Clown Training

Author: Jon Davison
Publisher: Methuen Drama
ISBN: 1137387572
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Introduction -- Part 1. Training -- Play and pleasure -- Clown and audience -- The flop and other clown dynamics (and the dynamics of eliciting laughter) -- Epilogue to Part 1. Noses and hats -- Part 2. Devising clown material -- An encyclopaedia of wrongness -- Structure -- Making shows -- Epilogue to Part 2. Conclusions

Clowns

Author: Ezra LeBank
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317516931
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 361

Book Description
Clowns: In Conversation with Modern Masters is a groundbreaking collection of conversations with 20 of the greatest clowns on earth. In discussion with clown aficionados Ezra LeBank and David Bridel, these legends of comedy reveal the origins, inspirations, techniques, and philosophies that underpin their remarkable odysseys. Featuring incomparable artists, including Slava Polunin, Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Oleg Popov, Dimitri, Nola Rae, and many more, Clowns is a unique and definitive study on the art of clowning. In Clowns, these 20 master artists speak candidly about their first encounters with clowning and circus, the crucial decisions that carved out the foundations of their style, and the role of teachers and mentors who shaped their development. Follow the twists and turns that changed the direction of their art and careers, explore the role of failure and originality in their lives and performances, and examine the development and evolution of the signature routines that became each clown’s trademark. The discussions culminate in meditations on the role of clowning in the modern world, as these great practitioners share their perspectives on the mysterious, elusive art of the clown.

Fourth Person Singular

Author: Nuar Alsadir
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1786940191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Original and ambitious poetry that makes readers pay attention to the current conversation about the nature of lyric and human relationships in the 21st century.

The Clowning Workbook

Author: Jon Davison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350050490
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Using the techniques and insights of clowning, this book draws on original workshops and research to provide practical clowning exercises to develop wider acting practice in innovative ways. The book offers guidance and explanation to key concepts in clowning, including the dynamics of the clown-audience relationship; the relationship between script, text and improvisation; and movement and voice, offering fresh and inspiring angles from which to view actor training. The Clowning Workbook for Actors and Performers is part of the acclaimed Theatre Arts Workbooks series and features its characteristic blend of student-focused exercises with pedagogical tips for teachers.

The Farmer and the Clown

Author: Marla Frazee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442497459
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee. A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train and lands in a lonely farmer’s vast, empty field. The farmer reluctantly rescues the little clown, and over the course of one day together, the two of them make some surprising discoveries about themselves—and about life! Sweet, funny, and moving, this wordless picture book from a master of the form and the creator of The Boss Baby speaks volumes and will delight story lovers of all ages.

Clown

Author: Jon Davison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137300752
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word clown through to contemporary clowning. Covering clowns in theatre, circus, cinema, TV, street and elsewhere, the author's stimulating narrative challenges assumptions and turns orthodoxy on its head.

The Art of Clowning

Author: E.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137054468
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
The Art of Clowning is the first book on clowning technique and offers a step-by-step process for actors and other theatrical enthusiasts to discover their inner clown. This fun and accessible guide expands on theories and exercises to help students and beginners develop solo and group performances. Now with even more ways to find your inner clown!

Clown

Author: Jon Davison
Publisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 0230300154
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Angels Can Fly

Author: Alan Clay
Publisher: Artmedia Publishing
ISBN: 9780957884410
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 548

Book Description
Alan Clay's new book on clown, Angels can Fly, promises a mix of fiction, following the adventures of ten clown characters, some personal clown anecdotes, a total of 50 practical clown exercises, and some theory on the nature of modern clown.

The Art of Clowning

Author: Eli Simon
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230623816
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
The Art of Clowning is the first book on clowning technique and offers a step-by-step process for actors and other theatrical enthusiasts to discover their 'inner clown.' This fun and accessible guide expands on theories and exercises to help students and beginners develop solo and group performances.