Playing Clov: A clowning approach to performing Beckett

Carole-Anne Upton; Brian Parsons

Playing Clov: A clowning approach to performing Beckett

Carole-Anne Upton, Brian Parsons

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Abstract

A practical workshop applying clown techniques to Clov's role at the beginning of Endgame, to explore the limits of embodying optimism, constant failure, and physical maladroitness in Beckett's text, working with a professional actor who had recently played the role at Bristol Old Vic, without recourse to clown techniques. A prime consideration was the effect on the actor's capacity to physically and mentally sustain the performance using contrasting strategies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Unknown Host Publication
Number of pages	0
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2004
Event	Page and Stage: Fifty Years of Performing Beckett - University of Leeds Duration: 1 Jan 2004 → …

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Conference	Page and Stage: Fifty Years of Performing Beckett
Period	1/01/04 → …

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Playing Clov: A clowning approach to performing Beckett

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