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Clown Training: A Practical Guide

Paperback by Davison, Jon (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)

Clown Training: A Practical Guide

£25.99

ISBN:
9781137387578
Publication Date:
28 Aug 2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Methuen Drama
Pages:
190 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 7 - 8 Aug 2026
Clown Training: A Practical Guide

Description

This comprehensive guide to clown training invites you into the clown workshop and leads you through a complete clown syllabus - from the first steps in playfulness to the work of devising and creating performable numbers and shows. Exploring key clown training methods and drawing on Jon Davison's experience as a leading international clown teacher, Clown Training offers detailed descriptions and analyses of a wide range of techniques, games and exercises. Both practical and reflective, this is the ideal companion for students and teachers of clowning alike.

Contents

Acnowledgements Introduction PART I: TRAINING 1. Play and Pleasure 2. Clown and Audience 3. The Flop and other Clown Dynamics (and the dynamics of eliciting laughter) 4. Epilogue to Part I: Noses and Hats PART II: DEVISING CLOWN MATERIAL 5. An Encyclopaedia of Wrongness 6. Structure 7. Making Shows 8. Epilogue to Part II: Conclusions Bibliography Index.

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