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BLOG of 100 BLOGS: INCL EACH LINK – I.S.A.A.C.
photo: Ira Seidenstein teaching Slava Snowshow company’s workshop for University acting students.2012 – Italy. Titles of My Writings: Books; and, Blog/Essays – Ira Seidenstein, PhD My writings include: two books which comprise a pair; Clown Secret (11 chapters), and, Quantum Theatre: Slapstick to Shakespeare (45 essays}. Those 45 titles are listed at end of this…
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“American Clown” The Documentary Stemming from “Bozo the Clown”.
photo: Pinto Colvig the original Bozo the Clown “American Clown” The Documentary Stemming from “Bozo the Clown”. I have been planning this blog/essay about Bozo the Clown for a few months. Today was finally meant to be the day. In gathering a few online bits regarding Bozo I saw a strange short youtube video of…
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Clown – Teaching Clown – Self Refinement as An Artist
photo – Zsa Zsa Gabor and Buster Keaton in Paris. Gabor was acting in the film The Moulin Rouge (1952). Keaton was performing a short season across the street at Cirque Medrano. Clown – Teaching Clown In Clown and in Teaching and Directing and Choreographing Clown and clowning, I am particularly interested in assisting you…
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Teaching Clown – An Enormous Problem – Illumination & Solution – For The Love of Clown
photo – Lucille Ball in The Big Street (1942) Teaching Clown – An Enormous Problem – Illumination & Solution – For The Love of Clown This is a “long and winding road”. It is a rave and rant. A romp. It is provocative. And fun. Good luck. Let’s begin: I LOVE all sorts of clowns.…
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CLOWN CODE – Part 3 – CLOWN THINKING
Gertrude Berg-one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a long-running hit comedy Berg’s radio show was 15-minutes per episode. The show ran for 20 years. The show was possibly the first ‘sit-com” which I propose is a genre of Clown. Sit-com is very often great clowning. As has been some…
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CLOWN CODE© PART 2
Sammy Davis, Jr and Arte Johnson on Rowan & Martin’s LAUGH-IN CLOWN CODE© PART 2 Here are some of the main points of discussion which were in CLOWN CODE Part 1. PART 2 Assumes that you have read Part 1. Part 1 includes a 4 minutes videoed, super short, demonstration and explanation of the first…
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CLOWN CODE AND ITS PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES – an I.S.A.A.C. concept (Part 1)
The Three Keatons Vaudeville act circa 1900 about the time of Buster’s official stage premiere age 5 CLOWN CODE© AND ITS PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES an I.S.A.A.C. concept (Part 1) Here is the great gateway into the inner world of Clown, Clowns, clowning. THE 11 CLOWN CODE PRINCIPLES copyright©Ira Seidenstein, have direct application to classical acting for…
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The Structure of QUANTUM THEATRE: SLAPSTICK TO SHAKESPEARE from PhD Thesis
This blog presents the structure of Quantum Theatre: Slapstick to Shakespeare method. Enclosed is the 8-page Appendix of my PhD Thesis: From the Liminal to the Visceral. The Thesis was completed in February 2009. In April 2008 I thought it may be interesting to be in Europe for a change. A former colleague and I…
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Clown Cults vs the Cult of the Dalai Lama’s Oracle
Clown Cults versus the Cult of the Dalai Lama’s Oracle Introduction and Context In Clown Secret I have explained that I think that people are coming to Clown and clown workshops often because they are what I call “seekers”. They are seeking culture. I have created a template of exercises which address Clown as a…
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Push-ups For Clowns
PUSHUPS FOR CLOWNS Section 1 – Introduction Push-ups For Clowns is the nickname for The Four Articulations for Performance. By either name, it is a template and chronology of performance exercises. The template can be taught within a week working about 5 hours per day led by a qualified instructor. The objective is for any…