because whenever you feel so seen and raw while doing the exercises you're not the only one in the room conquering the scary feeling. It not only pushes you to let yourself be seen , it creates a space for the inner child we buried for so long, and that alone is such a special thing and overall what I've perceived to be the deeper meaning behind this workshop. Highly do recommend joining!”– Bhoomika Chouhan, India

“Karen is generous, creates a safe space for exploration, and gives feedback in a warm and humorous way."– Kjetil Stray Homme

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR 

Karen Houge has 15 years' experience in the comedy, theatre and film industry. She works both in Europe, Australia and Asia as an actor, screenwriter and director. All her projects are connected to global challenges, and reflect the society we live in now.
She also runs workshops, often across cultures. In addition to graduating from the theatre school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris, she has a bachelor's degree in film direction from Westerdals University.

Specialized in: Devised theatre, clowning, improvisation and satire