This class is limited to 12 students.

You’ve started getting laughs as a clown but now how do you do it 6 days a week and twice on Saturdays for an audience that’s never even heard of clowning? In this class we’ll take the skills you learned in Clown 1 and 2 honing your clown persona and learn to create working acts as part of a fully realized show, collaboratively created by the ensemble.

How does your clown solve a problem? How do you work as a company? What's the world you're going to set up with lots of clowns?

You will further build your clown character by finding a costume that makes you look and feel stupid and start creating material by finding your own stupid clown logic. We’ll also explore “le jeu” and status in clown duos and trios, as well as building a thematic world that ties the whole show together. Come to class with ideas, costumes, props or anything that ignites your imagination. Students should be prepared to rehearse as they would in a professional ensemble process - with homework prepped outside of class and attending classes and the tech rehearsal on-time and present.

This class culminates in two class shows on the Eris MainStage

Prerequisite: Clown Level 2 at BCC or similar experience.

7-Week Class: Sundays, 12:00 - 3:00 PM, January 12th - February 23rd

• Note: Class may end between 2:30-3:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.

Where: The BCC Pig Pen (144 Boerum Street)

Tech Rehearsal: Sunday, February 23rd. 2025. 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Eris MainStage

Class Show: Sunday. February 23rd, 2025. 7:00pm. Eris MainStage.

Class Show: Sunday. March 2nd, 2025. 8:30pm. Eris MainStage.

Teacher: Tallie Medel

Bio:

Tallie Medel (all pronouns) is a multidisciplinary performer and educator in New York City. Medel is one third of Cocoon Central Dance Team alongside Sunita Mani and Eleanore Pienta. Recent work includes the role of Becky in A24’s EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE which makes them very happy. Tallie's from Alaska and has big, juicy eyeballs. They're also a gif.

Testimonials:

Tallie is the best teacher I could ask for. Everything they did I internalized and was able to hit a higher mark in the scenes and shows following. If they have a class it is not to be missed!

I loved my clown class with Tallie! I felt encouraged to be silly, to be ridiculous, and to experiment with new things.

I learned how to be more vulnerable, more physical, more present, and how to be your most clown self on stage.

If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.