(Workshop) CLOWNING with Funmi Adejobi

CLOWNING - CLOWN 101 with Funmi Adejobi

An energetic introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary clown with Funmi Adejobi.

Through games, improvisation and physical play, participants will explore what makes them uniquely funny, develop a stronger connection with the audience and discover how failure, vulnerability and pleasure can become powerful tools for performance.

Designed as an accessible introduction to clown, the workshop encourages participants to get out of their heads, follow their impulses, take ridiculous risks and discover the comedy already present in the room.

ABOUT FUNMI

Born and raised in new York city, Funmi Adejobi is a Nigerian-American clown and writer. She plays on stages all over NewYork solo and with her clown troupe, Lovely Day. She's studied with Tallie Medel, Carlo Jacucci and others, and has studied at école Philipe Gaulier, the Brooklyn Comedy Collective and the Pandemonium Studio. In January 2025 she debuted her first solo clown show, fish, directed by Chris Manley, which had a 21-show and 3-show run at Edinburgh Fringe and Philly fringe festival in 2025. With her work, Funmi mostly aims to have a silly goofy time.

Read more about Funmi in Womanly Magazine here.​