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Clown Act Omnibus: Everything You Need to Know About Clowning Plus over 200 Clown Stunts Paperback – September 1, 1986

by Wes McVicar (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Everything you always wanted to know about clowning (and didn't know whom to ask) is here in this inexpensive, paperback theatre book.We have yet to see any other clown-act book as complete as this. Includes over 200 workable clown acts for beginning, intermediate, and advanced participants. All acts are classified by type, equipment needed, gymnastic skills, and practice required.The book is divided into nine sections that cover: clowning as an art, pantomime, makeup, costumes, suggestions for programming, production ideas, properties, and stunts.

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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Meriwether Pub
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 1986
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780916260415
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0916260415
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Everything you always wanted to know about clowning (and didn't know whom to ask) is here in this inexpensive, paperback book. We have yet to see any other clown-act book as complete as this. Includes over 200 workable clown acts for beginners, intermediates and advanced participants. All acts are classified by type, equipment needed, gymnastic skills, and practice required. The book is divided into nine sections, and they cover: Clowning as an Art, Pantomime, Clown Types, Costumes, Make-up, Suggestions for Programming, Production Ideas, Properties and Stunts.

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Wes McVicar is a Meriwether Publishing author.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0916260410
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Meriwether Pub; 2nd edition (September 1, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780916260415
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0916260415
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Monica Brian-Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Monica Brian-Patterson
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2009
Good condition and arrived not long after purchase. It is a great book about clowning. Lots of great ideas and information.
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Kirk
4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic clowning book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
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This book is good, but would be best paired with other clown books that have information that this is missing, such as makeup techniques. It is not the best book for children's clowning groups. Like some of the ideas for props.
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Rhett M. Fairfield
4.0 out of 5 stars Great starter book
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2014
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Very thorough guide
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jasmina zuvela
1.0 out of 5 stars Clown Act Omnibus : Everything You Need to Know About Clowni
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2001
The front page of the book is exellent. It makes you believe that you have the right book in your hands. "Everything you need to know about clowning plus over 200 clown stunts" sounds professional. So, from the marketing point of view there is no mistake. Unfortunately the content of the book is absolutely unusable. I've been interested to read about acts suitable for single clowns, but no single one I could recommende to anyone. So, I'm really very dissapoitment with this book and unfortunately I have made the wrong investment bying it.
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B. Gill
3.0 out of 5 stars Too Involved with Props
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017
This book is mostly skits. In the back, the skits are indexed as to level of difficulty and physicality. I found most of the skits to be too involved with the props recommended. Also, slapstick is big in these skits, and I don't think that is appropriate in clown ministry. This would be a good book if you had a permanent stage and lots of crew to handle the props.
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Tom Raymond
3.0 out of 5 stars Clown ACT Omnibus
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2000
A very nice collection of clown skits (over 200), for beginners, intermediate & advanced, both individuals and for groups.  Acts are classified by type, equipment needed, gymnastic skills, and practice required. I greatly appreciated this, since it allowed me to skip things either too difficult, or that I simply wasn't interested in. The book also includes instructions on the making of some basic props for clowning and magic acts as well. The book is divided into nine sections, and they cover: Clowning as an Art, Pantomime, Clown Types, Costumes, Make-up, Suggestions for Programming, Production Ideas, Properties and Stunts.
Having said that, bear in mind from the title that the book focuses on Clown Acts (& routines) -- it's not a book on how to clown, how to apply make-up, how to develop your clown character, etc -- for that, I'd recommend Creative Clowning and Strutter's Complete Guide to Clown Makeup, both available here at Amazon.com I rate this 3 clowns
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James Park
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2017
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Good book
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