SUMMER MASTERCLASS
Brown Paper Circus Masterclass
Come join Brown Paper Circus in a two-day intensive masterclass, led by Co-director David Jackson alongside BPC company members. Learn, train, and immerse yourselves in Brown Paper Circus’s creative process in this free masterclass made possible with the support of Inner West Council and Legs On The Wall.
Date: 15th and 16th of December 2018
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Legs On The Wall, Red Box, 91 Canal Rd, Lilyfield.
Applications close: 25th of November
Cost: FREE
Who is it for?
This masterclass is suitable for emerging to professional aerialists, acrobats, dancers, actors, movers, and any physical practitioners. Directors, makers, and those with an interest in circus theatre are also encouraged to participate. Circus experience not essential.
What to expect
An experiential and supportive environment where you will develop your skills in floor, aerials, physical improvisation, and devising work. Over the two days, you will be training (floor and aerials), generating content (through a range of movement-based explorations), and engaging in conversations about the nature and future of circus theatre. This is a safe, nurturing space to learn from each other, create a communal physical language, and ask questions about our practice.
The company
Brown Paper Circus is a Sydney-based circus theatre company. Founded in early 2015, they have produced four original works (‘We Are All In The Gutter’, ‘Return To Centre’, ‘Please Consider Our Neighbours’, and ‘Letters To My Unborn Child’), as well as the highly successful annual cabaret ‘Little Big Top’. With a particular interest in the intersections between circus and theatre, the ensemble strives to combine the athletic with the intellectual, using circus language to drive narrative. Their storytelling is explored through a physical state using the body and testing its limits, whilst also analysing and deconstructing the ‘trick for trick’s sake’ aspect of traditional circus. Harnessing each artist's passion and talents from a multitude of disciplines, Brown Paper Circus aims to devise work that delves into all aspects of the human experience.
Photography by Jordan Shields