Dean has been on faculty at Columbia College, The Celebration Barn, the Second City Training Center, Aloft Circus Arts, and the Actor's Gymnasium. They have taught master classes at Boston University, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit, University of Illinois in Chicago, Oberlin College, the Ohio State University, Lake Forest College, Brooklyn Art Haus, The Neo-Futurists, the Clown School, LACC and more. Dean was the Artistic Director of Chicago Physical Theater from 2009 to 2016.
May 31, 2026
Sunday 11AM –1PM
A Sunday morning session of continuous moving play that explores intuition, sensation, complicity, impulse, and whimsy. Invigorate your creativity by moving in kinship with other artists. The space is available at 10:45am if you'd like to stretch and settle in before class.
Thymele Arts Dance Studio – 5481 Santa Monica Blvd
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$30
June 29th - July 20th 2026
Mondays 5PM - 7PM Pacific Standard Time
This 4 week class will develop your skills as a physical performer while familiarizing you with visual comedy for film, television, and internet media. Using exercises in Clown and Slapstick we'll develop our presence on camera and work to bring a sense of play and whimsy to the big screen. We'll also deconstruct physical comedy in film and explore cinematic teciques to create weekly projects to screen in a safe environment for feedback and discussion.
This class is Online and will be held over Zoom.
$120
August 2 – 9, 2026 at The Celebration Barn
Mime is essential for the modern theatermaker's toolbox, and in this workshop you'll tap into your body's full potential for storytelling and improvisation. Through a disciplined and playful approach that includes floor work, barre work, and devising challenges, you'll hone skills to create characters, build environments, and teach the audience how to watch your work.
Informed by Evans's own career as a mime, clown, and actor, the workshop also draws on the techniques of Marcel Marceau, Etienne Decroux, Stefan Niedzialkovski, and the unique style of American mime.
Core to the workshop is the use of writing structures to compose original performance pieces. By combining exercise in technique with composition, you will learn to create moving visual poetry and supercharge your acting, clowning, and much more.
Last Thursday of every month 6PM PST
Mime Online has seen hundreds of students from all over the world. Join us for this monthly online Mime class. This class is for all levels including beginners to advanced. We'll go over the basics in the poetic art of Mime including isolations, movement, and composition. This class is also paired with a wine. Be prepared to move. This class is offered on a sliding scale.