I never planned to become a teacher. But after working on many shows—big and small, my own productions and collaborations—I was asked several times to lead short workshops in clowning and physical comedy at theatre schools, both for aspiring actors and for artists who were already performing.

I began to realize that my many years of experience had brought me to a point where I had a lot to share with people who were just beginning their journey or were already somewhere along the way.

After so many hours of living a life onstage, performing in different shows, and working in different countries, many things now feel natural to me. But each of them was once a discovery. Now feels like the right time to share those discoveries with others.

After leading these workshops, I discovered how happy I was to share my experience. I gradually began creating exercises based specifically on my background and experience and organizing them into a system. Seeing students discover new ideas and take something valuable away from the workshops brought me great joy. It made me want to share more of my experience, develop new exercises, and bring them together into a deeper system.

I would not call it teaching. I would call it sharing my experience in a systematic way.

The same applies to creating or developing show ideas and characters. It is nothing more than sharing experience.

A clown is usually someone who has to find their own way through self-education and self-development. But an outside eye can be extremely helpful in seeing your work from another perspective. It makes me happy when I see that my involvement is working—helping you take your idea to the next level, see your character and the story you are creating more clearly, and discover new directions.