January 27, 2023
Face the winter woes with a workshop from MCLA Arts & Culture through contemporary improv and clowning techniques with instructor David Lane.
This workshop is open to actors, dancers, artists, dreamers, teachers, learners, and anyone with a willing spirit, age 17 and up. The series starts on Saturday, Feb. 4 and will run each Saturday throughout the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MCLA Art Lab.
It is free and open to the public, however, space is limited and each class builds on the last. Registration can be found at https://bit.ly/3WAoU9T.
The objective is to be playful with physical exploration of classic red-nose clowning and plunge into the humorous side of what makes people human. Key areas of skill development: intellect, empathy, and vulnerability — which will be employed to conjure situations on the fly, and tackle subjects both silly and serious, braving a path through human folly and fallibility.
Warm socks and clothing for expressive movement are encouraged. The class will culminate in an open session for invited guests and the public on Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m.
The MCLA Art Lab is located at 49 Main St. in North Adams.
About MAC
MCLA Arts & Culture (MAC) is MCLA’s newly expanded arts programming arm. MAC serves
as the nexus for internal and external partnerships to create engaging and equity-focused
projects that encourage public arts participation, as well as the investigation of
arts-based pedagogy that can reshape institutional practices. MAC (formerly known
as BCRC, the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center) functions as a hub that supports
interdisciplinary approaches to education, social justice, and academic research across
MCLA’s campus. MAC supports the expansion of MCLA programming to include: faculty
opportunities for interdisciplinary curriculum development; interdisciplinary faculty
and student social justice research; arts and culture symposia and workshops; internships
for underrepresented student communities; and the development of an open-access archive
that includes documented community arts projects and support tools that other college
campuses and communities can use and apply to fit their needs.
About MCLA
At MCLA, we’re here for all — and focused on each — of our students. Classes are taught
by educators who care deeply about teaching, and about seeing their students thrive
on every level of their lives. In nearly every way possible, the experience at MCLA
is designed to elevate our students as individuals, leaders, and communicators, fully
empowered to make their impressions on the world. In addition to our 128-year commitment
to public education, we have fortified our commitment to equitable academic excellence.
For 10 of the last 12 years, MCLA has been named a Top Ten College by U.S. News and
World Report. MCLA also appears on the organization’s list of top National Public
Liberal Arts Colleges. Since the list was created, MCLA has risen to #33 as a Top
Performer on Social Mobility and ranks first among all Massachusetts liberal arts
schools, which measures how well schools graduate students who receive Federal Pell
Grants. Learn more at www.mcla.edu
