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"Month: August 2011"

Destination Ofunato: Tokyo Workshops

Just finished Day 3 of 4 days of Tokyo workshops training future volunteers for the Niko Niko Taishi project in the 'Our Space' theater studio. The intention of the workshops is to train volunteers ...

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Destination Ofunato, Japan

I'm just starting to gear up for a 3 week trip to Japan that will include free workshops in Tokyo, and then a 2 week series of shows and workshops in  the tsunami zone, the Tohoku region. It's the...

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Tenshingoso

This Shintaido practice was taught to me twice by two different European theater practitioners. It was taught as a warm-up/centering/voice opening technique and that is how I use it both in my personal practice and in workshops.  The practice comes from Shintaido, "a...

Emmanuelle Bon’s answer to “What’s that, a Clown?”

Emmanuelle Bon's answer to "What's that, a Clown?" sure resonates in my ears, and hence this post to share it. "Parmi les artistes du spectacle vivant, le clown occupe une place singulière, en contraste : alors que les performances du musicien, de l’acrobate, du...

Making a New Nose with Papier Maché and Magnet

After losing my second „Kleines Bleibgesund“ nose from HumorKolleg's Nasenwerstat, I decided to embark on a make my own nose making adventure.  The great thing about the Belibgesund is the little magnet on the inside that allows you to 'glue it' to your facemask using...

The Dance of Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06EkpmOT7QI The Dance of Life The Dance of Life is a ritual dance to the 4 directions was taught to me at Camp Winnarainbow by Txi Whiz in 1984. The essence of the dance is to face each direction, starting first with the East, then...

Chiapas.98. Clowns Without Borders Report

Acteal Abejas. 1998. December 31st, 2019. San Francisco This photo just popped up in a bit of 'last day of the decade' clutter removal.  It's one I took in Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico, in the middle of a solo Clowns Without Borders tour doing shows to relieve tensions...

Not-Knowing-Where the Magic Happens

A while back I saw a graphic on the back of a sweatshirt that really caught my attention. It was very simple, two circles, a big one, with a smaller one hovering above as if in orbit around the mother ship. Inside the big circle were the words “Your comfort zone“ and...

The Immediacy of Play

"The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning" I stumbled across this wonderful article by Vince Gowman this morning, still a bit jet lagged state, just home from teaching workshops in Germany.  Play happens to be on my mind as at...

Escuintla, Guatemala

The town of Escuintla is to the south of the Volcan de Fuego that erupted last summer.  I was there to do workshops and shows for those affected by the volcano.  As I left town, I had the opportunity to stick my camera out the car window.  this is some of what I saw....