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MTL Clowns

MTL Clowns advances the craft of clown by nurturing artists, celebrating its history, and fostering community in Montreal and beyond, while creating joyful and meaningful experiences for audiences through our annual festival.

3-Day Clown workshop with Fiona Griffiths presented by the Montreal Clown Festival. This workshop is in English with French translation available upon request. Dramaturgy of Clown: Rules? No Rules?? Fiona Griffiths <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">This fun and challenging course will improve your creation and performance skills. Enjoy frolicking with your clown persona, defining and refining the message for your turn, assessing your work, improving audience skills and making your turn repeatable.  <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Using Pochinko’s 10 clowns rules and Linda Putnam’s 10 assessment principles, you will walk away with major tools for opening up the world of your clown while constructing and performing their stories.  <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">In the process we will explore the foundation of the Clown/Turn structure: <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Present Yourself, Take me into your World, and Leave me Transformed. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Each class will be divided into body process and acting/scene study. Clown experience and training is necessary. Feel free to bring a turn to work on or develop your turn ideas throughout the course.  <span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">There will be some readings and homework pre-course. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Français<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Dramaturgie du Clown : Des règles ? Aucune règle ??<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Ce cours ludique et exigeant améliorera vos compétences en création et en performance. Amusez-vous à jouer avec votre personnage de clown, à définir et affiner le message de votre numéro, à évaluer votre travail, à perfectionner vos interactions avec le public et à rendre votre numéro reproducible.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">En utilisant les 10 règles du clown de Pochinko et les 10 principes d’évaluation de Linda Putnam, vous repartirez avec des outils précieux pour enrichir l’univers de votre clown tout en construisant et en interprétant leurs histoires.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Au fil du cours, nous explorerons la structure fondamentale du Clown et de son numéro :<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Présente-toi, Emmène-moi dans ton monde, et Laisse-moi transformé.e.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Chaque séance sera divisée en un travail corporel et une étude de jeu/scènes. Une expérience et une formation en clown sont nécessaires. Vous êtes invité.e à apporter un numéro sur lequel travailler ou à développer vos idées de numéro tout au long du cours.<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Des lectures et des devoirs vous seront assignés avant le début du cours -- <span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;;font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Fiona Griffiths<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(14, 14, 14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:7pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">( MFA, MA, RN)<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">, <span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">is<span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">an acclaimed multimedia theatre artist with extensive performing & touring experience in dance, theatre and clown. A graduate of Concordia University and The University of London, UK; Fiona has taught in many university theatre programs including the graduate programs of York and Yale Universities, the Toronto Dance Theatre, and the Manitoulin Centre for Creation and Performance. She studied and taught with Richard Pochinko, Karen Hines, and Jon Davis and has coached many clowns including Mump and Smoot, Pochsy, Christel Bartelse, Pearle Harbor. Fiona is also a senior multidisciplinary artist with The Toronto Artists Network. Recently she coached Steife Brise and taught a workshop for the TORN Comedy Improv Festival in Hamburg Germany.

Dramaturgy of Clown: Rules? No Rules?? Fiona Griffiths

🤡 Pr&eacute;sent&eacute;e dans le cadre du Festival de clown de Montr&eacute;al, cette journ&eacute;e de r&eacute;flexion invite artistes clownesques, universitaires et curieux&middot;ses du clown &agrave; prendre part &agrave; des conversations anim&eacute;es par l&rsquo;auteur et artiste de cirque Zed C&eacute;zard. La journ&eacute;e s&rsquo;ouvrira avec une conf&eacute;rence de Stefan Haves, suivie d&rsquo;un panel organis&eacute; par la Fondation Dr Clown et d&rsquo;une table ronde sur les bouffons contemporains propos&eacute;e par le Festival des clown de Montr&eacute;al. Des exercices de clown et activit&eacute;s de groupe ponctueront &eacute;galement la journ&eacute;e.Une occasion de partager des id&eacute;es, d&rsquo;&eacute;changer des exp&eacute;riences et d&rsquo;approfondir ses connaissances du clown. // 🤡 Scheduled during the annual Clown Festival, this day-long gathering invites clown artists, academics, and the clown-curious to take part in lively conversations moderated by author and circus performer Zed C&eacute;zard.The day opens with a keynote by clown director Stefan Haves, followed by a panel organized by the Dr. Clown Foundation and a roundtable on contemporary bouffons hosted by the Montreal Clown Festival. Clown exercises and group activities led by guest artists will keep both body and mind engaged.An opportunity to share ideas, exchange experiences, and deepen your knowledge of clown. French-English and English-French interpretation provided.Catered lunch optional.

Clownférence - Festival des Clowns de Montréal

Colonial Circus - Le Festival des Clowns de Montréal - Espace la Risée

lundi 13 avril 10 h - 17 hmardi 14 avril 14 h - 18 h TOTAL 10 HRS Voir et &ecirc;tre vu.e&nbsp;Atelier de clown avec Catherine C&eacute;dilotEn fran&ccedil;ais et anglais (English description below) Cet atelier propose une combinaison d&rsquo;exercices de base glan&eacute;s dans diff&eacute;rentes approches du clown et du jeu. Chaque exercice est vou&eacute; &agrave; mettre sa vuln&eacute;rabilit&eacute; au service de son art et de sa cr&eacute;ativit&eacute; en tant qu&rsquo;artiste de la sc&egrave;ne.&nbsp; Vous pourrez d&eacute;couvrir la technique Meisner, des exercices de clown Pochinko et d&rsquo;autres propositions ludiques qui vous feront (peut-&ecirc;tre) sortir de votre zone de confort pour entrer dans le magnifique flux des &eacute;motions r&eacute;elles et de la connexion humaine. Le tout sera v&eacute;cu dans un espace s&eacute;curitaire, o&ugrave; l&rsquo;humour et la joie sont au c&oelig;ur de l&rsquo;exp&eacute;rience. Laissons nous &ecirc;tre vu.e.s dans tous nos &eacute;tats ! 🌟 ///// Seeing and being seenwith Catherine C&eacute;dilot Instruction will be in French and English This workshop offers a combination of foundational exercises drawn from different approaches to clowning and performance. Each exercise is designed to place vulnerability at the service of one&rsquo;s craft and creativity as a performing artist.You may discover the Meisner Technique, Pochinko clown exercises, and other playful propositions that invite you to step out of your comfort zone (maybe) and into the beautiful flow of real emotion and human connection. All of this unfolds in a safe space, with humour and joy at its heart. Let&rsquo;s allow ourselves to be seen in all our states! 🌟

Voir et être vu.e / Seeing and being seen

🎉 Les Billy-croquettesJosette L&eacute;pine (Les s&oelig;urs kif-kif)Le Festival des clowns de Montr&eacute;al C&#39;est quoi?Th&eacute;&acirc;tre physique, humour et marionnetteLangue: Flexible, contenu visuel, presque sans paroles Les Billy-croquettes est un petit cirque-fanfare compos&eacute; d&#39;une accord&eacute;oniste et de ses animaux m&eacute;caniques. C&#39;est pour qui?&nbsp;Un cabaret pour tous et surtout les tout-petits ! Pour ages 3-6&nbsp; Description du spectacleLes Billy-croquettes est un petit cirque-fanfare compos&eacute; d&#39;une accord&eacute;oniste et de ses animaux m&eacute;caniques. Petit &agrave; petit, les jouets gagnent en autonomie. Qui dirige qui? Qui a le contr&ocirc;le? La fanfariste doit composer avec des m&eacute;canismes tout aussi attachants qu&rsquo;impr&eacute;visibles. Th&eacute;&acirc;tre physique, humour et marionnettes se c&ocirc;toient dans cette histoire de machines qui d&eacute;sob&eacute;issent et de musique entra&icirc;nante. (ENGLISH)🎉 Les Billy-croquettesJosette L&eacute;pine (Les s&oelig;urs kif-kif)Le Festival des clowns de Montr&eacute;al What to expectPhysical theatre, comedy, and puppetryLanguage: Flexible &mdash; visual content, almost wordless Join us for an afternoon Cabaret! Les Billy-croquettes is a small circus band made up of an accordionist and her mechanical animals. Who is it for?A cabaret for all but especially for little ones ages 3 to 6&nbsp; Show descriptionThe Billy-croquettes is a small circus fanfare featuring an accordionist and her mechanical animals. Little by little, her toys gain autonomy. Who is in charge? Who is in control? The director must deal with toys that are as endearing as they are unpredictable. Physical theatre, humour, and puppetry come together in this story of lively music and disobedient machines.

Les Billy-croquettes - Le Festival des Clowns de Montréal au MEM-Centre des Mémoires Montréalaises

Two nights, two shows, countless laughs.&nbsp;(Fran&ccedil;ais ci-dessous.)&nbsp; This pass gives you access to both Saturday evening performances at the Montreal Clown Festival 🎭. COLONIAL CIRCUS 8 PM @ La Ris&eacute;e Saturday April 12DIRT TRIP&nbsp;8 PM @ MEM Saturday April 18 Both Saturday Nights - Clown Festival Pass - save 15%Reserve your 2 Show Saturday Night Pass 🎟️ and enjoy an immersive night of clowning with fellow festival‑goers. --(Les deux spectacles en anglais) Deux nuits, deux spectacles,&nbsp;des rires &agrave; n&#39;en plus finir. Ce laissez-passer vous donne acc&egrave;s aux deux spectacles du samedi soir du Festival du Clown de Montr&eacute;al 🎭.<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> COLONIAL CIRCUS 20 h @ La Ris&eacute;e samedi 12 avrilDIRT TRIP&nbsp;20 h @ MEM samedi 18 avril<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> Les deux samedis soirs - Pass Festival du Clown - &eacute;conomisez 15 %<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> R&eacute;servez votre pass pour les deux spectacles du samedi soir 🎟️ et profitez d&#39;une soir&eacute;e immersive dans l&#39;univers des clowns en compagnie d&#39;autres festivaliers.

Pass pour 2 spectacles samedi soirs / 2 Show Saturday Night Pass

Dirt Trip &ndash; Le Festival des Clown de Montr&eacute;al 🤡🎉(Spectacle en anglais - Show in English) A decomposing lecture-performance on the connections between clowns and compost, featuring a court jester who would rather be a rotting vegetable... With visceral physicality, striking costumes, and sharp, absurd humour, Tatarsky blurs the line between the grotesque and the poetic. Acclaimed at MoMA PS1, Dirt Trip offers a funny yet profound reflection on what society rejects&mdash;trash, the poor, clowns, compost&mdash;and delves into our collective fear of decay and death, providing a clownish perspective on the exhaustion of the modern world. A unique show, at once hilarious and unsettling, it opens a rare dialogue between art, politics, and human absurdity.

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Les Billy-croquettes - Le Festival des Clowns de Montréal au MEM-Centre des Mémoires Montréalaises

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Pass pour 2 spectacles samedi soirs / 2 Show Saturday Night Pass

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Dirt Trip - Le Festival des Clowns de Montréal au MEM-Centre des Mémoires Montréalaises

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