THE
FUTURE
OF FUNNY IS JUST
ONE STEP AWAY...
SAR A M O ORE CO N S ERVATO RY D I R EC TO R Sara Moore is an award winning, critically acclaimed American clown. Known colloquially as “the Poet Clown of San Francisco,” she brings to the leadership of Clown Conservatory over three decades of experience as a performer, director, educator and deviser. Her substantial body of creative work covers the full spectrum of clowning and spans multiple media, from the big top to film and stage, including Ringling Bros., The Krofft Puppets, New Pickle Circus, Make*A*Circus, cruise lines, multiple New York theatres, regional theatre, guerilla busking and as the comic foil in huge shows for Merv Griffin, who dubbed her “The New Fanny Brice.” Hailed by critics as a “21st century Pagliacci,” her trademark Human Cartoon productions include her effusively reviewed one-woman show Show Ho as well as Wunderworld, The Supers, Cyclones and The
LE ARN FROM THE B E ST 2017-18 FACU LT Y I N C LU D E Steve Smith – Director, Big Apple Circus; Former Dean, Ringling Clown College Judy Finelli – Former Artistic Director, Pickle Family Circus Dominique Jando – Vice President & Artistic Director, Lone Star Circus Letitia Bartlett – Faculty, American Conservatory Theater Doyle Ott – Artistic Director, Fairyland Theater; Sonoma State Faculty Hilary Chaplain – Founding Member, New York Goofs; The Tempest (Bway & Central Park); NYU Tisch Faculty
Proud Recipient of a 2017 NEA Art Works Grant
PLE A SE SUB MIT THE FOLLOWIN G : Cover letter Headshot (or current photo) and resume 2-minute video of your funniest self Answer the “Proust questionnaire” at circuscenter.org/clown
PHOTO CREDIT: DAVID WILSON
Secret Life Of Custodians.
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Application materials may be emailed to
[email protected], or mailed to: CIRCUS CENTER Clown Conservatory Applicant 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA 94117.
SAN FRANCISCO SEPTEMBER 2018 – MARCH 2019 CIRCUSCENTER.ORG/CLOWN
CLOWN CONSERVATORY IS
WHAT THE PROS SAY
... a multidisciplinary training program in physical
showcases for Ring, Stage and Film. Our program’s
"The SF Clown Conservatory is the most important springboard into the world of clown I’ve received. The program helped me to realize how to work the funny bones I’ve always had. If I wouldn’t have found the Clown Conservatory, I wouldn’t have found myself. Now, as a visiting instructor, I see it as an amazing opportunity to create a strong foundation in clowning that will be built upon during an entire lifetime."
directive is to foster the super-versatile Human Cartoon.
— Joel Baker, star clown of Cirque Du Soleil and Palazzo
comedy, precision idiocy and eccentric acting. This 24-week training program is a tilt-a-whirl of character creation and narrative clowning where the conjuring of solo, duo and ensemble work culminates in
"I was delighted to include Shara and Guilhem representing Clown Conservatory into this year's AEMI Shanghai International Comedy Festival. They were extremely enthusiastic and adapted so well to the many venues and performance styles needed during this year's event. It was a pleasure working with both of them. We look forward to collaborating again with San Francisco's Clown Conservatory in the future."
THE FUTURE OF
IS HERE
Joel Baker – Star Clown, PALAZZO, SOAP & Les 7 Doigts Michelle Musser – Star Clown, Sirkus Finlandia Calvin Kai Ku – Cirque De La Mer (SeaWorld), Executive Director of Medical Clown Project Rebekah Cavinder – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Flynn Creek Circus Jonah Katz – Haibao Acrobatic Troupe, Founder of Cirk biZ’arT Patty Gallagher – Professor, Theater Arts, UC Santa Cruz Carlo & Orlene Gentile – Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Circus Bella BJ Joyer – Cirque du Soleil
FOUNDATIONS OF FUNNY Core technique classes in character, slapstick, physical comedy, mime, musicality, props and puppetry, and more. THE HUMAN CARTOON STUDIO Collaborative workshop for developing characters, acts, and performances for ring, stage, street, and screen
— Brenn Swanson, Artistic Director and Co-Producer, AEMI World Clown Festivals
FUNNY
THEY ALL STARTED RIGHT HERE
THE PROGRAM
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Workshops and one-on-one counseling in finding work and building your dream career
Guilhem Milhau, 2017 graduate, performing in the 2017 International Comedy Festival in Shanghai.
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%$PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM
DATES !"#$% Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 9 AM – 4 PM + Studio Hours First Session September 11 – December 9, 2018 Second Session January 8 – March 31, 2019 Tuition: $6,000 + Volunteer Hours Scholarships and work-study available
