I am an international improv teacher, performer and director from France. I’m currently based in Sydney, Australia.
I have performed in 150+ professional theatre shows (Improvisation, clown, mask, contemporary and classical). From 2013 to 2018 I performed in the successful long-form improv show Le Fauteuil with the company Smoking Sofa. I performed as a clown and physical actress in Requiem for 3 years (2015 to 2017). In 2016, I created and directed Le Fauteuil d’orchestre, a musical and improvised show. I taught, directed and performed improv in 15 festivals (NZ Improv Festival 2017, Improvention 2017, Nelson Fringe Festival 2018, Slovenia Kamfest, and festivals in France).
I studied acting for two years at Armel Veilhan’s theatre school in Paris. From 2015, I am mentored by the clown-acrobat Ira Seidenstein (Slava SnowShow, Cirque du soleil, International School for Acting And Creativity in Brisbane). In 2019 I become an official associate of I.S.A.A.C. In France, I am supported by the company Trance Mask France.
Unleash The Beast is my third solo show, after two written ones. After a season in Paris, July 2019, I performed Unleash the Beast at The Butterfly Club in March 2020 just before the lockdown.
« »There is no doubt that Pauline Calmé‘s solo show that I saw recently in Paris is one of the best improv shows I have ever seen.« Pauline Calmé is an emerging astute artist/performer/director/teacher »
Dr. Ira Seidenstein, FOUNDER OF International School of Acting And Creativity (AUS)
« The festival was a ‘Pauline Calmé Show’ from the first hour to the last one. Maestra for the second time, a new record ! Bravo ! »
Marc Occipinti – co-director of the festival Les 72h de l’impro de Paris
« … Pauline creates a unique world while co-existing alongside her partner’s worlds. … She has a clear style, she’s spontaneous, and she gives off a positive energy. »
Mark Jane, FOUNDER OF Trance Mask France (FR)
« Calme by name but this high energy, comedic improv performance is the exact opposite with demanding lots of space for movement on and off-stage. »
Sherryn Danaher – Melbourne observer
In January 2020, I created The Joyful School, an online improv and physical theater school. This school started as the smallest improv school in the world, with one student and one teacher.
« Pauline’s engaging delivery of each concept and idea was scaffolded in a way that was achievable, and her exuberant and encouraging manner meant that once Covid 19 rendered face-to-face classes obsolete, I was fortune enough to secure daily improv exercises and lessons online. »
Craig – the very first online student of the joyful school
The Joyful School counts now more than 10 students, provides daily coachings and group sessions, and invites guest teachers!
Pauline Calmé 