Clare McKenna
Originally from Dublin, Clare is a London based facilitator and director.
Clare came to London train with Philippe Gaulier for years. She also began devising new work with various companies as well as producing her own work. She is an active member of the Young Vic Young Directed and completed their summer school. She has also trained with Elen Bowman at Living Pictures.
Other teachers she has worked with include: Mick Barnfather, Angela De Castro, Perrier Byland, Jos Houben, Maggie Flanigan, School of Creativity, Clive Mendus, Katherine Hunter, Monika Paneer, John Wright.
A B O U T
“You see things; and you say,'Why?'
But I dream things that never were; and I say,'Why not?' " - George Bernard Shaw
2012. 'Skin Tight' During rehearsals, working on emotional release with Gemma Gross (Director). Clare directed the movement. It recently played at The Park Theatre, London, 2013
"...It cannot be often in a small production like this that credit needs to be given to a fight director (Dan Styles) and movement director (Clare McKenna), but, along with Jemma Gross, they contribute to making everything brutally realistic, riveting and visually startling..." - The Public Reviews
"...The choreography and fight scenes - orchestrated by Clare McKenna and Dan Styles - are breath-taking and the erotically charged knife 'dance' - for lack of a fitting title - is simply unforgettable..." - Whats On Stage
"...The fight and choreographic scenes are impressively arranged by Dan Styles and Clare McKenna..."
- Remote Goat
"...Of the tussles and trips, special mention should go to Dan Styles and Clare McKenna , the fight and movement directors respectively, who have given the play a genuinely raw and uncompromising edge..." - Exeunt Magazine