The Art of Clowning More Paths to Your Inner Clown [Paperback]

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!Introduction  Clowning Rules  Finding your Clown  Mission: Impossible  Stretching in New Directions  The Ins and Outs of White-face  Voice and Text  Afterword: Building a Troop

'Eli Simon's The Art of Clowning, is a clear, practical and well thought-out guide for novice or aspiring clowns at the high school and university level. Simon brings together classic exercises with his own innovations in a progression that gives the student and teacher a clear path. Many exercises include specific references to great clown routines - with on-line sources, these references become an invaluable compliment to the text, a huge advantage for students of this very visual art form.' - Jeff Raz, Founder and Director of the Clown Conservatory, San Francisco, USA, Lead Clown in Cirque du Soleil

'In The Art of Clowning, Eli Simon manages to capture the unique spirit of the clown. The techniques of clowning are clearly and precisely laid out with humor, passion, and a sense of emotional depth. I would recommend The Art of Clowning to any actor - it is an invaluable resource for movement and comedy skills in the context of clowning as an art form.' - Henson Keys, Chair of Acting Program, University of Illinois Department of Theatre, USA

'Eli Simon has synthesized his vast catalog of clown teaching knowledge and laid it out for us in The Art of Clowning. It is an eminently useful book and an important resource for any teacher of theatre at any level. Simon is masterful in his articulation of the process of teaching clowning and deeply respels£