21 Jun12 Jul 25

CAL DE CABARET X HVP WORKSHOPS

TBC

Time: 13:00 - 17:00

Dates: 21 Jun - 12 Jul 25

Location: TBC

Cost: Free

Age: 18+

Cal-De-Cabaret X Happy Valley Pride present 4 free workshops.

In cabaret ANYTHING can be an act! Cal De Cabaret and Happy Valley Pride team up to offer a series of FREE workshops!

Participants from the workshops will be invited to apply to be part of our Summer Showcase Megamix at The Trades Club on the 23rd July, part of Happy Valley Pride festival.

You can sign up for one, two or all of the workshops:

WORKSHOP 4, SATURDAY 12TH JULY:

PLAY ABOUT WITH CLOWN, cabaret & drag with Ella The Great.

BOOK HERE!

workshop Aims:

Play for Performance . visual storytelling with Ella The Great

Introduction to circus clown

Involving spinning plates, juggling and the "highest tightrope on the ground" ; circus fun and games .

Subjects include- The Joy in discovery, audience rapport ,character and the pleasure to share.

This is a space for celebrating imagination and play with collaboration at the centre.

- Remember when you're having fun, the audience will as well.

Ella The Great is an international trailblazing clown and drag artist based in the UK.

Ella "lights up the stage" (Scotsman) celebrating the craft of clown from the heart, inviting audiences into a world of wonder, where no two encounters are the same.

From beautiful silent clown to dynamic stand-up stilt walking, Ella specialises in playful, subversive acts with quick and lasting charm.

Ella The Great's first solo show "pomp and cirque-stance No 3.1" with the enchanting drag king Richard Melanin the Third (who has featured in The Guardian and New York Times Magazine) has previewed at Soho Theatre, Jackson's Lane and Brighton Fringe Spiegeltent.

Sharing magic and laughter to audiences of all ages.

Ella's recent projects include movement direction for stage, clown and cabaret ,working with artists and companies with over 20 years experience in circus theatre .

Ella has shared " The Joy in Discovery " play for performance and "visual story telling "workshops with Artsadmin, Quiplash, Rose Bruford ,Albert and friends instant circus, And circus, The Flying Seagulls project, Jacksons Lane Outreach and The International Centre for Circus Arts...

“Join the magic share the laughter “Ella The Great

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