RESTORATIVE PLAY WORKSHOP at NORTH PORTLAND YOGA
This all levels workshop offers participants an opportunity to explore their inner clown within a safe container. There will be group work, individual work, and tiny mask work. Guidance, direction, and feedback will be provided to all participants. We will bring greater awareness to the space, generate heat with our bodies, and tap into altered states. There will be suspended moments of restoration, integration, and contemplative thought.
As a collective, we will be elevating our stupidity, studying each other's movements, and playing the roles of observer and observed. Careful attention will be made as we begin to define character. You'll walk away with a greater somatic understanding of yourself and foster ways in which you can incorporate more play into your life outside of the studio. Our artistic climates are changing seemingly rapid, and there has never been more relevance to the vulnerability and self-effacement of the fool.
No performance or clown experience is required. Curiosity and risk are key. Inclusively is a must. Come in loose comfy clothing, braless if you will, wear solid colors, and avoid wearing logos. Bring a snack, journal, and water.
Saturday #1 will focus on foundation work.
Saturday #2 will fine tune your sense of play and hone in on character work.
We will meet for two Saturdays in March (14th and 21st) from 2-5pm. Please register online. The cost for the series is $40 (for 6 hours total). It is recommended that folx attend both Saturday workshops. If you can only do one, have specific needs, or sliding scale requests, please reach out in advance. Maximum capacity is 12 participants.
*Accessibility; the space has one step down into the studio. Unfortunately there is not a ramp.
From the Instructor Kelly Nesbitt
Kelly’s experience spans 20 years in performance, clowning, and healthcare. Kelly is interested in the intersection between play and healing, practice and technique. Kelly has been studying under the master multidisciplinary fool Giovanni Fusetti and incorporates play into their teachings as an Occupational Therapist. Kelly’s credits their greatest teacher of all play to their little doggie companion, Rosie.