Introduction to Clowning

Exercises

* Clown Introductions 5 Mins

Aims: Presenting a character to the group, analysing others.
  1. Ask the students to write down their clown’s name on a piece of paper.
  2. Ask them to make an audience.
  3. Call out their clown names one at a time.
  4. When they are called, they get up in front of the audience and have to do a little gesture for the audience. This could be a wave, a bow, a little dance, a shrug of the shoulders, whatever they think their clown would do.

* Ministry of Silly Walks 5 Mins

Aims: Characterisation, physicalising an idea, performing in-front of the group, improvising, experimenting with new ideas.
  1. Stand in a circle.
  2. One clown starts and must cross the circle in a funny way and then tap another clown on the shoulder.
  3. That clown has the next turn.
  4. Continue until everyone has had a turn.
  5. Encourage them to vary their speed, level. They might hop, crawl, march, tip toe
  6. Now, encourage them to cross as different characters WORD BANK e.g. a teacher, a lawyer, a King, the Prime Minister, a scientist, a cowboy, a bodybuilder, a robot, an astronaut, a butler, a banker, a knight
  7. Encourage them to be silly with this. They are essentially making fun of this position, so their walks should still be silly.
Introduction to Clowning
Intro
Introduction to Clowning
Warm Up
Introduction to Clowning
Exercises
Introduction to Clowning
Creative Task
Introduction to Clowning
Extension
Word Banks and Creative Prompts