clown me in

A Clown Me In workshop - Lebanon

2012-01-31T07:55:00.000-08:00


poster by Pascale Chehade - picture by Farah Kassem

What’s in a Clown Me In workshop??!!!

We will simply discover how to unlock our clown, say yes, dig into our most ridiculous fears, most absurd fantasies, most impressive talents and our deepest dislikes... and we will laugh and play with our clowns

The aim is simple, discovering and accepting the Clown that lies beneath each of us, and let it coexist with oneself in society

so, so , so

If you feel like laughing a bit in the midst of everything that’s happening around us?

If you need to dig more into yourself? Meet a new group and experience something new?

Then Clown Me In is inviting you to its new workshop between the 20^th and 24^th of February 2012 at Awrad Organisation - Sin el Fil- Beirut - Lebanon
between 6.30 and 9.30 pm

for more info and registration : sabine@clownmein.com

The workshop is led by Sabine Choucair ( that's me )

About Clown Me In
Clown Me In is a clown theatre company founded Sabine Choucair from Lebanon and Gabriela Munoz from Mexico, two physically trained actors who studied in London. Clown Me In uses clowns to touch and play with the vulnerability and laughter of human beings and their edge, observing mostly the human dynamics and the reality inside each one of us.

The result!

2012-01-16T07:56:00.000-08:00

Después de varios meses de pre producción y de tener una pastelería en mi casa... finlamente, ya acabados y "recien salidos del horno" estos pasteles, pudimos tomar las fotos.

El concepto era algo que yo tenía en mente, el ojo es de la hermosa Marion Sosa (www.marionsosa.com) y el arte y diseño de vestuario de Valentina Muñoz (valentinavalentine.blogspot.com). Fue sin duda una sesión maravillosa, divertida y muy natural, lo digo con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja.

After several months of "making" cakes, my flat seemed to become a bakery.. well finally, we got everything together for the shooting and this is result. I had been playing with the concept for quite some time now and decided to collaborate, yet again, with wonderful artists, Marion Sosa (photo) & Valentina Muñoz (art & costume deign). It was indeed a great shoot. Stayed tuned as there´s plenty coming up... :)

Clowns in the time of revolution

2011-12-05T08:43:00.000-08:00

In the last post I published before going to Egypt, I expressed my excitement of playing with the post-revolution clowns and see how they will look like…

Little had I known that I will be playing with clowns in the time of revolution!!!!

I got to Cairo on a Friday… and the Tahrir demonstration broke out…I thought “oh ok, this is all gonna end tomorrow”. But it didn’t…

I’ve been trying to put this intense experience in words … but in vain, so I thought of “storybuilding” the experience through my facebook and twitter updates

20 Nov

at 11:14 (fb)

starting a Clown Me In workshop with Al Warsha theatre group today ...in Cairo....and Tahrir square is still burning!!!!!

at 17:55 (t)

disastrous situation at Tahrir square!!!!...

at 22:00 (fb)

Egypt is so quite and empty. no sounds, no cars... Nobody's walking on the streets... we only hear the echo of the Tahrir's demonstration...

21 Nov

at 00:44 (fb)

Revolution from dreamzzzzzzzzzzzz

11:22 (fb)

last night's clown workshop got obviously cancelled! Cairo is revolting and demonstrating again! follow the second by second news on #tahrir - twitter

22 Nov

at 12:41 (fb)

We had an interesting revolutionary Clown Me In workshop last night in Cairo... 10min away from Tahrir square

at 17:14 (t)

One more hour and the #Tahrir will be even more packed. Ppl are arriving after work!

at 17:20 (fb)

Are we gonna clown Tonight at the official space of the workshop or at tahrir square? Question to be answered in an hour

at 17:22 (t)

@johannesmosskin keep us updated! Will know if the clowns are joining u in a hour or not! Will let u know

at 19:29 (fb)

The clown workshop looks like that till now!!! In a while it's gonna be more crowded Hahah viva la revolution

at 17:21 (t)

@fletchergull thinking if we will be clowning at the workshop space or at tahrir square? Answer in an hour!

23 Nov

at 11:14 (t)

clowns in the time of revolution!!!! #ylvp... how r u ppl?

at 01:04 (fb)

We clowned the revolution today at tahrir square and used the anti tear gas thing I stad of the red noses

at 01:09 (fb)

Dalia's clown nose at tahrir

at 18:22 (fb)

The Egyptian participants go to tahrir everyday and get suffocated from the tear gas then come to the clown workshop and work like crazy!!!

24 Nov

at 02:09 (fb)

Latest chant in tahrir that I find amazing

الشعب يريد الغاز القديم

What is not mentioned in the previous statuses … is the fact of loosing each day at least 4 participants… who they would either be sick in bed because of the tear gas or demonstrating at tahrir.

For that reason and for many other reasons, Hassan el gritly ( the director of Al Warsha theatre group) and I, debated a lot about whether we should cancel the workshop or not… despite everything, there was always this need to keep a bit of a normal life in the midst of revolution and “war” and at the same time, it just wasn’t very natural and we … knew it and felt it!

I thought a lot about the value of clowning in a revolutionary society. And about the one improv session were the clowns freely transposed the life of tahrir square on stage!

I remember at this very moment I felt the need and the energy to just go with the group to Tahrir square…

Sometimes we need to live it 100% wherever it is… and during that time… it was only Tahrir square where the clowns wanted to be….

so off we went.

Viva la revolution … vival el Clowns…

EGYPT!!

2011-11-15T07:27:00.000-08:00

Egypt – 2 big events

A picture from the window of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria where Sabine is attending the follow up of the YLVP program.

The Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership program supporting the development of young leaders through a combination of personal growth and practical experience, focusing on social media as a tool for positive change.

The first part of the workshop was held in Sweden in May 2011 and here we are back again all of us in Alexandria and soon to Cairo for the 2^nd and last part.

Clown Me In – Cairo….

Finally it is happening

Sabine will be giving a Clown Me In workshop at the venue of Al Warsha Troupe in Cairo/EGYPT, for different actors and performers ….From the 20^th till the 24^th of November 2011….

So looking forward and excited to see how the post-revolution clowns will look like …

nos vamos a Colombia!

2011-10-28T12:59:00.000-07:00

Perhaps, perhaps, quizás...

dentro del Clown Encuentro 2011.

La cita es el Viernes 4 de Noviembre en el Teatro Varasanta a las 20 hrs.

para mayores informes,

www.clownencuentro.com

Clown Me In en Pachuca, Hidalgo!

2011-10-24T07:33:00.001-07:00

Gracias a todos los clowns de Pachuca por subirse al tren, por soñar y por celebrar la locura. Un agradecimiento muy especial a mis anfitriones Paola Nolasco y Carlos Mentado López, sin su ayuda nada se hubiera logrado. Esperamos con ansias nuestro regreso a Pachuca. Gracias!!!

a Clown Me In...PUSH

2011-10-18T08:04:00.000-07:00

Last week I found a website called www.thxthxthx.com , where Leah Dieterich offers longhand shows of appreciation for situations one normally doesn’t note…

Some of her notes made me laugh so hard… and I was so curious, I couldn’t stop reading her… (thanking the fridge, the muscle, the blue gas stove flame, the booze, the tatoo etc…)

Only then I realized….that Clown Me In ( Gaby and myself) and before even thinking about thanking random things in life…we never thanked all the “behind the scene” friends who have been helping us since we have started!

So here you go,

Christian Irles… the poor guy who had to bare our stupidity when making the blog

Pascale Chehade whom I just sent a clown me in proposal paper and asked her to make it look better… she not only did that, but also the logo, the designs, some of the posters and the completion certificate.

Valentina Munoz who is offering us great costumes

Gabriela Frias who offered all her miles to Gaby

Farah Kassem who’s taking the beautiful pictures and videos ( the bad ones are taken by us)

Cynthia Choucair who’s always present

Elie Abou jawdeh the quickest poster design

Wissam Chidiak one poster and technical godaddy and google mail adjustments

Ailin Conant who spent one month with us creating in Mexico

William Choukeir for a specific full of ideas e-mail he sent me

David Habchy who has this great talent in coming up with whatever I need… whenever I want

The Indian embassy who gave Gaby a visa in no time

The Mexican embassy who gave me a visa in 1 day (as I forgot to make one before leaving)

The brick theatre in NY, Berenice Gonzales who supported Gaby a lot

all the organizations and theatre companies we worked with....

And finally our families (moms, dads, sisters, brothers ) who just love and embrace our craziness

All our friends who were and still are such a great support

We thank you for believing in us and making our lives easier …

did i forget anyone???? ooooooops

thought of the day

2011-10-14T06:01:00.001-07:00

I have never quite understood why I fell in love with the “clown”

It all started when I got slapped on the face by my teacher Giovanni Fusetti in London… and after an interesting journey I have had since I was a kid in Lebanon… Giovanni (even though he didn’t really slap me as slapping with his hand!) simply and gently opened a whole world to me … the Clown world, in a slap like “wake up you idiot girl”!

Was a tough journey to find this Flower clown and harder to accept it!

But something touched me deeply… deep deep inside and made me not want to do anything but share this journey with other people. Why?

Because my way of seeing things changed drastically… because suddenly all made complete sense to me!

I realized how much I was taking myself so seriously, how much I was sucking myself into the stress of life and how stupidly I was refusing my stupidity instead of embracing it!

Today, I look around me, and I feel sorry for the years I spent worrying about minimal materialistic matters! Does it really matter if I get the best grades at school when I forget everything some years later? Does it really matter if I win prizes when I have to be competing, crying and hating the rivals? Does it really matter if I make shit loads of money when I can spend them in a day? Does it really matter if I am better than you? And I can go on forever... Well maybe it does, and it surely did… but not anymore.

I am so grateful that now I can see the positive side of each person, I acknowledge the fact that everyone has something special, I can appreciate my niece’s and nephew’s freedom, I can freely cry when I get a kiss from the untouchables in India, I can be deeply touched when I see my loved ones laughing, I can shiver when I know that a war is on its way and scream loudly when people kill each other because they fear the unknown…

Since that slap, I stopped fearing the unknown, I accepted my weaknesses, I learned how to touch other people gently, I have become more humane… and all I care about now is to share this experience because thankfully I still have this silly hope that one day humans will actually become more humane and that love exists if we are open to receive it!

Clown is humanity, is freedom, is playfulness… Clown is the real life… offered to us on a transparent platter… let’s all share this platter… and devour it with no masks on!

I thank each and every person for reminding me that I am a simple weak human being who can never be strong without him or her!

Sabine Choucair

2011-10-05T11:49:00.001-07:00

Siguiente parada/next stop

Clown Encuentro 2011

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA!

El 3º Encuentro Internacional de Clown se realizará del 30 de Octubre al 05 de Noviembre del 2011 en la ciudad de Bogotá. Este evento convoca al público en general a participar en una serie de talleres, conferencias, espectáculos, intervenciones públicas entre otros.

Este año el tema del Clown Encuentro será “El Clown y la Transformación”.

“Perhaps, perhaps, quizás...” de Gabriela Muñoz
MEXICO
"Perhaps, perhaps, quizás..." es una obra de clown que juega con la idea de la espera e ilusión por encontrar al hombre “perfecto”y la soledad a la que esta conlleva cuando uno mismo es tan imperfecto. En una época en donde la presión del tiempo y la falta de esperanza en uno mismos son inminentes, nuestra protagonista Greta ensaya una vez a la semana el gran día, el día de la boda. Tendrá suerte esta noche? Quizás, quizás, quizás...

Perhaps, perhaps.. se presentó en el NY Clown Theatre Festival 2010 recibiendo excelentes críticas. En México en la carpa de Cirko de Mente y la Universidad de la Comunicación. Se presentará en Suecia dentro del Festival STOFF
2011.

WEB: http://perhapsperhapsclown.blogspot.com/

TALLER:

Dictado por: Gabriela Muñoz de México

Flower- @TedxBeirut

2011-10-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

Flower was strictly objecting on the wedding today at TedxBeirut...

and actually Flower doesn't know why they called it a wedding...

and Sabine's clown Flower.... objected... as obviously...

TedxBeirut would be only HERS :)

Ok...She had to kiss some guys from time to time ( out of depression ) and to look for the bride to be, among the girls!!!!!!

Clowning with the employees of IECD - Lebanon

2011-10-05T07:29:00.001-07:00

Below are some pictures from a Clown Me In workshop held with the employees of IECD

( Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement - Délégation Proche Orient) in lebanon

As a start, it was the first time i would play with people in French...

was so worried to the point where i had to look for all the technical words and study them before the group got to the workshop space :) ...

well it wasn't as dramatic as i am picturing it here.

It was quite interesting to get the group in the game, after a long day of work!!! but once there... the fun began!

The only problem was the couches i have...as they were so comfortable...and inviting people constantly to take a nap

even Louise's baby looked so comfortable!!!!

i will leave you with the pictures now so you can imagine the rest of the story...

Merci les IECD :)

Mosaik School - South of Lebanon

2011-10-05T04:41:00.000-07:00

Salhieh – Saida – South of Lebanon…

A school for children with special need… newly built, the smell of paint is still filling the place, endless empty rooms prepared nicely and neatly and waiting for the kids to come on the 13^th of October….

So much echo that one only needs to whisper in order for the whole school to vibrate…

Now add to that, 30 educators, 31 laughter per second and imagine how it was like when spending 2 days there, clowning around!

I do not need to meet the kids or see the educators working with them to know that the atmosphere is relaxed, the love is out there and everybody enjoys it…. it’s a marvelous needed school in Lebanon, I would even say … one of a kind !!!!!

with open, creative, loving team, that I had the chance to clown with.

Pictures say it all…

so enjoy…

hopefully as much as we enjoyed!

Hakaya Festival- Jordan

2011-09-13T14:29:00.000-07:00

Jordan and Hakaya festival will be Sabine's first stop for a new Clown Me In workshop after the Indian experience. It is so exciting to be back to the Arab world and play with the participants. Will be missing Gabriela Munoz!
The workshop will be held from the
14th till the 18th of September between 10am and 1pm at Al Balad Theatre, Amman.

Clown Me IN-dia

2011-08-02T09:15:00.000-07:00

Clown Me IN-dia

And here we are, Gabriela Munoz and Sabine Choucair, clowning around India with Clown Me In... Farah Kassem is also with us taking lovely pictures and videos.... what an experience...

The journey started in Dhampur, where the director of the school "Rajesh" and his wife "Nisha" who was wearing a beautiful colorful sari, welcomed us with some Chai and coffee... We certainly got to the sweetest place ever. Colors were sweet, people were sweeter and the smell of sugar everywhere...

Wasn't a coincidence to smell this in the air. Apparently we are indeed in Dhampur Sugar Mills and we were to be hosted at the guest house of the sugar factory...
A lovely big house, a great cook and again lots of sweet people all around.

Now the school is amazing too..the rooms are mostly dedicated for sports games like squash, basketball, gym, they even have a swimming pool, a space for music, for carpentry, and lots of classrooms where desks are put in a form of an "L"... That's a proper school of new age.

At school with the kids we had lots of fantastic moments. Pushp Niketan school is a school of new age, the teachers and children are all happy at all times, they have freedom and no stress whatsoever, which really reflects on the way they behave and the love they have for each other. We learned a lot from them, we enjoyed how playful they were in class and how creative they are. We remember one time we were doing the butoh exercise and asked a boy to have the angry face ... He smiled to us and moved his head the Indian way and said yes yes angry...We burst with laughter, it was extremely funny and sweet to us how he expressed his anger with such a happiness that you only have to be that transparent to feel it.
In general anyway, the Pushp Niketan school was full of transparent people, just like its directors, the marvelous couplle, Nisha and Rajish.

It was quite emotional to leave this school. We went into a parade all together with music and clowning around all the classes...


even Farah put her red nose to take some pictures

Our last session with the teachers, was mostly playing the cat and mouse game that they loved and talking and sharing thoughts and sensations... Then they bought us saris.... And drew on our hands some henna so we won't forget them.... As if they are to be forgotten...

Since that day, we talk about them and how beautiful they were... How caring, how emotional to leave the school, the people, the atmosphere, the sugar mills...

The second part of the Journey, is at Riverside school in Ahmedabad.... now this, we will tell you about it when it's done!!!!! and more and more to come when we go to Chandigarh and Dehradun to work with some street performers :) ....

ALL INVITED!

2011-07-07T07:38:00.000-07:00

All of our friends in Lebanon!

where? Mojo in Hammra, Beirut.

when? July 12th

what? Mojo in Hamra is opening it's door to stories that have been whispered behind all sorts of doors, and are ready to be wide spread. Humming singing dancing and telling out loud, Sabine, Wael and Chantal will take a wicked delight in taking you into the world of stories.

NOT TO BE MISSED.

Stories will be told in arabic.

INDIA! July/ August 2011

2011-06-13T19:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, yes!!! We couldn´t be happier to share the news!!!Our itinerary:

We will get to Delhi on the 17th of july, after a 30 something hour journey we go straight away to Dhampur, where our first gathering begins. Dhampur is in the Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh hosted by Pushp Niketan School.

After that, we will fly to Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat. We will he hosted by the Riverside School, where we will work with around 150 children plus tutors :) From there, we go straight back to Delhi just to leave for Chandigarth, the place is yet to be announced... ;) We leave after that closer to the Himalayas in a place called Dehradun, very close to Rishikesh and Haridwar. We will he hosted by LOKMASTI Initiative.

There´s a lot to be done before that... but we will be posting each step of the way in both our blogs to keep you posted. We can´t wait to meet all this little faces and start to play!!! ;)

MUCHAS GRACIAS!

2011-06-09T11:19:00.001-07:00

MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS A LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LA COMUNICACIÓN, EN ESPECIAL A DANIEL REYES POR SU TRATO, SU INTERÉS Y SU COMPROMISO. FUE UN GRAN PLACER COLABORAR CON USTEDES DENTRO DEL NUEVO PROGRAMA DE SI ART. NO SE LO PIERDAN!.

UN AGRADECIMIENTO ESPECIAL A RICARDO ZARRAGA POR ACOMPAÑARNOS.

EN EL LINK PODRÁN ENCONTRAR TALLERES MUY BUENOS CON GRANDES ARTISTAS.

MAÑANA, TOMORROW, DEMAIN!

2011-05-15T12:35:00.000-07:00

CLOWN ME IN PRESENTS: "PERHAPS, PERHAPS, QUIZÁS..." AT LA ESCALERA DE JACOB IN MADRID. C/ LAVAPIES 11

8PM 7€

http://perhapsperhapsclown.blogspot.com/p/show.html

Del 27 de Junio al 1 de Julio, Universidad de la Comunicación

2011-05-04T09:46:00.000-07:00

TALLER DE CLOWN

“ TOCANDO EL ESPACIO”

En diferentes grupos, los participantes recibirán una serie de propuestas creativas para introducirlos a lenguajes del “perfomance”. Aprovechando la mezcla de un grupo multidsciplinario, el taller invitará a pensar creativamente sobre la comunicación física, a través de varias provocaciones artísticas como el dibujo, la escultura y la música y así crear consciencia del efecto de nuestro cuerpo en el espacio cuando dejamos que este afecte al universo y cuando nos dejamos ser afectados por el. El taller esta enfocado en la posibilidad del clown para proyectar sus emociones tocando distancias inalcanzables e inimaginables y al mismo tiempo de vivir una realidad muy simple.El Objetivo NO es de obtener un resultado, sino de explorar un proceso, de llevar nuestro lado creativo más allá para descubrir las posibilidades infintas de creación que tenemos.

Dirigido a personas con experiencia previa en artes escénicas (clown, actuación, escenografía, ilumicación) , danza, movimiento, pintura, fotografía, escritura. Mayores de 18 años.

up coming workshop in Madrid!!

2011-04-21T03:39:00.000-07:00

EUCIMA 2011- Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Taller de Clown, 3, 4 y 5 de Mayo de 5:30pm a 9:30pm.

Lugar CMU Chaminade.

Mayores informes eucima2011@gmail.com

Clown Me In - Circuna - Clowns Without Borders Sweden

2011-03-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

Sabine is currently training the "Circuna" circus group at El Rachidia Palestinian Camp. This circus group was initiated by Clowns Without Borders Sweden who trained 15 young Palestinian future artists over a period of 3 years. the group had gone through over than 40 workshops and Clown Me In is now collaborating with both Circuna and Clowns Without Borders in order to devise a show in May 2010.

The group is currently taking the Clown Me In workshop and in May, Gabriela Munoz and Sabine Choucair will be directing their new show...

2011-02-23T14:58:00.000-08:00

Taller de Improvisación para clowns y bufones!

DESARROLLO DE MATERIAL A TRAVÉS DE IMPROVISACIÓN

Dirigido a actores, Bouffons, payasos, escritores, directores, músicos, promotores y los curiosos son bienvenidos.

Fecha: 9, 10 y 11 de Marzo de 6pm a 9pm

Costo: $800 antes del 5 de marzo.

CUPO LIMITADO!

INSCRIPCIONES AL 5554571639,

Taller de clown: dúo de payasos y escenas de tríos

Fecha: 21, 22 y 23 de Marzo de 6pm a 9pm

Costo: $800 antes del 18 de marzo.

CUPO LIMITADO!

INSCRIPCIONES CON GABRIELA MUÑOZ AL 5554571639,

ACERCA DE AUDREY...

Audrey Crabtree es co-fundadora y actualmente co-directora ejecutiva del Organismo Internacional NY CLOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL así como de la compañía de teatro “TEN DIRECTIONS”.

Es miembro de la unidad de Clown Care Hospital para el BIG APPLE CIRCUS, como Dr. Pepper. Al mismo tiempo, trabaja para el Circo de los Sentidos con gente con discapacidad visual y/o auditiva.

Audrey estudió clown con Phiippe Gaulier, Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Sue Morrison, Ami Hattab, Christopher Bayes para nombrar unos pocos. Y ahora enseña payaso, Bouffon, desarrollo de la improvisación y el material en colegios, universidades y teatros profesionales dentro de EUA.

Por su labor ha recibido premios como, Drama Desk Award-Unique Theatrical Experience, NY Innovative Theatre Award-Outstanding Production of a Play, San Francisco Fringe Festival -Best Comedy, NY International Fringe Festival-Overall Production, recibeindo así otras varias nominaciones.

PROXIMAMENTE: SHAKESPEARE Y EL CLOWN.

2011-02-02T21:20:00.000-08:00

SHAKESPEARE y el CLOWN

La relación escénica a través del texto.

Imparten Lisa Carrión y Gabriela Muñoz

7, 8 y 9 de Marzo

Costo $1,500
de 6pm a 10pm
CUPO LIMITADO
Foro SHAKESPEARE (Zamora 7 col. Condesa)
INFORMES AL 52861505

Abordar a Shakespeare desde un análisis psicológico es un error. Shakespeare no puso a sus personajes con una densa carga interior. Al contrario todo es exterior, sus deseos, sus contradicciones, sus pasiones, sus motivaciones. Es por esto que el estado del Clown, absolutamente abierto y transparente, se acerca más a las necesidades del texto Shakespeareano que una construcción de profundidades ocultas.

Dirigido a actores, directores y clowns interesados en desarrollar la construcción escénica desde las relaciones propuestas por lo lúdico del universo del clown y el texto.

2011-02-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

Proximamente: TALLER DE CUENTACUENTOS / STORYTELLING

2011-02-02T19:28:00.000-08:00

Imparten Sabine Choucair y Gabriela Muñoz

18, 19 y 20 de Febrero

costo $1,000

Viernes de 7pm a 10pm, Sábado y Domingo de 5pm a 8pm

Esta semana será una invitación para explorar las dinámicas de creación personal de expresión de vida y los elementos que a veces se atraviesan en el camino.

Empezando por la conexión con el cuerpo, los participantes podrán recrear historias a través de técnicas imaginativas, creativas y físicas para poder compartirlas con un público.

Todos podrán abordar sus propias historias aplicando diferentes cualidades, personajes y fuerzas dinámicas dentro de cada uno y la relación que existe entre todos estos elementos.

El taller finalizará con cada participante contando su historia.

Dirigido a personas con experiencia escénica, artística y/o terapéutica previa, mayores de 20 años.

Inscripciones:

gaby@clownmein.com

o al 5544 4571

info_espacioabierto@yahoo.

com.mx

Sabine talking about Clown Me In on Future TV- Lebanon

2010-12-29T06:48:00.000-08:00

Clown Me In Workshop on Mazaj from Farah Alameh on Vimeo.

January 2011!

2010-12-26T10:28:00.000-08:00

Clown workshop with Gabriela Muñoz & Jef Johnson

2010-12-23T09:22:00.000-08:00

Voilà! a great experience in Xalapa, Veracruz. Jef & I for the first time together gave a 3 day workshop at LA LIBERTAD. We look forward to going back for the 2nd encounter, this time around we´ll be looking into numeros, entrances and the game.

NEW DATES ARE: January 17, 18 & 19 2011

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL AND LETS START NEXT YEAR WITH SOME MORE CLOWN ACTION!

2010-12-02T21:38:00.000-08:00

Clown Me In y Jef Johnson, oct. 2010

2010-11-18T12:45:00.000-08:00

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New Workshop/ 22nd till 26th - Awrad Organisation. Lebanon

2010-11-04T07:40:00.001-07:00

ULTIMA SEMANA PARA INSCRIBIRSE AL TALLER CON JEF JOHNSON!

2010-11-01T20:11:00.000-07:00

Chetumal, Q.Roo

2010-11-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

CON EL APOYO DE LA
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA Y CONACULTA

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Cancún, Oct.2010

2010-10-24T16:34:00.001-07:00

CON EL APOYO DE LA
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA Y CONACULTA

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Casa de la Cultura Cozumel, 0ct. 2010

2010-10-24T16:15:00.001-07:00

CON EL APOYO DE LA
SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA Y CONACULTA

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Clown Me In y Espacio Abierto invitan al taller de clown con Jef Johnson!

2010-10-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

"LA PREGUNTA FUNDAMENTAL"

8, 9 Y 10 DE NOVIEMBRE, MÉXICO DF.

DE 6PM A 10PM

Trabajaremos sobre las preguntas fundamentales de la existencia, filosofía de la conciencia, el ser, juego libre y dinámica de la expresión creativa.
Conocimiento del “uno mismo” para proyectarlo ante los videntes sea cual sea el objetivo que realiza cada ser.

"La simplicidad de la existencia ingenua es la raíz que nutre todas las cosas"

El trabajo esta enfocado en la percepción.
Como "pensamos" sobre lo que somos a veces solo llegando hasta ahí, sin llegar al “hacer”

Nos olvidamos del impulso, esto puede ser identificado y mejor entendido. Cuando volvemos a la base del “Juego Creativo”

Imparte Jef Johnson
Líder en el campo de la teoría de la interpretación/actuación.

Su investigación se enfoca en al experiencia ingenua, la conciencia creativa, el juego, la identidad social y la conducta estructurada.

Es clown principal en la compañía Internacional y de Broadway de Slava´s Snow show. Ha trabajado con Cirque du Soleil como clown (Dralion), consultor artístico especial y director del taller (Quidam).

Jef tiene mas de 20 años de experiencia profesional como actor en un amplio rango de estilo, desde lo clásico a lo abstracto. Ha dado Clases Máster, Conferencias y Talleres para muchas organizaciones, compañías de teatro y universidades, incluyendo Cirque du Soleil, Circo Sentido, Cabaret Capricho, Cirko de Mente, Camp Broadway, Slava´s Snow show, Universidad de Houston, Universidad de Pennsylvania, Universidad de Columbia, Universidad de Minnesota, Universidad de Nueva York y Empire State College y ahora en Cuernavaca Morelos para la compañia teatral lucar*caret.

“El descubrimiento lleva al conocimiento, la información lleva solamente al descubrimiento”
JEF JOHNSON

Para actores, bailarines, artistas visuales, músicos y público general que trabajen con su cuerpo y quieran divertirse regresando a lo más puro.

costo : $1500 (taller completo de doce horas)

¡¡Descuentos!!

Confirma tu asistencia e inscríbete antes del 30 de Octubre pagando
$ 1200
Ultimo día de inscripción 6 de Noviembre

Cupo Limitado.!!!

mayores informes e inscripciones
gaby@clownmein.com o directamente en el Centro de Salud, Cultura y Artes eSpacioAbierto

5544 4571
ea_espacioabierto@yahoo.com.mx

UP COMING WORKSHOPS!

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2010-10-05T08:25:00.000-07:00

CLOWN ME IN INVITA A LOS TALLERES EN

QUINTANA ROO, MÉXICO OCTUBRE- NOVIEMBRE 2010:

COZUMEL 11-15,

CANCUN 18-22,

CHETUMAL 25-29 Y

PLAYA DEL CARMEN 1-5 NOV.

Clown Me In with Palestinian and Lebanese communities - Janana Encounter

2010-09-01T14:45:00.000-07:00

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Claustro de Sor Juana, DF

2010-08-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

.:FESTIVAL MEXTECH, ENCUENTRO UNIVERSITARIO PARA EL NUEVO ARTE MEXICANO:.

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BRAZIL July 2010

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IDEA Congress, Belém, Brazil

2010-08-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

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40 Grados, Brazil 2010

2010-08-17T21:15:00.001-07:00

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Escuela Terramar, Tepoztlán México.

2010-07-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

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Espacio Abierto, workshop!

2010-07-06T16:10:00.000-07:00

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Monterrey, NL, Mexico- May 2010.

2010-05-24T22:16:00.000-07:00

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Thank you Monterrey for a wonderful week of pure stupidity, laughter and true emotions!

AWRAD ORG. BEIRUT, LEBANON (APRIL 2010)

2010-05-05T05:34:00.000-07:00

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Clown me in IS NOT only a workshop.
Clown me in IS NOT where you are taught how to make people laugh.
Clown me in IS NOT about how to create a fake new identity.
It is a mixture of games and role playing meant to let you discover the clown or clowns in you.
It is an oasis where you lose with delight, where you are corrected with enjoyment, where time goes by too quickly. You will be applauded and highly praised as if you were a kid for your first walk.
It is about becoming creative, objective towards self and understanding the others.
It is about discovering the amazing things in you you have been hiding for years.
You would be surprised.
Assaad Chaftari
May 2010 session-Sin el Fil - Lebanon

Workshop- Awrad org- Lebanon- Feb 2010

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The FUN and JOY we had while discovering these clowns can't be expressed in words...

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Espacio Abierto 23.11.09

2009-12-01T13:01:00.001-08:00

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Taller en Chetumal del 17 al 20-11-09

2009-12-01T11:56:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-29T22:23:00.000-08:00

Gracias Espacio Abierto y al grupo increible que tuve esta semana!!! Muchas emociones, todo a flor de piel, del llanto a la risa y vs. y a jugar se ha dicho!.

A very big THANKYOU Chetumal and its lovely people!

2009-11-23T08:42:00.000-08:00

A very special thank you to UQROO in Chetumal and the wonderful group i had last week. Thank you little Astrid, what a great example of the state I always talk about and refer to.

Please post your comments beneath this note!, and hopefully we´ll see each other again...

Un gran agradecimiento a la UQROO en Chetumal y a la gente increible que tuve en el grupo la semana pasada. Especialmente a la pequeña Astrid por haber sido valiente y por el ejemplo tan honesto del estado al que siempre me refiero. Por favor escriban sus comentarios abajo de esta nota y espero volverlos a ver muy pronto!.

Taller de Clown del 23 al 27 de noviembre!

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2009-10-16T14:53:00.000-07:00

NEXT WORKSHOP FROM NOVEMBER 23RD TIL THE 27TH IN MEXICO CITY

Espacio Abierto
(http://ea-espacioabierto.blogspot.com/
http://eSpacio-Abierto.hi5.com)

4 hours a day from 6pm to 10pm
fees: $1,000

Contact
5544 4571 y 04455 1338 8701
Espacio Abierto:
Calle Refinería de Tula #12, Colonia Petrolera Taxqueña y casi con Avenida Taxqueña
Mexico City, Mexico

Universidad de Quintana Roo

2009-10-16T14:52:00.001-07:00

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Casa Filtro PAMAR, Chetumal, Q.Roo

2009-10-12T18:04:00.000-07:00

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Chetumal, Q.Roo (Grupo 3, las tías)

2009-10-12T17:01:00.000-07:00

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Ciudad de los niños, Chetumal Q.Roo (GRUPO 1, las tías)

2009-10-12T16:39:00.000-07:00

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Ciuadad de los niños, DIF estatal, Chetumal Q. Roo.

2009-09-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

Confirmed

2009-08-24T17:06:00.000-07:00

Clown Me In will be giving the workshop in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico as well as in Cancún with the support of DIF estatal Quintana Roo, Universidad Tecnológica de Cancún. Divided into two groups, the women working as ¨aunts¨, as they are known, with children in orphanages and a group of therapists working with teenagers in marginal aereas.

From the 7th to the 11th of september, stay tuned...

Awrad Org- July 2009

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Markaz Dari - Baalbek, Lebanon 2009

2009-04-24T13:45:00.001-07:00

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Monterrey NL, México 2009.

2009-03-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

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2009-02-27T12:18:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-21T16:27:00.001-08:00

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Confirmed

2009-02-18T08:41:00.000-08:00

From the 23rd til the 31st of march ¨Cown Me In¨ goes to Monterrey with Tartaruga Teatro!.

A big thankyou!!

2009-02-13T22:06:00.000-08:00

Today we finished a rather successful week in Mexico City. Thank you all it was an absolute pleasure and a wonderful group. Hope you carry on the good work and keep on digging deeper within yourselves. Thank you! Gaby & Sabine.

A Free Space

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