[Reader-list] “Funny Bones - The joy of failure" Physical & Visual Comedy,September 21 - October 5,New Delhi

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“Funny Bones - The joy of failure" Physical & Visual Comedy

In his workshop Funny Bones, Michael Moritz works with participants on the craft of silent comic storytelling. Silent comic story telling revolves primarily around the understanding of play and action found in situations; here the comic has the ability to take on fiascoes and defeat them with comedic antics. At the same time, the comic must lead the participants back to the understanding that the game is not so different from reality—it is merely the small rhythmic shifts, and the choice of tips and tricks that determine whether or not the laughter stuck in the throats of the audience is allowed to be released. Funny Bones offers not only acting basics, but also provides insights into the craftsmanship of the manipulation of objects, and a rich repertoire of jokes and gags for the clowns and comedians. 

Educational Resources &Training:
The clown and his body: Actively working with one’s own body in the room, perceiving the body as an artistic instrument. Improvisation from the body's impulses. Finding ones clown physicality. Acting, and forming the figure. Stumbling, falling, and slapping the ground…

The clown and the requisite: Manipulating and playing with objects. How do I approach an object? When will it belong to me? What kind of imagination sets an object free? When does it begin to communicate with me and the audience? Hat, cane, plate, broom, trunk, napkin, raw egg…

The clown and the clown: Clowns meet each other and develop situations and scenes. The big conflict, the bigger solution, and the biggest fiasco! Over and over again…

The clown and the audience: 360 degrees. The entire world is the audience. Always and everywhere. Although the laws and principles of nature are assumed, naturalism is not. Always bigger. Big in play, big in desire, big in tolerance. And always as honest as possible. Not put down for self disposal. The situation, the world, and the audience.

The clown and his act: Work on acts and gags you've brought with you. How do you develop an effective choreography? An entertaining LAZZO?

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