| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The clown as healer : a brief history of the humanitarian clown -- Gesundheit! Institute (USA) / Patch Adams -- Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit (USA) / Michael Christensen -- Healthy Humor (USA) / Karen Mccarty, Deborah Kaufmann, Dina Paul-Parks, John Luongo -- Le Rire Médecin (France) / Caroline Simonds -- Dream Doctors (Israel) / Tsour Shriqui -- Dream Doctors (Israel) / David "Dush" Barashi -- Red Noses International (Europe) / Giora Seeliger -- Doutores Da Alegria (Brazil) / Wellington Nogueira -- Narices Rojas (Ecuador) / Raquel Gendry -- Clownselors (India) / Sheetal Agarwal -- Association Of Africa Clowns (Benin) / Jean-Louis Lokossou -- Clowns Without Borders (USA) / Naomi Shafer -- Clowns Without Borders (USA) / Moshe Cohen -- The Flying Seagulls Project (UK) / Ash Perrin -- Doctor Clown (Ukraine) / Jan Tomasz Rogola -- Clown Me In (Lebanon) / Sabine Choucair -- Angels Of Saturday (Japan) / Hiroyuki Shirai -- Caring Clowns (USA) / Jed Selter -- Sencirk (Senegal) / Marietou Thiam -- Nomadic Rebel Clown Academy (UK) / Robyn Hambrook -- Nomadic Rebel Clown Academy (UK) / Hilary Ramsden -- Circus Amok (USA) / Jennifer Miller -- National Circus Of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) / Arturo Gaskins -- Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (UK) / Jay Jordan -- Reflection |
| Summary |
"Send in the Clowns presents interviews with 24 pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest, across the world. This book is built around interviews with some of the world's leading practitioners of clowning for change, justice and health outside of the entertainment mainstream, featuring artists and organizations including Patch Adams (USA), The Dream Doctors Project (Israel), Clown Me In (Lebanon), and Doutores da Alegria (Brazil). Situating the topic in relation to indigenous and ritual clowning, investigating the various functions of the clown in early societies, and centering the discourse around interviews with key practitioners, the book explores a wide range of clown applications across the globe. This includes the special significance of the clown archetype in socially, politically, and culturally challenging situations, the successes and challenges of the art-activists who are at the forefront of this movement, and the modern humanitarian clown's relationship to original forms of clowning that can be traced back through history. This is a vital resource for anyone studying, teaching or practicing clown work in applied contexts, from healthcare to conflict resolution"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Clowning -- Social aspects
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Humanitarian assistance.
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Clowns.
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clowns.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
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PERFORMING ARTS / General
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PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Miming
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bridel, David, editor
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Funt, Mike, editor
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| LC no. |
2023044401 |
| ISBN |
9781003294856 |
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1003294855 |
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9781003857952 |
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1003857957 |
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9781003858010 |
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1003858015 |
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