Find the clown within yourself through dance and find the dancer within
yourself through the art of the clown.
Avoid both of the dangers that dancers face: narcissism and technicality, which separate them from the audience (and also from their partners). For clowns, it will help to find a path from the anecdotal to the sacred.
Avoid both of the dangers that dancers face: narcissism and technicality, which separate them from the audience (and also from their partners). For clowns, it will help to find a path from the anecdotal to the sacred.
Themes
Invitation to dance
Clumsiness
The dancing clown's way of moving
Failure, flop, and physical incapability
The clown's dream: to be a dancer
Listening, music, time lag, musicality of the world and of the dancing clown
Different dance styles, different positions of the dancing clown
The sacred clown and universal dance, the dance of the phoenix
Pedagogy
Introducing the pupil to new notions of dance, like momentum, continuum, body integration, countertime and time lag
Introduction to a new improvisation technique specific to the dancing clown technique
Lots of improvisation
Introductions to different cultures in which dancers and clowns work together, for example Hopi (native American) culture
The teacher adjusts to the capabilities and requirements of each pupil and each group
Workspace
Empty space, wood floor or dance mat
Number and length of lessons
6 times 3 hours
Price
120 euros per lesson, 720 euros for the full workshop
Curriculum
Please see www.seraphin.fi/pierre/pierreindex/pierrenhistoria.html or www.tanssivaklovni.com/lyhytansioluettelo.html