The Art Of Clowning – Workshop
Clint Bolster
Booking Details
Event details
CLOWN WORKSHOP 
Get ready to embark on a joyous and fun-filled journey of self-discovery as you discover your inner clown! This workshop is perfect for students who are eager to explore the art of comedy, authenticity, and connection.
What’s On Offer?
Duration: Flexible to your needs
Suitability: Grades 7–12
Available Terms: 1–4
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Explore a Variety of Clowning Styles & Techniques:
- The Simple Clown: Embrace the beauty of simplicity in comedy.
- The Augustine Clown: Tap into mischievous and playful energy.
- The Adult Clown: Discover complexity and nuance in comedic performance.
- Character Clown: Create unique, memorable clown characters.
- Developing a Unique Character: Craft your clown persona with quirks and individuality.
- Finding the Game: Learn to spot and highlight the comedic “game” in any scene.
- Checking In & The Rule of 3: Master audience engagement and comedic timing.
- Improvisation & Audience Connection: Build skills to interact with audiences in real time.
- Building a Routine: Create cohesive, entertaining clown performances.
What You’ll Gain:
Confidence in self-expression and vulnerability
Skills in improvisation and quick thinking
The ability to craft and perform unique comedic routines
An appreciation for the art of connecting with an audience
A joyful, transformative experience that blends humour with sincerity
What Teachers Are Saying:
“This workshop brought out sides of my students I’d never seen before! They laughed, learned, and left with Confidence and a new perspective on performance.”
-Clayfield College, QLD
Key learning outcomes
Clowning
Learning Areas:
The Arts (Drama)Strands: Developing an understanding of practices Responding to and interpreting artworks, English Language for interaction.
General Capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking, Express ideas, concepts, thoughts and feelings creatively. Consider and evaluate motivations, intentions, influences and biases. Offer and receive effective feedback. Ethical Understanding. Apply skills in reasoning, empathy and imagination. Make judgements about actions and motives.
Personal and Social Capability: Initiative. Confidence. Resilience. Adaptability. Empathy.
Style/Form: Traditional and Contemporary Clowning. Shakespeare. Melodrama. Visual Theatre. Physical Comedy. Non-verbal Communication and Mime. Improvisation. Slapstick. Political Satire. Parody.
Themes and Contexts: Creativity. Imagination. Transformation. Play. Audience engagement and interaction. Role and Relationships. Status. Choices and Dramatic Form.
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About the Artist
CLINT BOLSTER is a Clown, Physical Actor, Producer and Teaching Artist based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. With over 22 years of professional experience, Clint has dedicated his career to creating original theatrical works and training artists across multiple disciplines. His original creations —HIGH TEA with BOOFF, BOLSTER & LEE: The Knock Em Downs, The Lost Balloon, and The Bubble Canteen—alongside ensemble projects such as The Mask Family, Manoeuvre, and Homunculus Theatre, are programmed widely across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. These works feature prominently at major arts festivals and in community, cultural, and educational settings, having reached a live global audience in the millions.
Clint has performed extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan—including over 900 solo shows in Japanese at Universal Studios Japan, Osaka. He has toured over 500 primary and secondary schools across Australia. Most recently, he performed in the 2022/2023 Australian tour of Slava’s Snow Show and was accepted into the Cirque du Soleil database of Clowns.
As a dedicated Teaching Artist, Clint has delivered training and masterclasses for actor training institutions and universities worldwide, including the Queensland University of Technology (QLD), Griffith University (QLD), Drama Australia (AUS), Pontio University Wales (UK), and Shakespeare4All (Hong Kong), to name a few.
A proud Queensland member and mentor for the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Clint also serves as a Board Member for Indel-Ability Arts. His extensive touring and producing credits include collaborations with Queensland Theatre, Brisbane Festival, Cairns Festival, Cluster Arts Global, and Live Nation, among many others.
For a complete list of credits, visit – https://www.clintbolster.com/performance-credits
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