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Heterotopia is a concept in human geography elaborated by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe places and spaces that function in non-hegemonic conditions. These are spaces of otherness, which are irrelevant, that are simultaneously physical and mental, such as the space of a phone call or the moment when you see yourself in the mirror.
“Not a dog, not a wolf…all they know is what they are not.”.
Clown History – what’s it good for?
Clowns have taken myriad shapes and forms in history and different cultures. They’ve adapted in ingenious ways to changes in material conditions. Performing contexts, media, technologies and political and economic change. Can our history help us make sense of and adapt to our own moments of crisis?
Additional note to Clown Power Live S2E8 on 24th May 20
The following comments are intended to clarify some issues contained in the video recording of the Clown Power Live S2E8 on 24th May 2020.
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The Panel:
Tony Lidington
Tony Lidington (Dr) AKA Uncle Tacko!, 40 years as a Showman and as ‘Uncle Tacko!’ – ‘The Pierrotters’, ‘Poppets Puppets’, Uncle Tacko’s Flea Circus’ & Raree Man & his Peepshow. Tony has a Phd in itinerant British performance, he’s a part-time lecturer at the University of Exeter. He’s also a researcher & broadcaster about British […]
Jon Davison
Jon Davison is a performer, teacher, director and researcherHe has worked in live performance for more than 35 years, he trained at the École Philippe Gaulier and Fool Time Circus School, he’s spent half his working life in Spain developing his teaching. Jon is the author of two books: Clown Readings in Theatre Practice and […]
Clown Power Live Team:
Producers:
Sascha Goslin
Sascha Goslin is an independent producer, focusing on circus, outdoor and accessible theatre. Read more […]
Dave Spathaky
Dave is a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. Read more […]
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Tweedy is best known for his role in Giffords circus, for over ten years he has brought new comic routines to the show each year. He is accomplished in most circus skills, magic and is proficient at playing various musical instruments. Today, he talks to fellow clown Simon Thompson about his illustrious career:
Also live-streamed and a recording available on YouTube after the event. See link below.
Tweedy:
… is best known for his role in Giffords circus; for over a decade he has brought new comic routines to the show each year. He is accomplished in most circus skills, magic and is proficient playing many musical instruments.
He also perennially headlines pantomimes, has won many comedy awards and his talents are in demand both at home and abroad in circus, theatre, TV and film.
Tweedy was featured clown on Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey shows for 2 years playing prestigious venues like Madison Square Garden and The Staples Centre, LA. He started his circus career with Zippos Circus back in 1994.
He has created his own stage shows Tweedy’s Lost Property, Tweedy’s Magic and Mayhem, Tweedy’s House of Fun, Tweedy’s Illusion, Confusion, most recently Tweedy Presents Sherlock Homes which have had sell out audiences, standing ovations and received critical acclaim.
Tweedy is currently doing an online show every Wednesday.
Simon Thompson:
Simon is a performer, director and teacher, he began clowning as boy but later took it seriously and trained with Jacque LeCoq and Philip Gaulier. Along with being a practicing artist he is currently a Lecturer on the M.A. Festive Arts at the university of Limerick and is also researching for a PhD (Developing Creative Pedagogies through Mask and Clown).
After years of touring with circuses, festivals and a variety of theatre companies, in 2014 Simon began to write a Clown Trilogy as three separate shows. Part 1 “Clown Noir, This is me” was first up. Then in 2015, “Peines d’amour perdues” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labours Lost”, and in 2016 “Nose Business”. Some of his more recent projects include a metaphysical mask exploration of Australian Indigenous Peoples Stories; “Altjeringa” performed by Lucy Dawson as a gestural etude at the Irish World Academy.
He tours a clown adaptation of “The Millers Tale” and also “Lifted Up” a full-mask performance that highlights the difficulties of sensory overload in adults who are diagnosed with A.S.D.
Is an independent producer, focusing on outdoor work, circus and accessible shows. When not producing she can be found studying clown, puppetry and… accountancy.
Dave Spathaky:
a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once and started a new career as a circus community builder last in April; he says he’s been training for the role all his life.
Please support Clown Power Live and Dave at patreon.com/zoological. Suggested donation £5. You could think of it as buying Dave a coffee and a piece of cake.
Funny woman Caroline Dream, is the author of ‘The Clown In You’, a leading reference in the world of clown and clown pedagogy. On sunday she is interviewed by Sascha Goslin on Clown Power Live.
Clown Power Live S02E06 Caroline Dream:
Zoom webinar on: 17 May, 2020 12:00 Dublin
Caroline Dream:
Caroline has performed in festivals and theaters throughout Spain with her shows “Footless” and “Just Say Yes!” and with Alex Navarro in “Niu Adventurs”, as well as throughout Europe with “Primigenio” with Cia. Teatro de Pronto
She’s a graduate of the University of Exeter (UK) with a B.A in Theatre and trained at Fooltime Circus School (Bristol, UK) and with performance legends including Dario Fo, Nola Rae, Michel Dallaire, Eric de Bont, Avner The Eccentric, Bim Mason, David Glass and Carlo Bosso.
Caroline has taught clown since 1998 throughout Spain and internationally in New York & Las Vegas U.S.A. for Cirque du Soleil artists, in Portugal, Germany, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico and Colombia. She’s taught more than 250 courses for over 4000 students and also teaches Corporate Clown Training workshops.
ZooLogical Team: Producers: Sascha Goslin …is an independent producer, focusing on outdoor work, circus and accessible shows. When not producing she can be found studying clown, puppetry and… accountancy. Dave Spathaky ..is a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once and started a new career as a circus community builder in April 2020: he says he’s been training for the role all his life.
Please, do support Clown Power Live at patreon.com/zoological. Suggested donation €4. You could think of it as buying Dave and Sascha a coffee, €8 a month might help buy them some cake.
Sue Broadway & Chris Lynam or maybe visa versa. who knows?
Very few members of the comedy world are worthy of the title ‘genius’; Chris isn’t one of them, he comes damn close. Sue attempts to find out why.
Dublin: Wednesday, 13th May 2020, 21:00 London: Wednesday, 13th May 2020, 21:00 New York: Wednesday, 13th May 2020, 16:00 Los Angeles: Wednesday, 13th May 2020, 13:00 Melbourne: Thursday, 14th May 2020, 06:00 Beijing: Thursday, 14th May 2020, 04:00
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Chris Lynam:
Chris is renowned for many things, but mainly for bringing his own brand of crazed humour to bear on unsuspecting audiences. His comedy is wild and exciting, stretching variety to its limits.
Any one show may include acrobatics, outlandish operatic and orchestral overtures, flying sousaphones and anything else which may spring to Mr Lynam’s unnecessarily large and vivid imagination.
Sue is a director, choreographer and creative producer of circus and physical theatre, with extensive experience in large-scale and site-specific events. She also performs as a clown, compere and eccentric juggler. She was a founding member of Circus Oz in 1979 and went on to perform with them as an aerialist and acrobat until 1984. She then moved to London, where she co-founded Ra-Ra Zoo. On her return to Australia she became Circus Oz’s Artistic Director and has since worked on the several large events such as the London Olympics and in the comedy duo Batten & Broadway.
Zoo Logical Team:
Sascha Goslin:
Is an independent producer, focusing on outdoor work, circus and accessible shows. When not producing she can be found studying clown, puppetry and… accountancy.
Dave Spathaky:
a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once and started a new career as a circus community builder last in April; he says he’s been training for the role all his life.
Please support Clown Power Live and Dave at patreon.com/zoological. Suggested donation £5. You could think of it as buying Dave a coffee and a piece of cake.
Simon Thompson interviewed by Charlie Holland on Sunday 10th of May 2020
Simon Thompson, along with being a practicing performer is currently a Lecturer on the M.A. Festive Arts at the University of Limerick. He is also researching for a PhD (Developing Creative Pedagogies through Mask and Clown). He is interviewed by Charlie Holland who is the former Programme Director of The Circus Space in London (now the National Centre for Circus Arts).
Clown Power Live – S02E04
Simon Thompson:
Simon is a performer, director and teacher, he began clowning as boy but later took it seriously and trained with Jacque LeCoq and Philip Gaulier. Along with being a practicing artist he is currently a Lecturer on the M.A. Festive Arts at the university of Limerick and is also researching for a PhD (Developing Creative Pedagogies through Mask and Clown).
After years of touring with circus’s, festivals and a variety of theatre companies, in 2014 Simon began to write a Clown Trilogy as three separate shows. Part 1 “Clown Noir, This is me” was first up. Then in 2015, “Peines d’amour perdues” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labours Lost”, and in 2016 “Nose Business”. Some of his more recent projects include a metaphysical mask exploration of Australian Indigenous Peoples Stories; “Altjeringa” performed by Lucy Dawson as a gestural etude at the Irish World Academy.
He tours a clown adaptation of “The Millers Tale” and also “Lifted Up” a full-mask performance that highlights the difficulties of sensory overload in adults who are diagnosed with A.S.D.
Clown Power Live Next:
Wednesday Chris de Pyss (AKA Chris Lynam) talks to Sue Broadway (AKA The Fabulous Sue Broadway) about his journey as a clown on stage, screen and outside the box.
When: May 13, 2020 21:00 Dublin Register in advance for wednesday’s webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vw95nedtQQ6lUq83HYXqlA
MoreFuture Events: are posted on the the Clown Power facebook group. Patreon supporters get special updates and behind the scenes interaction and can suggest topics and guests: become a patreon! Link below!
Special shout out for this Wednesday when clown Sue Broadway is chatting to clown Chris Lynam and next weekend when Charlie Holland is talking about the Marvellous Craggs twice (due to time zone issues). On Sunday next we have a special guest: Caroline Dream a writer, teacher and clown interviewed by Sascha Goslin our in-house genius.
ZooLogical Team:
Sascha Goslin:
Is an independent producer, focusing on outdoor work, circus and accessible shows. When not producing she can be found studying clown, puppetry and… accountancy.
Dave Spathaky:
Is a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once and started a new career as a circus community builder in April 2020: he says he’s been training for the role all his life.
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