What Is A ‘Bouffon’?

Based on the teach­ings of Jacques Lecoq of Paris, “Le Bouf­fon” is a clown of sorts – an intel­li­gent clown, per­haps, from the depths of our earth.

Its plea­sure is to mock and to imi­tate the absur­di­ties of the human being (we do strange things!). They get sheer joy at play­ing their opin­ions (and they tend to be exag­ger­ated in their appear­ances!) There is no limit to the expres­sions of “Le Bouffon”…

“The Buf­foon­ery Work­shop was an eye open­ing act­ing expe­ri­ence, an awak­en­ing spirit of improve­ment in my act­ing abil­ity. As an instruc­tor, Trilby Jeeves is hon­est, com­pas­sion­ate, focused and direct. She dares the actor to go beyond com­pro­mise. She, then, through buf­foon­ery decon­structs your act­ing pre­con­cep­tions and helps you find that safe place in which to explore.” ~ Dane B. McFad­hen, Van­cou­ver, Canada

Why Buf­foon­ery?

Buf­foon­ery is one of the best ways to break through a stiff, con­sci­en­tious per­for­mance to one of un-​distracted com­mit­ment. (trust me!)

You will develop a tool for cre­at­ing well-​rounded char­ac­ters with min­i­mal infor­ma­tion. (just be care­ful of where you practice!)

You will have a chance to exer­cise the whole­ness in your being from the top of your head to the tip of your toes.

And, did I men­tion “have FUN!!”? (and LAUGH!)

As well for the NON-​ACTOR, the bouf­fon pro­vides a safe place to let go, loosen up and feel free.

One of the strengths of the bouf­fon world is their sense of “gang”. There is no con­flict within their group, and their safe, trust­ing power together allows each indi­vid­ual to flour­ish. (just like a good relationship!)

For any­one who wants to release their hid­den skills & tal­ents (whether on stage or in the office), the bouf­fon tribe can help you.

The power of the bouf­fon ensem­ble can­not be undermined!

To find out more and book a work­shop designed to your needs please con­tact: Trilby Jeeves at 604−922−3744.