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Acknowledgements |
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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PART ONE 'THAT WAS FUNNY' |
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1 Introductions and warm-ups |
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15 | (5) |
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Case study 1.1 Clown workshop at AFDA, Johannesburg, April 2018 |
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25 | (3) |
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Case study 1.2 Clowning and Puppetry workshop, London, April 2019 |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (16) |
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31 | (5) |
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36 | (2) |
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2.3 Forgetting about the game |
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38 | (9) |
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Case study 2.1 Clown workshop for dancers, London, June 2017 |
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39 | (1) |
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Case study 2.2 Clown workshop at AFDA, Johannesburg, April 2018 |
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40 | (2) |
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Case study 2.3 Undergraduate Physical Theatre students, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 2018 |
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42 | (1) |
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Case study 2.4 BA European Theatre Arts students and graduates, Rose Bruford College, London, September 2017 |
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42 | (5) |
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47 | (14) |
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47 | (14) |
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Case study 3.1 Clown workshop, Ngizwe Youth Theatre, Soweto, April 2018 |
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53 | (1) |
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Case study 3.2 Clown workshops for primary school teachers in service training day, Southend, UK, September 2018 |
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54 | (1) |
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Case study 3.3 Open public workshop at Victoria & Albert Museum `Friday Late', April 2018 |
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55 | (1) |
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Case study 3.4 MA Voice Studies, RCSSD, London, May 2018 |
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56 | (5) |
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4 Doing things when it's funny |
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61 | (14) |
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4.1 Throw the ball when it's funny |
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61 | (8) |
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69 | (6) |
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Case study 4.1 Clowning and Puppetry workshop, London, April 2019 |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (12) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (5) |
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87 | (14) |
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6.1 Step-Laugh -- crossing the stage |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (11) |
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Case study 6.1 Weekly clown course, London Clown School, June 2019 |
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91 | (4) |
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Case study 6.2 Five-day workshop, Brussels, November 2019 |
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95 | (1) |
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Case study 6.3 Weekend workshop, Brighton November 2019 |
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95 | (2) |
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Case study 6.4 Clowning and puppetry workshop, April 2019, London |
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97 | (1) |
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Case study 6.5 DH Ensemble, April 2019, London |
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98 | (1) |
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Case study 6.6 MA Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare's Globe, London, December 2009 |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (10) |
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7.1 Catching the ball in a circle |
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101 | (1) |
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7.2 Catching the ball for an audience |
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102 | (1) |
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7.3 Any action in a circle |
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102 | (1) |
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7.4 Any action for an audience |
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103 | (1) |
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7.5 This is going to be funny |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (7) |
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Case study 7.1 Weekend workshop, Brussels, November 2019 |
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105 | (2) |
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Case study 7.2 Calgary Clown Festival, Canada, September 2019 |
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107 | (4) |
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8 Make others into clowns |
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111 | (1) |
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8.1 Throw ball with intention |
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111 | (1) |
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8.2 Don't catch it when it's funny |
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112 | (2) |
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Case study 8.1 London Metropolitan University, BA Theatre and Performance, 2019 |
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114 | (1) |
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Case study 8.2 London Clown School weekly class, 2019 |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (1) |
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9.3 Grandmother's Footsteps with laughter conditioning |
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122 | (5) |
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Case study 9.1 AFDA, Johannesburg, one-week workshop March 2018 |
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123 | (1) |
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Case study 9.2 Circus Hub, Nottingham, series of weekend workshops, July 2018 |
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124 | (3) |
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10 Conclusions to Part One: Right and wrong thinking |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (48) |
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135 | (14) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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11.3 'This is going to be funny' |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (10) |
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Case study 11.1 Week workshop, AFDA, Johannesburg, April 2018 |
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141 | (4) |
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Case study 11.2 Week workshop, Brussels, July 2019 |
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145 | (1) |
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Case study 11.3 Weekly clown course, London Clown School, January 2020 |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (12) |
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12.1 Basic mirror self-laughter -- solo |
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149 | (2) |
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12.2 Mirror laughter plus free action |
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Case study 12.1 Weekend workshop, Gent, Belgium, February 2018 |
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152 | (2) |
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Case study 12.2 BA Theatre and Performance Practice, London Metropolitan University, November 2019 |
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154 | (1) |
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Case study 12.3 MA Voice Studies, RCSSD, London, May 2018 |
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155 | (6) |
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13 Reading others' feelings |
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161 | (4) |
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161 | (2) |
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13.2 Doing what the audience expects |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (8) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (5) |
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Case study 14.1 Week workshop, University of the Arts, Cape Town, February 2017 |
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169 | (2) |
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Case study 14.2 BA Theatre and Performance Practice, London Metropolitan University, November 2019 |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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Case study 15.1 Comedy Module, BA Drama, Liverpool John Moores University, October 2017 |
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175 | (4) |
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175 | (1) |
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16.2 Sharing your reflections |
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16.3 Teaching your knowledge |
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176 | (2) |
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Case study 16.1 Research workshop, Clown Symposium `State of Play', Edge Hill University, December 2018 |
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178 | (1) |
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PART THREE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY' |
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179 | (48) |
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181 | (12) |
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181 | (3) |
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17.2 On-script and off-script |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (3) |
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Case study 17.1 Devising class, London Clown School, May 2019 |
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188 | (1) |
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Case study 17.2 Public open workshop, Victoria & Albert Museum `Friday Late', April 2018 |
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189 | (1) |
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17.5 Funny plans and simple scripts |
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189 | (4) |
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193 | (16) |
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18.1 Intrude on an organized performance |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (11) |
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Case study 18.1 BA European Theatre Arts students and graduates, Rose Bruford College, London, September 2017 |
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209 | (18) |
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Case study 19.1 Clowning and Shakespeare, Drama School -- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre / Rose Bruford College, February 2020 |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (6) |
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216 | (11) |
Notes |
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Bibliography of works cited |
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Index |
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