About ME
Hannah is an international theatre creator, therapeutic clown, movement director,
actor and teacher. She is a core member of UpLift Physical Theatre and founder
of Theatre for Climate Justice, a project that harnesses the force of applied
theatre to educate and empower young individuals and families about climate
change and garbage pollution. Hannah is a 2022 Fulbright Scholar in Egypt
and a Fulbright Specialist in Pakistan (2023) and Zimbabwe (2024).
She is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Drama at Vassar College
in New York and an Alexander Technique Teacher. Hannah holds a MFA in
ensemble-based physical theatre from Dell'Arte International.
In collaboration with non-profit organizations such as Clowns Without
Borders, the Medical Clown Project and ClownCorps, Hannah performs
in hospitals, on the street, and in care centers
locally and internationally,
offering laughter relief to children and families
who have experienced crisis.
Compelled by the transformative power
of play, she seeks to facilitate play
spaces and collaborative
performances that foster connection, shift perspectives
and nurture a deeper understanding
of our shared human experience.
Social
Clowning
Social Clowning is an applied art form that uses tools of clowning and play in an social and/or therapeutic context, whether that is in the hospital, on the street, or in communities that have been affected by crises such as natural disaster, war, or displacement.
Clowns
Without Borders
USA
Clowns Without Borders (CWB – USA) offers joy and laughter to relieve the suffering of all persons, especially children, who live in areas of crisis including refugee camps, conflict zones and territories in situations of emergency.
Egypt
2022
Zimbabwe
2022
Lebanon
2017, 2018
Medical Clown
Project
Medical Clown Project delivers therapeutic programming, creating lighthearted spaces, to spark joy for patients of all populations. Using theatrical play, music, and specialized clowning techniques, our professional healthcare clowns fully embrace the human behind the healing body, to enliven the individual beyond the shadow of illness.
ClownCorps
Our mission is to transform individuals, bridge divides, and cultivate compassionate communities using the tools of clowning and authentic play. Through performance and workshops, we foster resilience and empathy for humans everywhere, so they can use these tools to live more meaningful and connected lives.
Social Clown
Learning Tour
ClownCorps partnered with the Balinese organization Bali Children's Project to tour rural communities on the Indonesian island of Bali in April 2019, offering free-of-charge interactive performances and workshops in clowning, acrobatics, and circus.
Pandemic Games
In response to the cancellation of the 2020 Olympic Games, Clowncorps invited clown and social circus organizations from around the world to join us in creating the 2020 Pandemic Games - an international extravaganza of sports you can play from home and with social distance!
Movement
Theater
As an ensemble of theatre-makers, we reveal the underbelly of the human experience through the intimacy of live performance. We employ heightened forms of physical expression such as acrobatics and dance to create stories that are visceral and universal. Our wholehearted engagement on stage forges meaningful connections which are a rare but vital resource in our current world.
Enmity of
the People
An adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's, An Enemy of the People. First developed in residence at AcroSports and the Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology Program at the University of Dayton in Ohio in collaboration with Zoot Theatre Company.
Through
the Waves
Weaving a poetic vocabulary of acrobatic movement and storytelling, this award-winning intimate play tells the tale of one woman, lost between the uncharted waters of her grief and the shores of her joyful memories following the disappearance of her soul-mate.
Teaching &
Directing
Pakistan Fulbright
Specialist
May 2023: A collaboration between the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi and the US Consulate. Consisted of four weeks of physical theatre workshops with three levels of Acting Program students at Arts Council, culminating in a public performance. Additionally there were public workshops at community organizations in Karachi.
Egypt Fulbright
Scholar
Timeline