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9781841502410

Serious Play

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  • ISBN13:

    9781841502410

  • ISBN10:

    1841502413

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-08-01
  • Publisher: Intellect L & D E F A E

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Summary

Slapstick comedy is the primary mode of performance for clowns, and inSerious 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 settingstheaters, circuses, hospitals, refugee camps, and churchesPeacock 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 Playalso provides authoritative definitions of clowns and clown performance styles that establishes a critical vocabulary for clowning performance.

Author Biography

Louise Peacock is a lecturer in drama at the University of Hull.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. 7
Introduction - Play: Serious and Frivolousp. 9
Clowns and Clown Playp. 19
The Development of the Circus Clown: Frame and Contentp. 41
Clowns on Stagep. 65
Clowns who Act: Actors who Clownp. 87
The Truth Tellers: Clowns in Religion and Politicsp. 107
Clown Healersp. 127
Conclusion: The Centrality of Play in Clowningp. 153
Clown Indexp. 161
Referencesp. 169
Indexp. 177
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