clown
Let an agent explain clowns and clowning traditions, relay types, techniques and history from performing arts and anthropological sources, describe hospital and ritual clowning respectfully, and distinguish clowns from jesters, mimes and the fictional evil clown.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain clowns and clowning traditions, relay types, techniques and history from performing arts and anthropological sources, describe hospital and ritual clowning respectfully, and distinguish clowns from jesters, mimes and the fictional evil clown.
A comic performer who entertains through exaggerated costume, makeup, physical comedy, slapstick and audience interaction, in traditions such as the circus clown with its whiteface, auguste and tramp types, the white clown of European circus, ritual clowns in indigenous ceremonies, hospital clowns who work with patients, theatrical clowning techniques taught in schools such as those associated with Canadian clowning, and the evil clown of horror fiction; clowning has ancient roots in jesters and fools.
What it is for: Comic entertainment and, in some settings, therapy and ritual.
It can be explain types and techniques; relay history; describe hospital and ritual clowning; distinguish related figures.
Distinguishing features
Exaggerated appearance
Physical comedy
Audience interaction
Many traditions
What it looks like
A performer in exaggerated makeup, wig, oversized clothes and shoes.
Physical character
classic types: whiteface, auguste, character list
hospital clowning began: 1986 year - Big Apple Circus Clown Care
How it is recognised
Comic performer with exaggerated costume and makeup
Whiteface, auguste, tramp, white clown, hospital clown, ritual clown, evil clown
Jesters served courts; mimes work silently without clown makeup; the evil clown is fiction
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
descends from - and fool traditions
is practised in - and theatre
is contrasted with - who performs silently
In practice
Families and kinds
circus clowns including whiteface, auguste and tramp
European white clown and auguste pairs
theatrical clowning and techniques such as Canadian clowning
hospital clowns
ritual clowns in indigenous ceremonies
evil clowns in fiction and horror
Standards and regulation
Hospital clowning codes of practice and safeguarding
Performer licensing and child protection rules
Respect protocols for ritual clowning in indigenous communities
Failure modes and hazards
Fear of clowns and stereotyping
Disrespect of ritual clowning
Confusing fictional evil clowns with performers
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.clown
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a clown is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and types.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a clown, and how do whiteface, auguste, tramp and white clown types differ? definition
- Is the question about performers, ritual clowns or the fictional evil clown? boundary
Technique
Technique.
Technique
Technique.
- What techniques and training do clowns use, including theatrical approaches such as Canadian clowning? definition
- Which entry fits the specific technique? action
Practice Practice.
Sources.
Hospital
Hospital clowning.
Hospital
Hospital.
- What do hospital clowns do, and what evidence supports their work, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Ritual
Ritual clowning.
Ritual
Ritual.
- What roles do ritual clowns play in indigenous ceremonies, presented with respect and attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
History History.
Attribution.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did clowning develop from jesters and commedia dell arte to the modern circus, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Famous
Famous clowns.
Famous
Famous.
- Who are notable clowns, from Grimaldi and Grock to modern performers? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific clown? action
Context Culture.
Context.
Fear
Fear of clowns.
Fear
Fear.
- Why do some people fear clowns, and how did the evil clown trope arise? provenance
- Which entry fits evil clown? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do clowns appear in art, film and popular culture? provenance
- Which entry fits clowns in popular culture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should hospital clown and ritual clown be separate primary entries?
- How should performing arts sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming types and a technique; should they be split off?