- Hardcover: 158 pages
- Publisher: Sterling Juvenile; 2nd Revised edition edition (7 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806948167
- ISBN-13: 978-0806948164
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 21.3 x 1.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,130,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Make them laugh! If you like to clown around, then it's time to get serious about your talent. Clowning is also a serious art form. Being a clown means more than merely putting on silly makeup and jumping around. With this book you can use movement, makeup and costume, satire and a character you have developed to make people laugh. With these professional routines, tips and advice, you can become a master of slapstick performance. Discover your hat; How to say hello; Types of clown; Discover your clown; Clown fantasies; Secret thoughts of the clown; Warm ups; The whipcracker; The boxing gag; The levitation gag; The washerwoman; The wire walker; The balloon chase; Creating your own routines; Creating your image; Make up; Top author: has toured as a clown with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, appeared in Hollywood movies, and teaches acting for film and television at The New York School. By the same author: Be A Mime! the classic guide to performing without words (0-8069-6417-0; h/b 13.99; [copyright] 2002); Second revised and expanded edition of this classic book. Previous edition 0-8069-5804-9; [copyright] 1981
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
More Than Expected!!
27 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book contains a lot more than expected this is great for beginners who are looking for a place to start. It is a short read but is jammed with information so much so that Im going to reread it again and start putting it to practice. Clowns and Clowning mean so much to the individual and the clown character portayed by the individual, this book gives an amazing starting point for exploring that individuality through structured play. Mark gives an amazing overview and even a writing structure for creating your own sketches or Clown Entrees.
This would be a great book for someone looking to lead structured play such as a teacher or just a clown collective. This book is worth having in your library for so many reasons. I think both beginners and all clowns interested in expanding or refreshing your ideas can benefit from this book. There really is to my knowledge a very limited number of books that cover clowning in the sense and light that it should be taken in. Overall a good starting point in my opinion anyone truly interested in pro clowning should start here then check out further titles such as Angels can Fly by:Alan Clay and as well as The Art of Clowning by Eli Simon.
The hardest part about clowning and learning clowning may be the fact that it is really hard to work solo for structured play. But this book should be considered as a great source to get any clown out there started. Hope this review was helpful. Wishing you all the best in all your Clowning Endeavors
This would be a great book for someone looking to lead structured play such as a teacher or just a clown collective. This book is worth having in your library for so many reasons. I think both beginners and all clowns interested in expanding or refreshing your ideas can benefit from this book. There really is to my knowledge a very limited number of books that cover clowning in the sense and light that it should be taken in. Overall a good starting point in my opinion anyone truly interested in pro clowning should start here then check out further titles such as Angels can Fly by:Alan Clay and as well as The Art of Clowning by Eli Simon.
The hardest part about clowning and learning clowning may be the fact that it is really hard to work solo for structured play. But this book should be considered as a great source to get any clown out there started. Hope this review was helpful. Wishing you all the best in all your Clowning Endeavors
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant
28 Jan 2009
Format:Hardcover
Books by successful performers tend to be filled with self-adulation and are very sparse in usable how-to advice. Stolzenberg's book is a brilliant exception. For me, as an adult, it teaches many humorous subtleties we can use in every-day life. For my daughter, this book gave her the ability to expand her self-awareness beyond her persona. The writing is clear, non pretentious, yet eloquent. If there is a better book on the subject of clowning, I am not aware of it.
Clowning from a real clown and actor
6 April 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was very informative. Clowning skills such as juggling and balloon sculpture etc. are not in this book. The author was a real Ringling Brothers clown and is a professional actor. You learn about the soul of clowning.
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