Find your funny on stage! Burlesque includes elements of parody, pantomime, and vaudevillian vibes, so come and learn new skills to explore your silly side. Blend tease and comedic timing to get your audiences laughing as well as panting!
Skills covered:
- breaking down your onstage fears to become sillier and more confident
- clowning exercises to find funny moments
- basic joke structures useful for burlesque acts
- frameworks for creating comedic burlesque acts
Please note this is a live in-person Workshop located in our Richmond Studio. Class numbers will be capped.
About Lauren Bok:
Lauren Bok is an award winning comedian with big energy and big face. She does stand up, burlesque, mimes and silly voices all at the same time.
Nominated for the Golden Gibbo at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2019, she has been described as 'jaw-achingly brilliant' by The Music and 'a joy to watch' by the Herald Sun.
Lauren regularly hosts the Burlesque Showboat, has performed at Burlesque Idol, Tassel Thursday and the Maison Burlesque Solo Showcase. She has created 5 solo comedy shows and performed in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Perth FringeWorld and Edinburgh Fringe. She also is the co-founder of Gaggle, a workshop collective to teach skills to new performers to create more diverse stages