@article{436496,
      recid = {436496},
      author = {Peacock, Louise.},
      title = {Serious play modern clown performance / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Intellect,},
      address = {Bristol, UK ;},
      pages = {1 online resource (183 p.) :},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {"Clowns' slapstick is their primary mode of performance  and allows them to provoke audiences to laughter wherever  they perform. This innovative book, focussing on  contemporary practice in the USA and Europe over the last  50 years, investigates the nature and function of clown  performance in modern society. Through analysis of clowning  in a range of settings - theatre, the circus, hospitals,  refugee camps and churches - Peacock establishes a  theoretical framework for the evaluation of physical  comedy. Peacock explores clowning that takes place outside  of conventional venues, and also the therapeutic potential  of clowning in clown doctor organisations, refugee camps  and war zones. Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance is  the first book of its kind to consider clowning performance  venues and performance styles in the light of Play Theory,  including comparisons of traditional clown comedy with  contemporary circuses such as Circus OZ and Cirque du  Soleil, and an in-depth look at famous clowns such as Nola  Rae and Slava Polunin"--Provided by publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/436496},
}