Physical Fest - Bouffon: The Anti Clown (Workshop)

In the world of Bouffon, the audience is the joke. Bouffons show no vulnerability. Their great joy is to parody the audience, its values and flaws. This pack of grotesque outsiders engage and parody the audience with great joy, intelligence and charm. To play as Bouffon is to celebrate paradox! They are disgusting, yet beautiful. They hate you, yet they flatter you. room with an immense pleasure to parody and to play.

In this workshop, participants will explore: connecting with the audience, parodying societal maladies and hypocrisy, creating complex physical characters, playing upon contrasts of theme and rhythm and being 100% present and captivating.

Eric Davis has won awards for Best Theatre, Most Outrageous Show, Best Solo Performance and Community Commitment as well as numerous Best of Fests. He was a lead clown for Cirque du Soleil's Iris. Eric Davis combines his training in Bouffon, clown, improvisation, Lecoq technique and dance.