Returned to the Flea Theater on Saturday to visit open class of Clown School 2007. Saw Hovey Burgess, Larry Pisoni, Dick & Tiffany again. Mark Renfro didn’t do the makeup this year so I didn’t see him. I had planned to ask again for contact information, but I didn’t. For some reason, I felt really shy and it didn’t feel right. After the class unfolded, it was like time had melted and I was back in that working clown universe. It felt so good.
Notes on the open class:
Exercises:
Entrances
Machines-each person comes and starts a repetitive motion, and each additional participant adds to it (5)
Dog + Master - duo presentation. There were two of these skits.
Looking for Other - duo where the object is to move around screen and look for each other but not find each other
Movie Theater - seats in a row looking at imaginary screen. Done twice - once with varying levels of laughter, once with crying
Attitude Party - “host” starts out. Each guest comes with different attitude and it affects the party
Expert Speaker - several participants in sequence. Expert speaker has to use a repetitive gesture. Each sequential participant adds a gesture to the mix.
Man in the Middle - Trio - two expert speakers on either side of man in the middle. Each speaker has to use strategies short of touching, to keep the man in middle listeneing to them, not the other.
Of course there was the usual opening and closing dancing. I saw a prop that was kewl - some sooper stretchy stuff that would strech out forever and bounce back.
Went out to Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse for dinner later with a little Fifth Avenue browsing between show and dinner. Prior to show, I had spent time browsing on Prince Ave in Soho on a Saturday afternoon. Intereesting place, interesting crowd. The Issey Miyaki boutique had fab line in crushed polyester. loved the double lapel long jacket, and rows of scallops short jacket.
I was where I wanted to be one year later, but I wish I still could study more and more.
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