FOOLS PROOF
In this workshop we will expand and develop play and personal presence onstage and in everyday life. It is an opportunity to bring more awareness to the detail of our senses and perception, connecting them to our environment and one another with attuned aliveness and humour. Through a series of experiential awareness building games and exercises, we will cultivate curiosity, explore emotional and expressive range, loosen our perceptions, and practice the bravery of sharing our willingness and openness. Through following the body and our impulses, we can be in delight with the discovery of the moment.
Whats so funny?!?!
WE ARE!!
In this workshop we will:
*Laugh A LOT
*Practice emotional range in order to widen possibilities of freedom with agency
*Practice simplicity to find availability, honesty and detail in what is funny
*Explore extension of impulse to become familiar with the edges of what is possible
*Work with tempo, rhythm, space, tensegrity, shape, and form to gain agency in the body as a tool
*Work with our experience and innocence and where they intersect
*Discover by witnessing and practicing what generates laughter
*Widen tools and possibilities for generating content and inspiration
*Practice comfort in the unknown
Nayana has studied with : David MacMurray Smith, Deanna Fleysher, John Turner, Jon Davison, Jan Henderson, Peter Bingham, Chris Aiken, Ruth Zaporah, Giovanni Fusetti, and many more. Nayana has been teaching for over a decade both internationally and throughout Canada.
Nayana brings her experience from the stage, the studio, from life, collaborations, studies, and from her life long somatic inquiries.
TESTIMONIALS:
“I genuinely cannot speak highly enough of working with Nayana. What she creates is more than just clowning — it is a container through which you can see your life and the world in a new way (which includes a lot of laughing). If you’re on the fence about doing this workshop, I encourage anyone and everyone to take the leap. You won’t regret it. “
-Student
"I felt seen, safe, and supported. I found her to be flexible,
kind, honest, and a master of her craft."
-Megan Hyslop PHD
"It was exciting to see her passion and experience transfer into meaningful and direct lessons and opportunities.
Nayana was able to facilitate very strong and playful solo, small group and ensemble work built on awareness, listening and responsiveness."
Jason Donaldson Gulf Islands School of performing arts
“Nayana has the super power to interrupt your imaginary world without shutting you down. She can see the world you're in, or trying to get to, and give the right prompts to help you delve deeper into it and share it with others”. -Doreanna -Student
Nayana listens so well to the attendees and navigates different backgrounds, approaches, wants and needs calmly and skillfully. She demonstrates the techniques with an immediate ease that demonstrates a real depth of experience. She makes people feel comfortable enough to try things beyond their boundary without pushing anyone over the edge. It was a pleasure to learn from her in the space she created.
Rob Teszka - Magician/Student