Clowning Intro Revision

What does the term Complicite mean?

• The clown's relationship with the audience

• To have fun on stage

• To be complicit on stage

• To make things complicated

What does LeJeu mean?

• Be as serious as possible

• It's French for clown

• To have fun on stage!

• Enjoy wearing the red nose

The White Face Clown is....

• Sophisticated

• Low status

• Know it all

• Dumb

• Serious

The Auguste Clown is....

• Silly

• Dumb

• Unpredictable

• Steals status from the white face clown

The third type of clown is a

Finish the sentence.... Do it once, Do it twice

• Eat some ice

• Do it again

• Change it on the third

• Keep doing it

If the audience laughs

• Bow

• Clap for yourself

• Do it again

Red noise etiquette includes

• Put it on facing the audience

• Can only face front and side

• Do not touch it whilst facing audience

• Squeeze before you put on

In Clowning it is best to keep things

• dialogue driven

• simple

• lots of movement

In clowning 'Recycling' means to

• Throw plastics away

• Reuse the red nose

• Use a joke/gag that got a laugh previously

• Laugh at your own joke from before