Charlotte Ford

Charlotte will further her study of the theatrical genre of "clown" in Boulder, Colorado with the world-renowned clown teacher Giovanni Fusetti. Clown is a theatrical style that exaggerates a performer's own physicality and personality to create a character who makes direct contact with the audience. Charlotte has experience in clown now, but in order to teach it she feels she first must take an advanced course. She will then return to Philadelphia and work with Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey, a gifted clown teacher by observing her classes on clown at Temple University, and work with her to create a curriculum appropriate for junior and high school students at Girard College. Finally, Charlotte will teach clown to the students at Girard College, coaching each student on a road of self-awareness and acceptance through performing her/his clown.