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Chris Harris qualified at the Rose Bruford College gaining a teaching diploma in speech and drama. He also studied with Jacques Lecoq in Paris under a French government scholarship, and then with Ladislav Fialka and the Moscow State Circus thanks to scholarships from The British Council. Since then he has used his communication skills in a wide range of situations:
- International 16 with The International Society
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Teaching acting skills, basic techniques,
and directing plays.
- Clifton College Artist-in-Residence. Mime, speech, slapstick combat .
- UWE College, Singapore. Commedia Dell'Arte.
- NODA Summer School, Warwick University. Directing pantomime.
- Director British Council International Summer School 1996 & 1997. Use of drama in the teaching of English .
- Circomedia Circus School, Bristol. Punch and Judy .
- Thornbury Youth Theatre. Mime
- Hartt School University, USA. Shakespeare's clowns .
- Little Theatre Guild. Towards 2000: Community plays .
- BBC tv newscasters' seminar. Communication skills .
- Exeter University. Clowning techniques .
- International seminar for deaf performers, Liverpool. Mime and movement .
- Aardman Animations. Mimetic skills for new animators
- HM Prison, Albany, Isle of Wight.
- Allied Dunbar Training Film
All the above are available as lectures and, of course, can be tailor-made to fit your particular needs or, where
applicable, those of your students.