Game is good, play is better in clowning class

Today, we had another full day of clowning. I had no idea what to expect from the clowning classes that are compulsory in the course, but they are getting better and funnier now compared to the first class I think. It is both frightening and fun to do clowning, but sometimes you just feel stupid, boring or vulnerable. It sounds like a cliché, but the clowning classes actually helps you find out more about yourself since we have nothing to "hide" behind, and in our clowning classes we don't use any costumes or props or other things.

Some good things that you get better at in clowning class is to always be positive, give it another try and to learn to try to sens the subtile sens of how other people are feeling or thinking, and then try to follow them.We have also learned to be enthusiastic and never reject other people ideas, how crazy they might be.

List of things our techer likes to say:
Game is good, play is better
Clowns are not gold medal winners

Clowns alway go for another try

What I have learned from this is: To be a clown is to dare to fail.

We actually did an exercises when we were suppose to hide under a blanket, the pop out and try to surprise the audience, and then just wait for the fun to die and the do something about it. The exercises was about to try to be funny, but fail and then try to solve it.

Our clown classes basically consistes of five hours of playing silly games, improvising and speaking nonsens. It is a fun way to start the week!

In the evening I went to the new parcour course, at is was very fun to run, jump and roll around, but to do these thing on the concrete seems far away at this point. Then I did trapeze beginners class but I forgot my phone at home, so there are no picture. Thats is really a shame since I learned a nice move called "the unicorn".