Today we did improvisations entitled, 'Look! This is where we are going to spend the next 3 weeks on holiday!'
These were so fun to do, and so applicable to the hospital. Children are used to playing in this make believe world - if you speak this language with children, they go with you, because they are used to it. The bed is a boat. The child is the King of the Jungle. Imagine walking into a waiting room or a child's room and saying that? And then making a whole new world appear!
As clowns, we need to avoid staying in Realism. Because we can go anywhere. And we go there by using Yes and by using repetition, and by using our bodies. Build on a simple proposal until it gets out of hand. We end up leaving realism behind, and entering into the absurd, and that is a very fun place to be.
We need to work these 'Yes' muscles and practice the technical stuff so we can make it come alive with our bodies. Whilst not forgetting to connect to the child, to listen for the response, to look for an ending, to react as well as act, to enjoy the moment, to add a detail...
These were so fun to do, and so applicable to the hospital. Children are used to playing in this make believe world - if you speak this language with children, they go with you, because they are used to it. The bed is a boat. The child is the King of the Jungle. Imagine walking into a waiting room or a child's room and saying that? And then making a whole new world appear!
As clowns, we need to avoid staying in Realism. Because we can go anywhere. And we go there by using Yes and by using repetition, and by using our bodies. Build on a simple proposal until it gets out of hand. We end up leaving realism behind, and entering into the absurd, and that is a very fun place to be.
We need to work these 'Yes' muscles and practice the technical stuff so we can make it come alive with our bodies. Whilst not forgetting to connect to the child, to listen for the response, to look for an ending, to react as well as act, to enjoy the moment, to add a detail...
Wow...last day tomorrow...I am going to miss writing to you! (maybe I wont stop..)
Hasta Prontito, Amorcitos x
Hasta Prontito, Amorcitos x