Heavy is the Head

Heavy is the Head is a theatrical clown comic-tragedy inspired by William Shakespeare’s King Lear integrating original music, clown performance and choreographed movement by undergraduate and graduate dance students.

This world premiere adaptation by director Leslie Felbain will feature MFA in Performance candidates from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, which embraces the notion of cross-collaboration and “interdisciplinarity” – the ability to tap into new and different art forms to fully express a creative idea.