SERIOUS PLAY: MODERN CLOWN PERFORMANCE.
Language: English
Published by Intellect,, Bristol & Chicago,, 2009
- First Edition
- Softcover
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First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 183. Large format paperback. Investigates the nature and function of clown performance in modern society. Illustrated in b/w throughout. With the small blind-stamp of John Michael Blundall (1937-2014) one of the world's leading designers, makers and performers of puppet theatre. Among many other things he created puppet characters in,'Supercar',n'Fireball XL5', 'Stingray' and 'Thunderbirds'. He was also a collector of books on every aspect of the theatre. ISBN: 1841502413 About fine.
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- Title
- SERIOUS PLAY: MODERN CLOWN PERFORMANCE.
- Author
- PEACOCK, Louise.
- Publisher
- Intellect,, Bristol & Chicago,
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1841502413
- ISBN 13
- 9781841502410
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Slapstick comedy is the primary mode of performance for clowns, and in Serious Play, drama scholar Louise Peacock explores the evolution over the past fifty years of this unique brand of physical comedy. Though an analysis of clowning in a range of settings—theaters, circuses, hospitals, refugee camps, and churches—Peacock offers a framework for the evaluation of clowning, and she examines the therapeutic potential of the comedic performance. This is the first book to consider clowning venues and styles in light of play theory, including comparisons of traditional clown comedy and contemporary circuses like Cirque du Soleil. A distinctive study, Serious Play also provides authoritative definitions of clowns and clown performance styles that establishes a critical vocabulary for clowning performance.
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About the Author
Louise Peacock is a lecturer in drama at the University of Hull.
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