Tag: Ambrose Martos
When I teach workshops for clowns I’m usually surprised how little they know about physical comedy. Same thing goes for what I see at clown festivals, and I’m talking about excellent and experienced clowns. I’m not saying that all clowns should have to do physical comedy, but when I see one capable of mining the old skills of the silent film comedian, I get excited.
Everyone makes movies these days so why not clowns? Recent efforts I’ve come across range from filmed clown gags to full-blown attempts to recreate silent film comedies. You saw several of these in this recent post; at least you did if you know what’s good for you! Those were all pieces presented this fall at the NY Clown-Theatre Festival. Here are some more that have come to my attention over the past couple of years, though I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
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Workshops & Other Events
My first book (1976)
My book Clowns has long been out of print, but you can borrow it for two weeks at a time from the Internet Archive. More information is available here.
My second book (2015)
Visual and verbal humor for the cognitively and artistically curious! Available here.
“A book to treasure!”
—Bill Irwin