Masterclass: Comedy Burlesque with Lauren Bok
3:30pm - 5pm
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
What To Bring
Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in.
Bring a notepad and pen
About your instructor:
Lauren Bok is an award winning stand up comedian and burlesque artist with big attitude, big energy and big face.
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. She has created 5 solo comedy shows and performed in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Perth FringeWorld and Edinburgh Fringe.
She has hosted and/or performed at Burlesque Idol, The Apprentease, Tassel Thursday, Mx Burlesque State Final Victoria, The Burlesque Showboat, The Lost Cabaret, and Cabaret Impedimedia.
She holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts/Teaching from Melbourne University and has facilitated comedy and burlesque workshops for over a decade, with a methodology in collaborative and directed play within a safe space designed to find the funny in every student.