Yours Truly Theatre believes in creative Collaborations with Artists from all across the globe. We are keen to host theatre performances, workshops and other collaborative projects. encompassing theatre as a medium.

CLOWN LULU:
Yours Truly Theatre Hosted Clown Lulu, Germany with a beautiful story of a clown theatre performance called "The Last Tree". Astrid conducted workshops for the members on clowning and also spent time with the theatre classes children of YT.

Just as the audiences settled down, they heard a flute, the music it seemed came from a distant land, it played a lovely tune and it set the tone for what was to come later. It was is one of those performances by a clown…. straight from the heart so touching, warm, funny, innocent, and inspiring.

We speak to Ranji from Yours Truly about LuLu. "....I have my highest regard, deepest respect for Astrid. In a world where people finish one workshop and call themselves as expert, Astrid continues to learn about clown and clowning year after year. She never misses an opportunity to learn about clowning, even if it is outside her own country. Such is her dedication and love for clowning. I find that with every passing year, her yearning to learn is only increasing, maybe that’s the quality of LuLu (a learner).

I also find that Astrid in person is always cheerful and high on enthusiasm, I feel the clown in her makes her life more happy and light. It has submerged into her very deeply. It is very difficult for a single woman to travel places and perform her solo act, I have my greatest respect for Astrid on this front too. We could see her dedication, just before her act (her meditation, being with herself, getting ready with all the 5 senses ). I was observing her. Her preparation towards her act is something that all of us need to learn."

Nandini says "‘Wearing red nose is like having a small mask which lets you free and give you freedom to express and gives license to fool around’ is what we took back from the workshop. For many of us it was a liberating experience to wear the red nose and let go.

The hangover and positive side effects of her workshop & show still continues at YT and it shows in our work especially, Improv. Performing for children with clowning as a tool is very powerful. Infact inspired by Astrid’s workshop and show we at YT have come up with a clown play called ‘chasing butterflies’ which was performed at various education institutions. It has subtle humor and a scope for a lot of imagination which totally captures the young minds.

..... The lulu show was a inspiration, astrid totally changes herself and becomes a complete ‘lulu, the clown’. The show is light humored, sensitive and has a strong message. Interacting and Q&A with lulu enlightened the team about finer aspects of clowning. We hope to get lulu back to Bangalore soon so more audiences can enjoy The Last Tree.