What if a single gesture could bring a character to life?

Zani Clown and Comedy School is delighted to welcome Jean-François Gilède for a day exploring the meeting point of contemporary dance and clowning. Having completed our clowning levels 1 and 2, Jean-François returns to share tools from the creative process behind his solo Rouge à l’âme.

Through physical exploration, improvisation, and transformation, you’ll discover different approaches to movement, presence, and play. Particular attention will be given to creating character through dance: how can the body, gesture, gaze, rhythm, and imagination bring a distinctive figure to life?

Throughout the day, you’ll explore movement as a starting point for creation, experiment with gesture and rhythm, and expand your physical vocabulary. Between dance, absurdity, and poetry, make room for the unexpected. Bring your curiosity: your next character might be waiting in a movement you haven’t tried yet.

ABOUT JEAN-FRANÇOIS
Originally from Toulouse, Jean-François Gilède is an interdisciplinary artist whose work brings together theatre, clowning, and contemporary dance. His training has taken him through France and Quebec, including the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal.

December 14, 2026 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Zani School — 911 Jean Talon East, Suite 220, Montréal
$60 | Maximum 15 participants | Ages 18+
Workshop taught in French and English.