Micaela Miranda
Movement | Making | Transformation
Documenting little revolutions...
Every season there are workshops in clown, advanced clown, mask, mime, heightened characters. In every workshop there are unique moments of connection that bring us to our relentless will to play, move and be moved. These unique wonderful moments are little revolutions - and sometimes we are lucky to capture them.
Click on the photos to see each workshop gallery.
Clown - Autumn 22
Playing between the Bush Theatre's Attic and the Studio, wonderfully playful clowns took over the space.
They launched a new album called "ToasT!" inspired by breakfast at the Bush where saying good morning in the night is to believe in the light. They deconstructed everything in their way and found out brilliant games with the space and the audience. In a mix of absurd minimalism, our hearts were touched with these clowns sense of discovery.
photos by @zoebirkbeckphotography
Commedia Masks - Summer 22
In the Attic at the Bush Theatre, we spent a week investigating and playing with 22 different human comedy half-masks. From mime to character physicality and the dynamic of a Commedia canvas we explored and shared at the end with a friendly audience. We met different characters some obsessed with wanting a place at the table, love, success, financial gain or just looking for a friend. Actors took pleasure in heightening these character's passions to the hilt, rediscovering who they are today - touching our hearts and guts!
photos by @lidia.crisafulli
Clown - Summer 22
The Bush theatre was invaded by wonderfully playful (and sometimes dark) clowns who took over the Attic. Their play took us to absurd worlds where people we love live in our pockets, people we hate we can radiate and someone's aunt lived in a theatre light. Borders are made of socks that are after all capitalism. Filled with absurdism, love and play, these clowns moved our laughter to places we didn't know we had.
photos by @lidia.crisafulli
Clown - Spring 22
In April 2022 at the Bush Theatre's Holloway house, a group of clowns found themselves by connecting to their relentless will to play. From clowns that wanted to be invisible, to Shakespeare and menopause - the games they found with the audience let us in on our human condition. We were forever moved.
photos by @lidia.crisafulli