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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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May 1–3: Leipzig, Circus Familia Monetti @Chakko Club (sold out)
May 6–10: Zagreb, Zagreb Clown Festival (lecture only)
www.facebook.com/trikocirkus/
May 14–17: Vienna, Trap Circus Center
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AYHUtNyFv/ (sold out)
May 24–25: London, The Comedy School.
https://thecomedyschool.com/courses/physical-comedy-john-towsen/
June 8–10: Labmageddon, Falling Coyote Studios, Greenwood Lake, NY (invitation only) September 17–20 November 8—15: New York, Coney Island Clown Skool.
https://coneyislandclownskool.com/
Toronto, Sweet Action.
Collaboration with Allan Turner: "Physical Comedy & Emotional Clowning"
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2 comments:
This is a superb post - thanks John.
The adding of coins inside the hat to change its weight is a very useful tip. An extension of this idea is to change the centre of balance of an object to create surprising movement and wonderful illusions.
A colleague of mine performs a sight gag where he brings on a ladder from the wings. The gag is that the despite our expectations the ladder is only 2 feet long. The illusion can be very effectively improved by adding weights to the bottom of the short ladder distorting the perceived centre of balance. This makes the ladder behave more like a long ladder - all without the need for mime.
Thanks, Chris, for the additional tips!
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