Fun and Freedom through Clowning with Christine Lesiak

Live in the moment, laugh, and celebrate your unique Foolishness! We’ll thrive in the pleasure of presence and find the fun in failure as we tap into our greatest creative resource – PLAY. We will play games, learn a (very) brief history of clowning, discover/explore their own unique personal clowns, and practice radical self-acceptance. Suitable for all levels of experience!

Participants should expect to participate in light to moderate physical movement.

Workshop Focus for Age Group: All ages

Workshop Provider: Christine Lesiak
Christine Lesiak (she/her) is an Edmonton-based theatre artist, educator, and Artistic Director of her independent theatre company, Small Matters Productions (www.smallmatters.ca). She has co-created and performed in all 10 of Small Matters’ original works, including the multiple-Sterling award-winning production, The Spinsters (2023-25), and the interactive comedy hit, For Science! (2018-25). Christine has trained extensively in the Canadian/Pochinko style of clown, with clowning and physical theatre specialists from around the world, and has worked with hundreds of students. She was festival director of Play the Fool, Edmonton’s festival of clown theatre and physical comedy from 2017-24, and continues on as their 2025 The Rookie Cabaret program director.