If the clown had language he’d be a poet, if he had politics he’d be an anarchist, if he had religion he’d be a prophet. The clown’s language is gesture. His humor is in the body and he can translate it to us in a language that precedes verbal communication.  Perhaps that is one reason why the humor of the clown can go deeper than the stand up comic. When I laugh at stand up comedy I laugh with my head.  It stops at the shoulders.  When I see a great clown the laughter runs through every pore of my body. Great clown comedy can hurt (oh my stomach), it can make me fall out of my seat and into the aisle of the theater. 

- Kevin O’Keefe

 

The laughing Body and the Trickster Archetype

 

Come to the Cave to clown around, discuss the philosophy of play, experience a little circus yoga, and laugh at the paradoxical nature of political existence.

 

Friday, March 21, 5:30 to 7:30 PM

The Cave

19-1 Bates Road

Refreshments served.