Discovering the clown, or, the funny book of good acting / Christopher Bayes with Virginia Scott.

First edition.

xvii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

The gift of your talent: a prologue -- Preparing the body to discover the clown -- Warming the muscle -- The little voice of the body -- Natural rhythm -- Finding discovery in the body -- Kinesthetic response -- The speed of fun -- Empathetic response -- Bringing on the gleeful pandemonium -- Entering the comic world -- The sweet spot -- Make sound when you travel! -- Smell the barn -- Mr. shotgun -- Make us laugh -- Adjustments -- Your fun owes you nothing -- Discovering a physical psychology -- The counter-mask and socialized masks -- Flexing the emotional imagination -- The exercise of forgetting -- Discovering the clown -- The red nose -- Discovering the world from above the little red horizon -- Discovering the audience -- The pleasure of the show-off -- Triumph -- Disaster -- The clown -- Shows -- Beyond the clown -- The beauty of chaos: an afterword.

"An essential read for performers of all kinds, this text takes a deep dive into theatre, physical expression, and the limitless possibilities of the comic performance"--$cProvided by publisher.

9781559365611

791.33 B357d 2019