Soft Clown is a performance practice rooted in pleasure, presence & permission.
This work is for performers who are tired of forcing comedy through dominance, humiliation, or “doing it right.” Instead, we train sensitivity as a skill. We slow down enough to listen to the body, track sensation, and notice what actually lands.
My coaching centers the intelligence of the nervous system and the audience relationship. Through simple physical structures, playful constraints, and live side-coaching, performers learn to recognize the moments when they are most alive onstage and how to return to them deliberately. We build comedy through affirmation rather than correction, and through noticing rather than fixing.
I facilitate as a guide and witness inside the room, not an authority above it. The response in the space, from your body and from the audience, is the teacher. And having fun is the compass.
This is a brave, rigorous practice for performers who want to make work that is absurd, intimate, and unmistakably their own.
let's find your clown:
- One-on-One
- In a Group / Ensemble
- Virtually
- In-Person
testimonials
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"I look back at my own transformation since my first session with Natasha and I am in complete awe as to what I have accomplished. My own anxiety with physical comedy had been like kryptonite holding back the positive impact I seek to make, but through Natasha’s safe, nurturing environment, all the worry went away."
David Wall / Senior Data Analyst
"I have taken many acting and comedy classes at world-renowned institutions all over the world. Natasha’s class has been the most tremendous in terms of true improv, comedy, and play. I have been able to tap into the essence of not only my clown and my funny, but also my being. The vulnerability aspect has opened the door for the hidden me, that I’ve protect from the cruel world, the chance to come out and play. I was trying to find her in every class I had taken before, but couldn’t. She was my missing element on my journey and I was clueless as to how to coax her out. Natasha’s classes was a safe place where she finally came out willingly and boldly to play. Her classes helped me to find that piece I felt was missing in my art."
Mary Irongod / Consultant
"Natasha cultivates bravery and acceptance by truly creating a safe space where you feel supported to do anything, say anything, and explore what’s possible within yourself. I have never taken an acting class before and knew nothing about clowning, but Natasha’s inviting, playful, yet grounding energy eased my fears from the very beginning. I had a blast! Even over zoom, she created the perfect playground to safely study different aspects of myself in ways that I didn’t expect."
Elora Lyda / Character Designer