A modern tradition with ancient roots When the term clown is mentioned images of circuses funny skits and buffoonish behavior come to mind However the history of clowns and the art of clowning is a rich and culturally diverse story In this unit you wi ID: 240767
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Clowning
A modern tradition with ancient rootsSlide2
When the term “clown” is mentioned, images of circuses, funny skits, and buffoonish behavior come to mind. However, the history of clowns and the art of clowning is a rich and culturally diverse story. In this unit, you wi
ll work in groups to develop a power point that details the history of clowning. This will be done in 5 parts.
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Find relevant information and pictures
Synthesize
Record your findings in your words
Cite sources properly
During this project you will be doing the following:
Researching clowning in 5 groups:
Group 1: Greek and Roman Influence, plus Bob Bell, Joey
D’Auria
, Felix Adler, George Carl
Group 2: 16
th
century Italian clowns, plus
Slava
Polunin
,
Auguste
Clown (defining attributes),
Grock
, Charlie
Cairoli
Group 3: Court Jesters and Miming, plus Phillip
Astley
, Roy Brown, Nicolai
Poliakoff
Group 4: Circus Clowns and Beyond: Clowning in our modern society, plus Red Skelton, Bob
Keeshan
, Albert
Fratellini
, George L. Fox
Group 5: Joseph
Grimaldi
, Dan Rice, Tom Belling,
Emmet
Kelly, Lou JacobsSlide4
Each group will create a visual presentation (using the shared
google
doc) of their areas and include citations of where you found your information.
This refers to both written and visual research
. Each individual group member is to indicate what work they completed/contributed to the overall collaborative group presentation.
Remember good sources, sometimes, will provide this at the bottom of their page.
Each group member will select a portion of the project to research and prepare as their contributing part of the presentation.
Find relevant information and pictures
Synthesize
Record your findings in your words
Cite sources properlySlide5
Each group will also:
Create a clown skit
Create a clown make up design
Be able to demonstrate, in context of a scene, a clown character your group researched
Rehearse the skitFINAL: A fully rehearsed and polished clown skit performance.