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Clown

By Jon Davison
Series: Readings in Theatre Practice
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Clown by Jon Davison presents a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of clowning, tracing its evolution from the origin of the word to its modern expressions. Through a wide-ranging survey of clown practices across theatre, circus, cinema, television, and street performance, this rich collection challenges traditional views and offers fresh perspectives on the art form.
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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.

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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.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780230300156

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Date Published: 28 March 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Globe Press

Contributors:

  • Series edited by Simon Shepherd

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 344

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About the Author

JON DAVISON is Visiting Lecturer at Central School of Speech and Drama in London, UK where he was formerly Creative Fellow investigating Clown/Actor Training. He has been a clown, teacher, director, actor and writer for the last 30 years. He is a co-founder of the Escola de Clown de Barcelona in Spain, where he developed the first ever Clown History and Theory unit. He is also a member of the World Parliament of Clowns.

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