​Facts – condensed version

Ira Seidenstein has worked in over 140 live productions in mainstream, and avant-garde. After working as a performer and teacher in Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo, Ira created such projects as: The Madness of King Lear; Chaplin’s Eye; Just Clowning; The Book of Clown, Commedia Toto (Italy); Cubist Clown Cavalcade (Paris); and A Flower of the Lips. He has worked in 20 Shakespeare productions including 10 of the plays such as directing Henry the Fifth uncut with 12 women; and directing 18 actors in the uncut Antony & Cleopatra (Sydney). Plus10 adaptations including his comedy A Girl’s Guide to Hamlet. In 2012/2013/2024 Ira was in Slava’s Snowshow in Europe and Australia. As a veteran performer he trained 6 years in the Suzuki Actor Training Method, and worked in ten Suzuki style productions. He has portrayed over 75 clown characters including: Corteo‘s White Clown, and, Dead Clown; and played Harlequin for several years.

Ira trained as an Iyengar yoga teacher; was a tumbling and comic acrobat, mime, slapstick comedian, classical actor, director, playwright, and choreographed over 200 comic sketches and slapstick acts. His Masters Degree is in Visual and Performing Arts, and his Doctorate is in Education. His method is The Four Articulations for Performance. He is the Founder of I.S.A.A.C. – International School for Acting And Creativity and personally mentors performers, teachers, choreographers, and directors internationally. Ira’s two books are: Clown Secret; and, Quantum Theatre: Slapstick to Shakespeare.

​Stories

​You will find plenty of stories in Ira’s books CLOWN SECRET​ and QUANTUM THEATRE: SLAPSTICK TO SHAKESPEARE – as well as in this extensive interview from 2017.