ART OF THE INVISIBLE CLOWN Inside theatre with Mikhail Usov

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Expired Art of Improvisation

IC Institute Online, 9036 Winding way, Oregon House, California, United States

Feb. 05, 2022

Expired Three Magic Buttons Marathon Online Clown Workshop

Jan. 24, 2022 – Jan. 26, 2022

Expired THE SOURCE OF YOUR INSPIRATION

Mar. 21, 2021 – Mar. 21, 2021

Expired Art of Improvisation

Nov. 30, -0001 – Feb. 10, 2023

Expired THE GREAT ESCAPE

Nov. 30, -0001 – May 07, 2025

About

Mikhail Usov has been entertaining audiences since 1983.

In 2009 Mikhail Usov joined Cirque du Soleil to work with writer and director Robert Lepage of Canada; he created a new character called “Fisherman” and performed for Cirque du Soleil’s Totem from its premier in 2010 until 2019. The character will continue to be performed by other artists, with Mikhail as a creator.

From the age of 16, Mikhail has been performing professionally. At 23, he graduated from the prestigious Moscow clown school in Izmaylovo. Soon after graduation, he co-founded MIKOS, which earned the Silver Prize at the 1st International Clown Festival in Moscow. MIKOS performed across Russia and Europe for fourteen years with Mikhail as a creator and principle performer.

Mikhail Usov act with mannequin
As a clown in Europe Mikhail has performed for Wintergarten Variete in Berlin; Tiger Palast in Frankfurt-on Main; GOP-Group, Prinzregentheater in München; Friedrichbau Stuttgart, and Cirque du Soleil. Mikhail wrote two shows: Panopticum and Stadt der Träume (A City of Dreams). Both proved to be a commercial success in Germany with sold out shows for 18 months.

Mikhail won a silver medal at the The World Festival of the Circus of Tomorrow (Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain) with Cirque D’HIVER BOUGLIONE in 1995. And in July 1999 a gold medal at the International Clown Festival in Ostend, Belgium.

Mikhail performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Patrick Sebastian and Le Plus Grand Cabaret De Monde on TV5 in France. On German TV, he has appeared on Star in der Manege on TV ARD and ZDF, and ARTE during the Traumtänzer Festival. Mikahil has been featured on BBC London, National TV China, TV in Croatia, and with the Circo Massimo, which creates circus performances to be broadcast across Italy and Europe. Mikhail has also, on three occasions, had the honor of performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Mikhail Usov has the distinction of working along side many creative people in the performing arts such as Robert Lepage (Canada), David Scheiner (USA), Tereza Durova (Russia), Anatoliy Zalevsky (Ukraine)

When Mikhail is not on tour, he lives in California with his family.
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Art of the Invisible Clown: Timing, Character, and State of the Invisible Clown (3 month Training)

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Mikhail Usov provide Online individual Workshops and in small group Seminars.
In the Institute, Mikhail shares his unique methods with his students.
ZOOM courses - live with Mikhail Usov

Mikhail Usov, International Author, Performer, Artistic Creator Cirque du Soleil guides you through his latest Ten Lesson series.

Each Lesson includes step-by-step exercises proven to change your relationship to audiences.
Build your charisma and discover the magic of influence.

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Art of the Clown Timing, Character, and State of the Invisible Clown

Intensive Courses

How not to be a "clown", How to create a professional Clown character, How to create a professional Clown act with Synopsis of the Clown act, How to be funny, convincing regardless of external circumstances, How to perform to the public, How to present and sell your Clown acts. The Art of the Clown Workshop focuses on exploring three main elements that fuel discovery and creation of a clown and their antics: timing, character and state. Participants will learn about the use of gags, pauses, and silence, as well as clown make-up, costume, and props. Furthermore, participants will be led into notions of alogism and the four levels of comedy. At the start of this Workshop, you will find yourself in a clown’s hideaway. Here you will be exposed to a little bit of theory and a lot of practice. You will learn the laws by which clowns live, as well as some of their secrets. This knowledge will guide you towards a character of your very own. When you complete this Workshop, you will be guided through the creation of a routine. Mikhail Usov workshop Mikhail’s Art of the Clown Workshop has had great success in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Vancouver, and more. He has held workshops for students of theater, professional actors, professional clowns, and people who are just becoming interested in the art of clowning. Even artists of Cirque du Soleil attend his Workshops. Workshops The workshop is educational for professional artists, team building for groups, and even for personal introspection. To be a Clown means to change yourself everyday, and so this workshop is also about human aspirations.

Art of Improvisation (Small Group - 12 Sessions)

Certificate Programs

The current small group 12-week In this series of lessons, you will learn how improvisation really works and where it comes from. You will find out what is important to pay attention to, and what you don't need to waste your time on. How do you learn to improvise? How do you quickly, elegantly respond to unexpected situations and challenges? How do you get away with it? How do you get profit from any circumstance? How do you make a solution out of a problem? Improvisation (unexpected, sudden). Have you heard the saying that the best improvisation is premeditated and rehearsed? Let's think about the many examples of improvisation by musicians. Especially jazz musicians. Imagine if a pianist could not play the piano. First, he would not be a musician, and second, he would not be able to improvise. First, he needs to become a musician. Then, he needs to learn to play well. Only after that will he be able to improvise. We use these same rules in any business or practice. Let's say we have learned our business well. The next step is to learn how to be spontaneous, unexpected, sudden, or, in other words, how to improvise. Professional clowns know the secrets of the art of improvisation better than anyone else. Especially street clowns. The street clown must react to whatever happens with pedestrians, cars, animals, or objects, such as a wind-blown package. A clown should be a good improviser. But this is not all. The clown should organize the space, so that from a small part of the street or square, from the gray, boring asphalt, a stage appears. Ordinary pedestrians and onlookers would turn into his audience. He would become an artist for them. The earnings of a street artist depend on this. That is, in other words, the street clown is not only a clown, but also the seller of his jokes and ideas. The street clown is not only for the audience who come to see him perform, but also for ordinary passersby. At every performance, clowns come face to face with improvisation. The success of a clown depends on the ability to improvise. The real clown is always improvising, no matter what happens. How will the online Course go? 1. The Course is designed for 3 months with 12 Lessons. 2. The Course Meeting is every week - one lesson for 90 minutes 3. Online Learning will be on the Zoom system (with sessions recorded so that you can review).

NEW! Art of TRANSFORMATION (Small Group - 12 Sessions)

Certificate Programs

Everyone knows how difficult it is for an artist to reincarnate into another role. For example, how do you instantly be transformed into the famous King Lear or instantly become the real Don Quixote? How do you instantly transform yourself into your neighbor or into a Super Man? How do you transform quickly from a servant to a queen, to a princess, to a maid, or to a hairdresser? How do you instantly, in front of an audience or in public, turn from a young man into an old man or from an old man into a young man ? How do you find your clown? With the help of my system — developed after years of experimenting with my Invisible Clown method, we will very quickly answer all these questions and learn the Art of Transformation. The success of a clown depends on the ability to transform. How will the online Course go? 1. The Course is designed for 3 months with 12 Lessons. 2. The Course Meeting is every week - one lesson for 90 minutes 3. Online Learning will be on the Zoom system (with sessions recorded so that you can review).

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