Improviser & Acting coach OSHOW

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OSHOW

Improviser and Acting coach (occasional actor)

He is an improviser who explores improvisational performance, a teacher of actors with a sense of freedom and playfulness, and an actor who occasionally performs scripted plays.
He began performing theater in high school and English in college, and has performed in the main casts of many children's plays, Shakespearean productions, and Broadway productions.
In 2010, he was attracted to impro and began his career as an improviser. He actively studied impro mainly from Keith Johnstone, and also worked with the Loose Moose Theater he founded, learning improv and masks from Shawn Kinley, Patty Stiles, and Steve Jaland.
He also studied clowning with Philippe Gaulier, John Davison, Peta Lilly, and Angela DeCastro, and in 2023, he performed his first solo impro clown show “Words Begger” in Canada. Since then, the show has been invited to numerous international impro festivals and has been highly successful.
He has performed more than 500 shows and conducted more than 1000 workshops in 14 countries around the world, exploring and practicing his own unique expressive activities based on improvisation.
Currently based in Tokyo, he occasionally travels abroad, performing and teaching somewhere in the world every week.

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Jun 5-8 2025 Twin Cities Impro festival

Oct 18-25 2025 Oslo Impro Festival

Impro Clown Show -Words Begger-

This is a solo improv clown show by a clown who knows no words.
The audience teaches him words and he use those words to create a scene.
The more words he learn, the more he can do.

Premiered in Calgary, Canada in 2023.
Since then, it has been invited to festivals in various cities including the Netherlands, Nepal, Singapore, Vietnam, the United States, Norway, and Australia, where it has been highly successful.
Especially in Nepal, it was performed in a local village and had a wonderful exchange and performance using the local language.
"Words Begger” is a performance that transcends language and race, connecting the world.

Imrpo Clown Workshop in Tokyo

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
2025
May 1, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22
June 23, 26, 30
July 3, 17, 24, 28, 31
pm6:30-pm9:30
※Basically, this workshop will be held in Japanese (with English for some participants), but the end of the month (underlined) session will be held entirely in English.
※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
※1-6-3-402 Koenji-Minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo

■Target
All interested people

■Fees
General：4,000yen
First-timers: 3,000 yen

3 tickets: 10,000 yen
*It is valid for 8 sessions or less counting from the first participation.

Observation: Free anytime!
*We'd rather welcome you! Because it is better for clown 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.

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