Improviser & Acting coach OSHOW

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OSHOW

Improviser and Acting Coach (occasional actor)

Oshow is an improviser who pursues improvisational performance, acting coach who trains actors to be free and playful, and occasional actor who performs scripted plays.

He began theater in high school and English-theater in college, performing as the main cast in children's plays, Shakespearean productions, and Broadway musical productions.

He encountered Impro and became obsessed with it. Then he founded Japan's first student Impro group, “Gekidan Shimusubi,” and began performing and teaching Impro.

He later studied clowning and masks, and after working as a high school math teacher and apprentice bondage master, he has performed more than 500 shows and 1,000 workshops in 12 countries around the world, exploring and practicing his own unique artistic expression.

Currently based in Tokyo, he occasionally travels abroad, performing and teaching somewhere in the world every week.

◆Major overseas credits◆
2015
Participated in the international improv festival “MITICO” in Italy and became the second Japanese member (at that time) of the International Theatre Sports Institution(iTi), the organizer of the festival.
2019
Studied clowning at Ecole Philippe Gaulier, a French clown school, and masks at Loose Moose Theatre, a Canadian improv theater.
2020.
Met and study clowning with British clowning teachers John Davison and Peta Lily.
2021.
Participated in the annual program of Impro Theatre, full length impro theater in LA.
2022.
Met British director Mike Alfreds to learn rehearsal process and training to set actors free on stage.
2023.
Completed a program at Angela de Castro's clown school, Why Not Institute.
Participated in an artist program in Bali, organized by Dell'arte International, USA. Exposure to traditional Balinese culture and art.
Attended The Improvisation School organized by Shawn Kinley, a first student of Keith Johnstone, and performed in regular shows as a cast member of Loose Moose Theatre.
2024.
Invited to international impro festivals such as “Impro Amsterdam” “Nepalaya Impro Fest”“Singapore Improv Festival”... for his solo impro clown show “Words Begger” and hosting workshops.
Invited as a guest to the Vamos Theatre, a mask theater in London, to create and perform mask works with young artists.

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Impro Clown Show -Words Begger-

Imrpo Clown Workshop

There are two aspects to Impro: Spirit and Technique. And this workshop will focus on “Spirit".

The key words are vulnerable and playfulness. When you can expose yourself and play with yourself, your audience will love you.

The clown is the one who is laughed at, the little child that exists inside of you all, who needs to be loved. That child is scared, shy, and reluctant to be in front of the audience. But if you have the courage to expose it, you will see a view that has never seen before.

■ Schedule
2024
October 10 (Thu), 14 (Mon), 24 (Thu), 28 (Mon)
November 4 (Mon), 11 (Mon), 21 (Thu), 25 (Mon)
December 5 (Thu), 9 (Mon), 19 (Thu), 23 (Mon)
2025
January 9 (Thu), 13 (Mon), 23 (Thu), 27 (Mon)
February 10 (Mon), 13 (Thu), 17 (Mon), 27 (Thu)
March 6 (Thu), 10 (Mon), 13 (Thu), 17 (Mon)
pm6:30-9:30
※The program may be shortened by 30 minutes if there are less than 6 participants.

■Location
All classes are the same.
Koenji K's Studio Shinkan A（Tokyo, Japan）
※1 minute walk from Higashi Koenji Station

■Target
All interested people

■Fees
General：3,500yen
First-timers: 2,500 yen
*The price is the same for those who come with a first-timer.

3 tickets: 8,000 yen (less than 2,700 yen per ticket)
Unlimited 2-month subscription: 14,000 yen (the best price if you come more than 5 times in 2 months!)
*Both tickets are valid for 8 sessions or less counting from the first participation.

Observation: Free anytime!
*We'd rather welcome you! Because it is better for Crown if we have guests!

■Application
Send Workshop name, Your name, Date, Brief profile from "Contact"

■Cancellation Policy
If you contact us at least one day in advance, there is basically no cancellation fee. If you cancel on the day of the event, you will be charged a cancellation fee of the full amount of the registration fee.

Clown & Fooling Intensive Workshop

Internationally active performers and acting coaches Oshow and Joanna Rosenfeld will hold a collaborative workshop in Tokyo.
Clowning and Fooling, two genres that are not often practiced in Japan, but what exactly is it all about?
*This workshop will be conducted in Japanese and English with a translator.

2025/02/01-02/03

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Kurosawa Imrpo Workshop

In this workshop, we will work from the essence of the works of world-renowned film director Akira Kurosawa to make our impro scenes more interesting.

The focus is on ”pause" and "action". Impro tends to involve a lot of unnecessary chatter. But this workshop will give your impro a calmness and power that will make your performance more impressive and brilliant.