Workshops
I offer clown classes, physical comedy intensives, ideation labs and bit builders in Denver, Colorado.
My offerings are geared towards working artist looking to take clown classes or community members looking for unique, play-based team building workshops in Denver.
I specialize in helping people (from actors to co-workers) drop their masks and find the joy in safe risk-taking.
Explore my upcoming training for artists or book a custom private workshop for your team below.
[For information on directing and devising, visit my directing page.]
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Clowning for team-building & corporate workshops
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Corporate clown workshops: serious play for modern teams 🤡
Think of a corporate clown workshop as the ultimate, sophisticated play date for your workplace.
You’ll get all the best parts of indoor recess, redesigned for adults.
I offer custom corporate clowning workshops that use the principles of physical comedy and modern clown to help teams move past the professional front and into a space of genuine human connection.
Whether you’re a team of proud weirdos, a crew of low-key normies, or a chaotic mix of both, this is about rediscovering how to collaborate without the ego. I customize every session to fit your specific group’s personality. When we chat, I’ll get a sense of your team’s vibe so the activities feel like a stretch, and not a stress.
There’s no performing experience required. This is a play date, not a comedy class. You can all to take off the expert masks for a day, embrace the beauty of failing safely, and find out what happens when you and your coworkers actually play together.
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Why book a clown workshop for your co-workers?
Radical Authenticity: Drop the polite small talk and connect as humans.
Creative Resilience: Learn to bounce back from the mess of collaboration with a sense of humor.
A Brave, Inclusive Space: My workshops are queer-friendly, consent-forward, and built on the idea that everyone has an inner child worth hanging out with.
It’s Not That Serious! If the idea of telling your coworkers, "We’ve got a clown workshop coming up, y’all!" makes you grin, then this is probably a perfect fit.
Balloon Animals: Each participant can go home with a balloon animal they’ve made at the workshop.
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Your team isn’t required to be funny and “on”. Just be here. I can’t stress enough: a clown workshop at work isn’t a comedy show you’re putting on with your co-workers.
It’s a space to take a break to play and rediscover how to collaborate without worrying about if ideas are good or bad.
No one will be put on the spot to perform. No one is ever forced into the “center” or put on the spot.
There’s a designated chill zone. At every workshop, there’s a dedicated “Time Out” space. If anyone needs to step away to recharge, get centered, or just take a breather, there’s always a space to take a break.
Boundaries are respect are central to the work. We focus on grounded, authentic play that respects everyone's boundaries and social batteries.
I serve teams in Denver, Boulder, and across the Front Range. Available for travel for national retreats upon request.
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Clowning for artists & performers
Clown & devising classes: training for the modern performer in Colorado 🤡
Learn the architecture of play from Alice Gillette, one of the artists making Denver an “incubator for new work” in alt‑comedy.
My hands‑on clowning intensives are designed for:
beginners discovering their voice
stand‑ups itching to get weirder
improvisers wanting to take more risks, and…
clowns looking to deepen their devising practices.
I teach with a consent‑forward and joy-focused approach to building immersive comedy and physical theater.
Whether you’re sharpening a new set or developing a full-length solo show, my workshops help you create work that is authentic, vulnerable, and irresistible to audiences.
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Find your characters through your body and your choices. We move past “trying to be funny” and focus on the joy of physical discovery. By making bold physical choices, you’ll find that the “funny” emerges naturally from your own authentic pleasure.
You’ll access the power of being seen. My philosophy is I help you see you by seeing you. This is about finding the irresistible parts of your own personality and heightening them into the work you’re trying to make (comedy, clown high-concept performance art.)
Get unstuck. This is the perfect space if you’re feeling uninspired. My past students have described working with me as “inspiration in a bottle”. I use non-illusory theater techniques to strip away the ego and get back to the core of why you love to play.
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I think of my classes as a creative practice rather than a race to a finish line. Our goal is to sink into the methodology and refine core principles of clown that offer new layers of discovery every time you use them.
Like any physical skill, these tools require ongoing conditioning. The more you show up to the work, the more instinctive and sharp your performance becomes. Come as you are, and let the work meet you where you're at.
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My classes and workshops are designed to stretch your creativity. Even for experienced performers, we will be isolating specific creative muscles and exploring a different type of play. Our goal is to challenge your existing habits, but I want you to prioritize self-regulation above all else.
It’s normal to hit a wall or feel a flop or some failure coming on. When that happens, it’s a good thing. It’s a signal that some good discoveries are living and breathing inside of you.
I always want you to do what’s best for you in the moment. If you’re feeling like you’re pushing past your point of resilience, let me know and we’ll recalibrate. Your well-being and longevity as a performer (and human) always come first.
Alice Gillette teaches clown classes in Denver, Boulder, and across the Front Range. Available for travel for teaching abroad and nationally upon request.
Upcoming workshops
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Modern Clown: Alt-Comedy Lab
Tuesdays, 3/17/26 to 4/21/2026
Alice Gillette is bringing her Modern Clown: Alt-Comedy Lab to Rise Comedy in Denver, Colorado.
Developed after Alice spent three months performing in the Los Angeles scene, this class is designed to help you tap into a more personal, absurd, and interactive style of performance.
Clown class descriptions
Clown Level 1: Finding Your Clown
Study modern clown fundamentals and discover your inner clown by tapping into the parts of you onstage that are honest, ridiculous and deeply human.
This is a space where we take risks, bomb joyfully and find brilliance in the mess. Learn stage presence, build a shared clown vocabulary and craft an absurdly meaningful bit.
Location: Chaos Bloom Theater, Denver, Colorado
When: TBD
Clown Level 2: Building the World
We’ll expand on the foundations of Level 1 and devise new work using clown logic, status dynamics and emotional heightening.
You’ll develop a workshopped piece that’s deeply personal, delightfully strange and built for the stage. This class is for performers ready to make bold, new work that connects, surprises and gives back.
Clown is for the people, so let’s build something worth sharing together.
Location: Chaos Bloom Theater, Denver, Colorado
When: TBD
Clown Level 3: Owning the Room
You know your clown and you’ve built your world. Now, let’s play.
Over four weeks, you’ll harness clown logic and le jeu (the joyful “game” of performance) to devise vibrant, vulnerable scenes without a formula.
This class is ideal if you’re ready to deepen your creative practice and gain more experience working the room using the magic of collaborative play.
Location: Chaos Bloom Theater, Denver, Colorado
When: TBD
Ideation lab description
How to be a genius: an ideation lab
Unlock a level of creativity all your own in this collaborative ideation lab. Designed for artists who are feeling stuck or looking to deepen their work, this workshop uses inquiry-based activities to transform creative blocks into whimsical “problems.”
You’ll engage in structured games and conversations to find unexpected solutions, learning how to incorporate new layers like light and sound to bring more depth to your creative work.
This workshop can be helpful to you if:
You're making something and feeling stuck.
You’re all out of ideas and wondering how to come up with new ones.
You’d like to bring new layers of experience to your performances by incorporating elements like light and sound.
By the end of the lab, you’ll walk away with a workshopped 3-5 minute work-in-progress piece and gained a toolkit of new brainstorming techniques. You’ll also sharpen your ability to give and receive constructive, artist-to-artist feedback in a supportive community.
Join us to turn your wildest ideas into showcase-ready material alongside a cohort of fellow “geniuses.”
Location: Chaos Bloom Theater, Denver, Colorado
Instructors: Alice Gillette and Bryan Richard Martin
When: TBD
Join the waiting list
My Denver clown classes sell out fast.
If you don’t see any open classes, share your email address with me and I’ll let you know as soon as we post new classes and workshops.
