A Note Regarding Covid-19
Celebration Barn requires all students, instructors, and staff to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 in order to attend in-person workshops during the summer of 2022. Upon arrival , all participants will be required to take an antigen test for Covid-19 (at no cost) and receive a negative result in order to participate and reside at the Barn. Visit General Info for our complete health & safety guidelines.
Retreat with the Show Doctor
Led by Robert Post
June 5 – June 11
Radiate with originality and polish. Collaborate with the “Show Doctor” Robert Post to take your craft to the next level.
Mime
Led by Dean Evans
June 12 – June 18
Expand your range of movement and learn to embody your creative expression with exacting precision.
Encompass Collective Summer Retreat
Led by Ato Blankson-Wood, Jenelle Chu, and Sohina Sidhu
June 19 – June 25
Join Encompass Collective for five days of rigorous actors training for emerging BIPOC artists.
Spymonkey’s Creating Clown Material
Led by Aitor Basauri
June 26 – July 2
Open your creative toolbox! Learn to develop the seed of an idea by applying advanced techniques from comic writing, character development, dramatic structure, musicality, and physicality.
Bouffon: Dare to Mock
Led by Aitor Basauri
July 3 – July 9
Heighten your sense of play in this grotesque, forbidden, and dangerous world in which the Bouffon lives to provoke the audience without losing their love.
Principles of Eccentric Performance: Level 1
Led by Avner Eisenberg
July 10 – July 16
Discover the heart of clowning as you learn to build rapport with audiences and unleash your personal Eccentric Performer.
Principles of Eccentric Performance: Level 2
Led by Avner Eisenberg
July 17 – July 23
Deepen your understanding of the Eccentric Principles in this continuation of the work begun in the Level 1 workshop by exploring new forms and developing your own work.
Embodied Writing
Led by Michael Breslin and Patrick of Foley of Fake Friends
July 31 – August 6
Members from the Pulitzer Prize Finalists Fake Friends invite you into their process of creating original work.
Celebrate Your Ridiculousness!
Led by Shannan Calcutt
August 14 – August 20
Make a fool of yourself and enjoy it! Discover the freedom and joy that comes when you embrace your clown—your true authentic self—and celebrate your ridiculousness!
Even More Ridiculousness!
Led by Shannan Calcutt
August 21 – August 27
For those who have already celebrated their ridiculousness, this is Even More Ridiculous!