Send in the Clowns

Send in the Clowns presents interviews with 24 pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest, across the world.

Send in the Clowns presents interviews with twenty-four pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest across the world.

This book is built around interviews with some of the world's leading practitioners of clowning for change, justice, and health outside of the entertainment mainstream, featuring artists and organizations including Patch Adams (US), the Dream Doctors Project (Israel), Clown Me In (Lebanon), and Doutores da Alegria (Brazil). Situating the topic in relation to indigenous and ritual clowning, investigating the various functions of the clown in early societies, and centering the discourse around interviews with key practitioners, the book explores a wide range of clown applications across the globe. This includes the special significance of the clown archetype in socially, politically, and culturally challenging situations, the successes and challenges of the art activists who are at the forefront of this movement, and the modern humanitarian clown's relationship to original forms of clowning that can be traced back through history.

This is a vital resource for anyone studying, teaching, or practicing clown work in applied contexts, from health care to conflict resolution.

Autorentext

David Bridel is an artist, scholar, author, and educator, and the Founding and Artistic Director of The Clown School in Los Angeles, US, a studio devoted to the study and practice of clowning and related theater arts. His work as a playwright, director, teacher, and choreographer has been seen in theaters, opera houses, and festivals around the world.

Mike Funt has led workshops in clown, mask, improv, and circus arts in China, India, Japan, England, France, Brazil, and all over the US, with his home base as Associate Artistic Director of The Clown School.

Klappentext

Send in the Clowns presents interviews with 24 pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest, across the world.

Zusammenfassung

Send in the Clowns presents interviews with twenty-four pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest across the world.

This book is built around interviews with some of the world's leading practitioners of clowning for change, justice, and health outside of the entertainment mainstream, featuring artists and organizations including Patch Adams (US), the Dream Doctors Project (Israel), Clown Me In (Lebanon), and Doutores da Alegria (Brazil). Situating the topic in relation to indigenous and ritual clowning, investigating the various functions of the clown in early societies, and centering the discourse around interviews with key practitioners, the book explores a wide range of clown applications across the globe. This includes the special significance of the clown archetype in socially, politically, and culturally challenging situations, the successes and challenges of the art activists who are at the forefront of this movement, and the modern humanitarian clown's relationship to original forms of clowning that can be traced back through history.

This is a vital resource for anyone studying, teaching, or practicing clown work in applied contexts, from health care to conflict resolution.

Inhalt

The Clown as Healer: A Brief History of the Humanitarian Clown

The Medical Clowns

1. Patch Adams: Gesundheit! Institute

2. Michael Christensen: Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit

3. Karen McCarty, Deborah Kaufmann, Dina Paul-Parks, Jon Luongo: Healthy Humor

4. Caroline Simonds: Le Rire Médecin

5. Tsour Shriqui: The Dream Doctors Project

6. David Dush Barashi: The Dream Doctors Project

7. Giora Seeliger: Red Noses International

8. Wellington Nogueira: Doutores da Alegria

9. Raquel Gendry: Narices Rojas

10. Sheetal Agarwal: Clownselors

11. Jean-Louis Lokossou: Association of Africa Clowns

Photo Gallery

Clowns at the Edge

12. Naomi Shafer: Clowns Without Borders USA

13. Moshe Cohen: Clowns Without Borders USA

14. Ash Perrin: The Flying Seagull Project

15. Jan Tomasz Rogola: Doctor Clown

16. Sabine Choucair: Clown Me In

17. Hiroyuki Shirai: Angels of Saturday

18. Jed Selter: Caring Clowns International

19. Marietou Thiam: Sencirk

Truth to Power

20. Robyn Hambrook: Nomadic Rebel Clown Academy

21. Hilary Ramsden: Nomadic Rebel Clown Academy

22. Jennifer Miller: Circus Amok

23. Arturo Gaskins: Circo Nacional de Puerto Rico

24. Jay Jordan: Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army