‘Deep and daft’ clown congress to convene at University of Bristol
The ‘open space’ event will discuss the future of the form and use irreverence and play as a gateway to life’s big subjectsThe world may be a pretty unfunny place at the moment and global leaders don’t seem to have the answers. But this weekend a different sort of talking shop will take place when a “clown congress” convenes in Bristol to discuss the role of the funny people in troubling times.One of the leaders, Holly Stoppit, a clown therapist, teacher, and facilitator, summed it up succinctly: “Do you know what? I think there is no accident that the world is going to shit and who do they call? It’s the clowns.” Continue reading...
The ‘open space’ event will discuss the future of the form and use irreverence and play as a gateway to life’s big subjects
The world may be a pretty unfunny place at the moment and global leaders don’t seem to have the answers. But this weekend a different sort of talking shop will take place when a “clown congress” convenes in Bristol to discuss the role of the funny people in troubling times.
One of the leaders, Holly Stoppit, a clown therapist, teacher, and facilitator, summed it up succinctly: “Do you know what? I think there is no accident that the world is going to shit and who do they call? It’s the clowns.” Continue reading...
