JULIA MASLI
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Creation of a new theatre show exploring problems facing humanity today and attempting to solve them, by an award-winning Estonian clown Julia Masli.
"maestro of the art form" Guardian
"a gift for physical comedy" Telegraph
directed by performance artist Kim Noble.
Ouch - video of work in progress sharing:
Sound draft created by sound designer for this project - Alessio Festuccia
combining problems of audience members across various work in development sharings:
Audience feedback from Ouch work in progress shows where clown solves problems:
Viggo Venn
Clown consultant
Julia Masli
Clown
Winner: Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality
Winner: Telegraph's Best Sad Clown Award
Nominee: Off West End Theatre Award
Nominee: Vault Festival Comedy Breakthrough Award
Kim Noble
Director
Winner: Total Theatre Award
Winner: Best Newcomer Perrier Award
Winner: Chortle Award for innovation in comedy
Tom Green at Counterpoint Arts is overseeing the outreach element of the show and connecting Julia with relevant partners.
Emily Smith at Odd Arts is collaborating with Julia to deliver performances for communities struggling with mental health.
Mark Watson & Lianne Coop are producing the show. They are booking a tour for Spring 2023
Elena Dawson
Dror Shohet
Daniel Carter - Brennan
Costume Designer
Poetic and conceptual, Elena reveals the vulnerable spirit of the garments. Elena works from a dress form and sculpts everything by hand - designing and constructing using natural fabrics.
Videographer
Dror Shohet is an independent filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist based in London. Dror is the recipient of several prizes in the field of art and cinema, including The Israeli Film Council’s Young Filmmaker Award
Dror made the trailer for Julia's first Arts Council funded solo clown show CHOOSH!
Lighting Designer
His most notably reviewed work is Haley McGee’s Age Is A Feeling and Liz Kingsman’s One Woman Show, receiving 5 stars across the board, a Dave Comedy Award nomination (Best Show), a West-End transfer, travelling to The Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Comedy Festival and New York. Age Is A Feeling and One Woman Show have recently been nominated for Oliviers.
Alessio Festuccia
Ester Mejibovski
Andy Hollingworth
Sound Designer
Over 7 years of experience in Film & TV with a strong skillset in creative sound design, as well as immersive audiovisual projects.
Graphic Designer
Ester creates playful narratives through graphics. She is a Senior Designer at Dazed & Confused Magazine
Photographer
Hollingworth's photographs are included in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery.
Andy's portfolio includes portraits of Steve Martin, Jo Brand, Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard, Rowan Atkinson.
Julia works with Counterpoint Arts to bring clowning to communities who face access barriers. As part of her previous project CHOOSH!, supported by Arts Council, Julia delivered workshops for refugee and migrant groups.
Julia will continue working with Counterpoint Arts, as well as Odd Arts and Entelechy Arts to bring performances to young refugees, older people and people struggling with mental health.
