7-11 April 2025
10.30am – 4.30 pm
Cost 495E
Address to be confirmed
Led by Aitor Basauri, Spymonkey Co-Artistic Director
Suitable for all levels of experience, from novice to seasoned professional.
Please complete the application form & the diversity form. You will be contacted to confirm whether you have a place. If you have any questions please email Khai at education@spymonkey.co.uk
What is it that makes you as a performer uniquely funny? How do you share that brilliant, special ridiculousness with an audience so that they are helpless with laughter?
In this 5-day introduction to Spymonkey Clown we will focus on how to identify and develop that particular quality of Funny that is special to you, and only you.
You will be supported to develop these comedic skills in a safe, fun and laughter-filled environment. This positive group dynamic will allow you focus on identifying and trusting your best impulses, taking risks, being adventurous, generous and honest as a performer. In this highly enjoyable workshop we will play games and exercises, developing trust and complicity with the group. You will find the pleasure in your own ridiculousness, stay optimistic, discover your comedy gold, and get ready to laugh until your face hurts.
We will share many of the methods that Spymonkey have found essential over the years in creating Theatre of the Funny: physical games, improvisational games, status exercises, physical comedy routines, chorus exercises and parody.
The course will be taught in both English and Spanish.
This is an optional Surfing Lesson package which will run alongside the workshop.
Surf lessons will take place in the mornings with the workshop running afterwards.
Please note that this package is a partnership with an external company at Bilbao called Aloka Surf https://www.alokasurf.com/en/
Accommodation will be a shared housing at Sopela House
https://www.bedandbreakfast.eu/en/a/zkZjsuUKbvR1/aloka-rooms-sopela
If you would like to take up the accommodation and surfing package, please email us at education@spymonkey.co.uk so that we can discuss options available.
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[SPANISH TRANSLATION]
Dirigido por Aitor Basauri, Co-Director Artístico de Spymonkey
Rellena el formulario de inscripción y el formulario de diversidad. Nos pondremos en contacto contigo para confirmar si tienes plaza. Si tienes alguna pregunta, envía un correo electrónico a Khai a education@spymonkey.co.uk
Hacer payasos en el escenario se mueve entre la épica del héroe trágico y la intimidad del artista de vodevil. Por eso, sacar a relucir nuestro payaso, el personaje idiota que todos llevamos dentro, la estupidez profunda que nos define como seres humanos es un trabajo no solo muy difícil sino casi imposible.
En la clase de payaso con Aitor, aprenderás a descubrir lo que te hace gracioso y a ponerlo en práctica con las risas del público. Aitor te apoyará para desarrollar tus habilidades cómicas en un entorno seguro, divertido y lleno de risas. Esta dinámica de grupo positiva te permitirá centrarte en identificar y confiar en tus mejores impulsos, asumir riesgos, ser aventurero, generoso y honesto como intérprete. En el taller realizaremos juegos y ejercicios, desarrollando la confianza y la complicidad con el grupo. Encontraremos placer en tu propia ridiculez, te mantendrás optimista, descubrirás tu humor genuino
En este curso de 5 días trabajaremos el “Payaso Spymonkey” nos centraremos en cómo identificar y desarrollar esa cualidad particular de “Gracioso” que es especial en ti, y sólo en ti.
Y nos reiremos todos juntos unos de otros sin parar con el descubrimiento de nuestro yo estúpido más auténtico, el que no se parece a nadie más que a nosotros mismos. Es el contacto con ese YO RIDÍCULO el que nos hace más libres en el escenario.
Compartiremos muchos de los métodos que Spymonkey ha encontrado esenciales a lo largo de los años en la creación de Teatro Divertido: juegos físicos, juegos de improvisación, ejercicios de estado, rutinas de comedia física, ejercicios de coro y sketches. El curso se impartirá tanto en inglés como en español.
We have 2 bursary places available for this workshop.
If applying for this bursary is not accessible for you and you’d like to apply in another way (Video or Audio Application), or if you need any support please email education@spymonkey.co.uk.
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Hay plazas de beca disponibles para este curso y las solicitudes de beca están abiertas (fecha límite 3 de marzo de 2025).
Deadline: Mar 03, 2025
Bursary applications are Open.
Click here to apply!Bursary Outcome Date: Mar 19, 2025
For more information about our bursaries, please click here.
Founder, co-creator and performer of all Spymonkey shows to date. Performed in The Servant of Two Masters at Sheffield Crucible (1996), Axomate at the Seville Expo (1992), Eulenspiegel (1991) and in Karl’s Kuhne Gassenchau’s Grand Paradis and Stau in Zurich (1997 and 1998). Director of Little Prince for Donkey Productions (1997), Un Vento Impetuoso for La Canoppia (1996) and Meci Y Me Fui for Pez Enraya ( 1997). In 1999 he appeared in Circus Knie, the Swiss State Circus, and in 2000 formed his own company Punto Fijo, based in Bilbao. Appeared in Cirque Images’ 2003 series Solstrom for Bravo Cable Network. Appeared in Bertold Brecht’s Senor Carrera’s Rifles at the Young Vic, directed by Paul Hunter (2007).
Directing credits include: ‘Lily & Marlene’ for La Dinamica (Spain 2015); ’Looking for Duende’ for Teatro Entre Escombros (Spain 2015); ’Hondycops’ for Squadra Sua (Czech Republic 2015); ’Ferucchio Peru is Extraordinaire’ for Leebo Luby (UK 2015); Manifest Destiny (New York 2015); Fabulous Bäckström Brothers (Finland 2014); Entre Escobros ‘600 Teatro’ (Spain 2014); ‘Gloriator’ for Skipstick Productions (London 2013); ‘NMIIDP’ Simone Riccio, (London 2013); ‘Herr Ist Immer Der Natur’ for Die Drei Auf Den Baum (Berlin 2012); ‘Discombobulated’ for Publick Transport (Bristol & UK tour, 2011); ‘Ramshackadelicious’ (Bristol 2011); ‘Shake’ for The Last Baguette (Switzerland 2010). Director of physical comedy for Chichester Festival Theatre’s ‘Mack & Mabel’ (2015) starring Michael Ball. Co-director of Orpheus in the Underworld at Vienna Volksoper operahouse which opens in 2023.
Aitor is an acclaimed teacher of clown, regularly holding Spymonkey masterclasses in London, New York, Berlin, Los Angeles and around the world, and for the Clown Doctors organisation in Germany, Austria and France.
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