Jonathan Taylor and Anne Goldmann of the comedy duo ‘Daredevil Chicken.’
Act Development
with Daredevil Chicken
With over 30 years of experience performing in cabaret, circus and comedy festivals, Anne Goldmann and Jonathan Taylor of the comedy duo ‘Daredevil Chicken’ will help you refine and build acts that are bookable.
Participants are encouraged to bring an already-formed act to work on or an idea, skill or character. The focus will be to refine acts and make them ready to be booked or to create something new with strong building blocks.
The workshop is geared towards clown, cabaret, variety and circus performers. Attendees will receive a PDF of festivals and shows to reach out to for bookings. A primer on how to approach bookers and sell an act will be a part of the workshop.
At the end of the workshop participants will be invited to perform their act in The Magic Banana Hour for a live audience in the Dell’Arte theatre.
Dates: July 28th–August 1st. Performances on July 31 & Aug 1.
Schedule & Classes
Roughly 30 hours of instruction time, plus a few hours for rehearsal outside of class. A sample day runs from 9am–5:30pm with a 90 minute lunch. Students are encouraged to spend free time exploring the forests, coasts, rivers and mountains of Humboldt County or attending some of the Baduwa’t Festival.
Who Should Apply?
Ages 18+ semi to professional level artist.
Fees
$527 — 15% off Early Bird Tuition (by 6/22/26)
$620 — Regular Tuition
Faculty
Anne Goldmann and Jonathan Taylor created ‘Daredevil Chicken’ on the streets of Barcelona as an interactive street theatre performance. Their performances have evolved and grown since then to create performance art, cabaret acts, burlesque, clown shows, and continue to present them around the world. Combining comedy, circus skills, music, magic and absurd characters they are modern comic vaudevillians.
Their shows have been seen in Off-Broadway NY theater, London’s Westend, Berlin cabaret, the Las Vegas strip, many theater festivals and circuses around the world, and on ABC on the Gong Show for two seasons.
Some highlights include La Soiree in London’s Westend, La Clique in Edinburgh, Spiegelworld’s Absinthe in NYC and Empire in Australia, Cirque Du Soleil’s Mad Apple in Las Vegas, opening for Amanda Palmer, Lookingglass Theatre’s ‘Cascabel’ with celebrity chef Rick Bayless, and winning Season One on The Gong Show as ‘Married With Bananas.’ Anne and Jonathan are passionate about Variety, Clown and interactive theatre. They share their passion in their workshops which they have taught in the Bay Area, Ireland and Las Vegas.
REFUND POLICY
This policy is in place to ensure our ability to continue offering high-quality programs to performers near and far. Registered students faced with the unfortunate need to withdraw from a course for any reason may request a refund of tuition paid based on the following timeline:
Early Withdrawal (45+ days out): Requests made more than 45 days before the course start date are eligible for a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee.
Standard Withdrawal (44–15 days out): Requests made between 44 and 15 days before the course start date are eligible for a 50% refund of the tuition paid.
Final Deadline (14 days or less): No refunds will be granted within 14 days of the start date or once the course has commenced.
All refund requests must be submitted via email or in writing to the program administrator. schooladmin@dellarte.com
Exceptions may be made for documented medical emergencies or visa denials at the discretion of the School Director. In these cases, we may offer a tuition credit for a future intensive instead of a cash refund.
A note about our Ticketing Service Provider: Zeffy
We use Zeffy because it is entirely free for organizers and patrons, meaning more money directly supports the artists. Zeffy asks for a contribution towards credit card processing fees. They automatically suggest a 17% fee, but you can select "other" and enter any amount, or none at all.