Amy - Clowning, the art of 'flopping' & I

There are people you meet who you instantly forget, and others who leave such an impression you just have to learn more about them. Following a very serendipitous and rocambolesque bump-in at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, I got to see Amy and Claudio’s fantastically ludicrous and clownesque show which to this day has left quite a mark. Delving into her years at Philippe Gaulier’s famous clown school, Amy explains (in her wonderful Suffolk accent) what clowning really is, what it feels to have the dreaded “flop” happen on stage and shows us how we can all benefit from the lessons learnt.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Happy listening!

To see the trailer of her show: 'Beryl and Clive (their musical)'

Amy's clowning workshop recommendations:

- Ecole Philippe Gaulier

- Mick Barnfather - Clown & Comedy courses

- Spy Monkey - Theatre of the Funny

- Angela de Castro's The Why Not Institute

- John Wright The Wright School with the amazing Tedx talk "Rediscovering playfulness" on the link and his two books:

• Why is that so funny
• Playing the Mask: Acting Without Bullshit.

Thank you to my dear friend Mory at Pars Studio as always for the great sound engineering!