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Homage to the Clown Barry Humphries
PHOTO: BARRY HUMPHRIES with Director Ray Lawler who asked Barry to write a sketch for his character he did when the company toured. The first stage performance of Edna Everage was in the Union Theatre’s Revue directed by Lawler As…
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Absurd Moods – videoed early experimental Clown Theatre piece
IRA SEIDENSTEIN – EXPERIMENTAL CLOWN THEATRE SOLO – ABSURD MOODS – 1985. ABSURD MOODS – Clowning with the idea of being a dancer, but not being a dancer. Clowning with the idea of being a Clown juggling. Clowning with the…
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Ira Seidenstein Blog Titles and links – I.S.A.A.C.
THIS BLOG HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR CONVIENENCE AND INCLUDES HIGHLIGHTED TITLES AND A NUMBER ASSIGNED TO EACH TITLE. THE TITLE OF THIS BLOG HAS ALSO BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE SWAP OVER TO THE FOLLOWING LINK. THANK YOU, Ira. https://iraseid.com/2025/11/ira-seidenstein-blog-of-100-blogs-title-with-each-link-i-s-a-a-c.html Titles of…
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For The Love of Shakespeare: call a spade a spade
For The Love of Shakespeare: call a spade a spade. This blog/essay is to follow-on in pursuit of a practical way to assist in the immediate improvement of Shakespeare play productions performed in English. The previous blog/essay came about by…
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“Shakespeareitis” – or, something’s rotten in the state of English language productions of Shakespeare’s plays
“Shakespeareitis” – or, something’s rotten in the state of English language productions of Shakespeare’s plays. You will SEE what I mean by “Shakespeareitis”; AFTER you view the 3-minutes video extract; and, THEN read and SEE what I point out. AFTER…
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The Grand-Mother of Contemporary Clown
The Grand-Mother of Contemporary Clown – Irene Ryan Irene Ryan played the great clown “Granny Clampett” in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies. Back row Donna Douglas; Irene Ryan; front Buddy Ebsen; Max Baer, Jr Granny Clowns Birth Timeline Sampler:…
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How The Authentic Lineage of Clown Works
This blog/essay will provide one example of how the authentic lineage of Clown works via a professional Clown mentoring to newer professional or potentially professional Clown. This is a different relationship than a teacher who is paid for their services…
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CLOWN: AUTHENTIC? or APPROPRIATED?
Clown is a natural phenomenon. Other such natural phenomenon are for example; gardening, swimming, singing, hunting, gathering, weaving. Yet, all of the natural phenomena can improve through concentrated intentions. Clown can also be a Profession and can occur in any…
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CLOWN TROUPES: A TROPE ON CREATIVITY
CLOWN TROUPES: A TROPE ON CREATIVITY This blog essay has 3 sections that are juxtaposed but not directly integrated in the writing. You the reader will need to connect the dots and find your own meaningful relation between the themes:…
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Healing the Theatre and Clown Training?
Healing the Theatre and Clown Training? by Ira Seidenstein, PhD Shakespeare warned all of Humanity: “There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio then are dreamt of in your philosophy” Hamlet. Hamlet also said “Something is rotten in the…