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Kimberley Twiner

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    Kimberley Twiner

    • Kimberley Twiner
    • About
    • Teaching
    • Directing
    • Sign Up
    • Performing
    • Connect
    • …  
      • Kimberley Twiner
      • About
      • Teaching
      • Directing
      • Sign Up
      • Performing
      • Connect
      • Kimberley Twiner
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          Kimberley Twiner

           

          'In these ridiculously serious times,

          seriously ridiculous people

          are crucial to survival.' -

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        • about

          Clown. Physical Comedian. Teacher. Director.

          Kimberley is a clown, physical comedian, teacher and director based in Melbourne. Passionate about contemporary clown and ferocious physical comedy, Kimberley has full belief in the power of 'the stupid'.

           

          Kimberley can be seen performing in her award winning queer comedy troupe PO PO MO CO. She is a member of The Wholesome Hour celebrated for their joyful outdoor performances and video work for kids.

           

          Kimberley is founder of the Melbourne Physical Theatre School a training place for physical theatre grounded in the Lecoq Methodology. She has taught at NICA, Westside Circus, Laugh Masters Academy, Collarts, The Blue Room Theatre and Union House Theatre.

           

          She has trained at the schools of Giovanni Fusetti, John Bolton and Ecole Philippe Gaulier. She has been in long term mentorship with award winning vaudevillian Liz Skitch. She is under pedagogic mentorship with Giovanni Fusetti. She graduated from Bachelor of Creative Industries Drama QUT in 2009.

           

          She has written two articles for independent theatre press Witness Performance.

          Dancing for Collective Joy

          Losing the Body

           

          All website image credits: Nayt Housman

        • Teaching

          It's all about the body

          In 2019 Kimberley completed An Advanced Training in the Pedagogy of Movement Theatre at Helikos School in Italy under the tutelage of Giovanni Fusetti.

          What does this mean?

          It means that Kimberley did intensive training in order to learn HOW to teach movement theatre, not just perform it, but how to teach it. The theatre teacher has many hats to wear and must know when to switch them in order to serve the work and the students.

           

          Kimberley is founder of the Melbourne Physical Theatre School. She designs training intensives to exercise the technique and play required to perform the following styles:

           

          Clown

          Bouffon

          Character

          Physical Comedy

          Mimo Dynamics

          Neutral Mask

          Physical Theatre

          20 Movements

        • Directing:

          Strict as physical comedy

          Available to direct shows, co-devise new projects, attend work-in-progress showings and give physical comedy feedback.
          Interested in working with performers who are curious clowns or idiots who prioritize bodies, play and physicality.

          Jofus and The Plank

          https://www.facebook.com/fishandtwinersbaitshop

          Winner 'BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE' New Zealand Fringe 2020

          'Flawlessly executed physical comedy.' - Stage Whispers

          'Physical theatre at it's best.' - Australian Stage

          The Travelling Sisters

          http://thetravellingsisters.com/

          Kimberley has co-devised and directed three shows with The Travelling Sisters they have been collaborating since 2016.

           

          Winners 'BEST COMEDY' Melbourne Fringe 2017

          Winners 'NEW ZEALAND TOUR READY' Melbourne Fringe 2017

          Nominated 'BEST NEWCOMER' Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017

          Maggot

          https://www.facebook.com/maggotshow

          'Gleefully anarchic... Indisputable charm.' - Theatrescenes NZ

          'Each micro expression, each awkwardly held silence, each contortion of body language, was flippin' hilarious.' - Afterywork.com

        • Sign Up

          If you sign up to my mail list you will receive information about workshops in Melbourne.

          Those being Clown, Bouffon, Character, Physical Comedy, Physical Theatre, Physical Comedy and Theatre Pedagogy. You will also receive information about shows I am directing or performing in.

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        • The Shows

          Performing in devised physical comedy since 2012

          2020

          We Too Us Too Me Too Too Too

          Physical & Political

          A satirical, grotesque Bouffon show about rape and murder in Melbourne.

           

          La Mama Theatre

           

          Devised with Ell Sachs, Fabio Motta, Lucy Kingsley, Nick O'Regan.

           

          Directed by and devised with Giovanni Fusetti.

          2019

          PO PO MO CO present 'Once Upon a Drag Storytime

          PO PO MO CO

          ''Ten out of ten for fun!' - Weekend Notes

           

          Physical comedy kids sketch show for rainbow families.

           

          Midsumma Festival 2019

          Gasworks Arts Park 2020

           

          Directed by Liz Skitch.

          2019

          PO PO MO CO present 'Flutter and Flounce'

          PO PO MO CO

          'Phenomenal femme queer clowning.' - Emilie Collyer

           

          WINNER of New Zealand Tour Ready Award

          NOMINATED Best Comedy

          NOMINATED for the Green Room Award for Experimental Theatre

           

          Ensemble physical comedy.

           

          New Zealand Fringe Festival 2020

          Melbourne Fringe Festival 2019

           

          Outside Eye by Maude Davey

          2018

          Not Romeo and Juliet

          Kimberley Twiner & Lily Fish

          'Flawlessly executed physical comedy.' - Stage Whispers

           

          'What's striking about their work is their ability to make physical comedy so precise.' - Arts Review

           

          Clown comedy.

           

          La Mama Theatre

          Midsumma Festival 2018

          Perth Fringe Festival 2019

           

          Devised with Giovanni Fusetti.

          Outside Eye by Steph Kehoe.

          2018

          Dudebox

          Dudebox Cabaret

          A drag king comedy cabaret featuring award winning artists.

           

          Collaboration with The Travelling Sisters, Selina Jenkins, Becky Lou, Sharnema Noughar and PO PO MO CO.

           

          Melbourne Fringe 2018

           

          Directed by Kimberley Twiner.

          2018

          PO PO MO CO present 'Nofer-ARSE-tu'

          PO PO MO CO

          'A no holds barred celebration of the troupe's signature physicality and out-and-out oddities.' - Popculture-y

           

          Adult pantomine, melodrama & ass puppetry.

           

          Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017

          Adelaide Fringe Festival 2017

          Woodford Folk Festival 2017

           

          Devised work.

          2016/2017

          PO PO MO CO present 'Recreation and Leisure'

          PO PO MO CO

          WINNER 'Original New Circus' Melbourne Fringe 2017

          NOMINATED 'Best Comedy' Melbourne Fringe 2017

           

          ★★★★½

          'Poingantly the worst queer nightmare of the Australian Christian Lobby.' - Theatrepeople.com

           

          Melbourne Comedy Festival 2017

          Melbourne Fringe 2017

           

          Devised work.

          Directed by Liz Skitch.

          2016

          The Intensive Intensive Intensive

          Kimberley Twiner

          'Stella Luhrmann presents a life changing theatre workshop.'

           

          Character comedy/interactive parody theatre workshop.

           

          Melbourne Fringe 2016

           

          Directed by Liz Skitch.

          2015

          The Baby Girls

          Kimberley Twiner, Freya Boyle, Angela Fouhy, Elle Wootten

          'The U.K. pop group changing the world one community workshop at a time.'

           

          Character comedy & sketch.

           

          Melbourne Fringe 2015

           

          Devised work.

          2014

          BASHA

          Kimberley Twiner

          'The cave-clown warrior love child of Cher & Encino Man.'

           

          Character comedy, clown, interactive.

           

          Edinburgh Fringe 2014

          Melbourne Fringe 2014

          Funny Babe Fest 2015

          Seven Sisters Fest 2015

          London Clown Fest 2016

          Cafe Haratzi, Cyrpus 2016

           

          Directed by Liz Skitch.

          2013

          Solo Act: Part One: 1+1=1...?

          Kimberley Twiner

          'What happens when your comedy partner leaves the duo?'

           

          Clown comedy.

           

          Melbourne Fringe 2013

          Cabaret Populaire, Paris 2014

           

          Directed by Liz Skitch.

          2012

          Givin' A Bit of Lip

          Libby & Kimberley

          'Better than The Seekers Farewell tour.'

           

          Character comedy & sketch.

           

          Adelaide Fringe 2013

           

          Directed by Bridget Boyle.

        • CONNECT

          Let's play!

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          Get in touch!

          Email

          ktwiner@gmail.com

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