Clown Training: A Practical Guide

Author:   Jon Davison (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
ISBN:  

9781137387578


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Clown Training: A Practical Guide


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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.

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Author:   Jon Davison (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9781137387578


ISBN 10:   1137387572
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of 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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Jon Davison has been a clown, teacher, director, actor and writer for the last 30 years. He trained at the École Philippe Gaulier (London) and Fool Time Circus School (Bristol). He holds an MA in Practice as Research from the University of Kent and was an AHRC-funded Creative Fellow at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, investigating Clown/Actor Training, where he is now Visiting Lecturer in Clowning. He performs internationally as a clown with the company 'Companyia d'Idiotes', and was a co-founder in 2006 of the Escola de Clown de Barcelona, where he developed the first ever Clown Theory and History unit, and where he is now co-Director of Studies, responsible for the design and development of full-time training programmes. He is the author of Clown: Readings in Theatre Practice.

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