The archetypal role of the clown as a catalyst for individual and societal transformation
Auteurs : Proctor, Susan (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : Montréal
Éditeur : Université Concordia
Date de publication : 2013
Langue : Anglais
Description : 132 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Notes : Mémoire présenté comme exigence partielle de la maîtrise en art de l'Université Concordia.
Sujets :
Art clownesque - Philosophie et théorie
Art clownesque - Aspect social
Art clownesque - Aspect anthropologique
Art clownesque - Aspect religieux
Peuples autochtones - Mythologies
Commedia dell'arte
Art clownesque - Emploi en thérapeutique
Art clownesque et société
Histoire de l'art clownesque
Fous et bouffons
Docteur Clown [organisme]
Bataclown [compagnie de cirque]
Proctor, Susan [clown]
Processus de création
Dépouillement du document :
1- Clowning as a catalyst for change
2- Clown, trickster, giullare, or harlequin ?
3- Pierrot: « a poet of the heart and hands »
4- Therapeutic clowning
5- Humanitarian clowning
6- The carnivalesque approach
7- The clown’s self-reflective experience of clowning
Résumé :
Many clowning programs are emerging around the world today (Adams 1998, Peacock 2009, Van Blerkom 2012, Vinit 2010, Simonds and Warren 2004). Programs like Clowns Without Borders; the humanitarian missions in Russia, Asia, and India led by Patch Adams; and Therapeutic clown programs in healthcare settings such as Jovia in Montreal are all deeply rooted in the traditions and archetype of the clown.
What common elements of the role of the clown serve as catalysts for individual and societal transformation and how are they actualized in various contexts and cultures ranging from the Indigenous Tricksters to the contemporary clowns of Bataclown in France?
Through ethnographic and autoethnographic research, this thesis will explore the traditional comedic role and the Indigenous sacred role of the clown to find connections to how the role of the clown manifests in communities today. This process will include reviewing scholarly works, interviewing and collecting experiential stories from clowns, as well as self-referencing my work in clowning and my script, written about my experiences, titled Under the Nose : Memoirs of a Clown, which I performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival in July, 2011. [editor summary]
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.330 1 P96412a 2013