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LeCoq died a few years ago but his school is still there in Paris. Both books I have on physical comedy: Why is that So Funny? by John Wright (a must read btw, especially for you Jeremy) and The Handbook of Physical Comedy by Davis Rider Robinson are heavily influenced by Jacques LeCoq. I know Wright was a student of his, and I think Robinson was too, but I am not sure about that. Aver Eisenberg also studied there. I had a copy from the library of "The Moving Body" and I really liked but I did not finish it before I moved to Korea.
I brought The Mime Book by Claude Kipnis with me to work on after I found it in a Half-price bookstore, right before I left.
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Thanks for the suggestions Snugglesnort! I hadn't heard of either of those books and they sound right up my alley!
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Happy Birthday Jeremy
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02-06-2008, 10:05 PM
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happy late birthday Chance
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02-06-2008, 11:13 PM
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By Chance did we miss your birthday? Happy birthday!
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Yep. I turned 31 Monday! The forum sang Hippo Birdy Two Ewe to me and I was happy.
Also, last night when I was looking for mime info I found this tutorial! I've only watched about 6 of the 1 minute episodes and there are a whole lot of them!
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02-07-2008, 04:45 AM
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You're OLD!
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Well, I'm not getting any younger that's for sure!
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Clowns never grow old at lease not as fast as normal people i never seen one look their age or act it for that matter
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Another mime book to take note of...
I think this thread has covered most of the best resources. I have a few more that are excellent.
First is the book: All About Mime: Understanding and Performing the Expressive Silence by Maravene Sheppard Loeschke, not that it's explanations for mime illusions are that specfic. To me it's value is in it's discussion of how to develop a comic solo mime. It is very relevant to the solo silent clown and I haven't found any common clown books that discuss comedy to this degree. It goes into comic endings, organization, etc. You can pick it up used on the internet for just a few bucks. Also, it's appendixes provide lots of titles and subjects that you can springboard into routines. Second, is a resource I discovered on YouTube. Search for "Tokyo mime," or "tokyo mime city" and you will find several tutorials an common mime illusions that are excellent. The kicker is that many or most of them are done silent. That's right! She teaches you mime via pantomime. Check it out. I hope this was helpful.
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