Mar 26 / Clowning with Miguel Amado

Brain-storming

Types of Clowning

Emotion and Movement

Movement Percent

Speed Percent 


Experiential Part of the Class

Students move at different speed percentages.  

Speed with levels

 

Sitting to think about the exercise:

Concept fragmentation: Cutting the movement in pieces.

It is important to find the object in clown state.

 

Demonstration

Natural movement

Find the object / Use fragmentation

There is also the mime aspect added to it

There is character building

There is music

 

Exercise

Pairs

Choose a situation with a conflict

 

Last Exercise

Blowing the Balloon

Using percentages of movement, energy, intensity 

Choreographing the Clown routine

Performing the routine as a group

 

 

 

 

 

 

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