3-DNEVNA INTENZIVNA KLOVNOVSKA DELAVNICA

THE WORKSHOP
There are as many ways to approach clown as there are opinions on what clown, as a theatrical genre, is. This workshop derives its method from the work of Giovanni Fusetti, who linked the approach of Jacques Lecoq with practices of somatic psychology.

Lecoq contributed the concept of the red nose as the smallest mask. Accordingly, the workshop covers principles of mask play: contact, articulation of movement, the levels of play, and breath.

The participants and pedagogues will analyze the movement dynamics of each participant—their rhythm, gait, gestural habits, etc.—and explore the expressive themes inherent in each performer’s movement and physical presence. This creates an awareness that is then transformed (“transpersonalized”/“masked”), by way of amplification and play, into the clown state.

Finally, the group enters into solo and duo improvization, expanding the life of the clown and introducing the process of creating stage material from play and the clown state.

THE TEACHERS

Alenka Marinič (SLO) and Justin Durel (USA) are independent theatre artists who have created, performed in, and directed many performances throughout Europe, the US, and Canada. They have been teaching together since 2013, when they finished their studies at the Helikos International School of Theatre Creation, under master teacher Giovanni Fusetti. Rooted in the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq, their workshops explore theatre and performance from a physical perspective, always emphasizing the interaction between technique and play. As teachers, they have taught workshops in Slovenia, the US, Italy, Ireland, Germany, and Austria.

DATES AND TIMES
16.01.2026: 17.00-20.00
17.01.2026: 10.00-17.00
18.01.2026: 10.00-17.00

LOCATION
Športno društvo Tabor, Ljubljana

FEE
Early bird price for payments made by 8.12.2026: €120–180
Regular price for payments made from 9.12.2026: €150–200

The sliding scale is intended to make the workshop accessible to creators with different financial means. When registering, please indicate the amount you chose to pay.

The workshop will be confirmed once a minimum of 6 participants have registered. When 12 participants have confirmed, the workshop is full. Anyone registering after that point will be placed on a waiting list.

If the minimum number of participants is not reached by 22.12.2025, the workshop will be canceled, and all paid fees will be refunded.

APPLICATION AND INFORMATION
info@globus-hystericus.org