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International Clown School
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Centro Internacional de la CREACiÓN CLOWN
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SCHOOL
Welcome to BONTS
MENORCA
CENTER OF CREATION
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SCHOOL
LABORATORY CLOWNS & HUMAN TRAGEDIES
``Adventures in the Art of Clown``
on the magical island of Menorca
Welcome to the great Feast of Failure
``IN FRACASSIBUM EXITUM EST``
BONT´s is a small but professional International Center fully focused and dedicated to the beautiful art of clowning, a place where people from all continents meet, work together, attend classes and develop their own authentic clown and show their work in an atmosphere full of humanity and with a very big heart.
We have discovered a really beautiful site which will be our new working base. An extremely lovely place, surrounded by Nature, with a wonderfully welcoming atmosphere... with many unique places to work. A gift from God!
Bont’s Menorca is now organized as:
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF CLOWN CREATION
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SCHOOL
CLOWN LABOROTORY AND HUMAN TRAGEDIES
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF FAILURE
(Social and Cultural Association)
Many people go from course to course, but what we've noticed in all these years of teaching is that all people have a crying wish deep within their soul ... and that wish is that they really want to create! Bont`s offers you a strong, stable platform for this creation process.
Bont’s wants to invite you to be “your own creator” and to give you the tools to make your own creations.
The great challenge of your creation is to go behind the topics and be original, great, authentic and unique…..a genius!
The great challenge to your creativity is...
OUR HISTORY
Bont's International Clown School was founded in 1997 on the island of Ibiza and for 16 years was going great until 2013 where there was an end of cycle, which took Bont's to begin a process of renewal and transformation.
In 2013 Bont's International Clown School became a nomad school and teaching laboratories worldwide clown. During this nomadic year we decided to move the place of the school to Menorca to start a whole new cycle.
This transformation has a great influence in the organization, pedagogy and philosophy.
Bont's Menorca is organized in:
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF CREATION IN CLOWN
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF FAILURE
(Socio-Cultural Association)
This relocation has caused a deep transformation in the pedagogy of BONT'S. Bit by bit we go from the school concept into a center of creation, unique in the world, and this can already be seen in 2015-2016 and 2017 program, where you can check that courses are more focused to create. Many people go from course to course, usually of short duration, but we noticed that there is a great shout from the soul to create and Bont's offers you a solid and strong platform for this creative process.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
To play Clown is not playing a role; it's a way of being.
Discover, develop and make your Clown is a great adventure for both student and teacher.
In Bont's there’s not acrobatics or juggling, or makeup, etc ... it’s really finding the soul of your clown, his innocence, ingenuity, transparency and deep vulnerability to show and share their emotions. We realize much energy work to bring you the essence of the clown and from your own freedom as a human being.
Clown tragedy is included in the fact that succeeds where doesn’t want to succeed, that is, in its failure.
Studies are accessible for people who practice the profession of clown and actors as well as from other styles of theater and other art forms.
In the very special and magical atmosphere of Menorca, between a group of people around the world, you will find the serenity to breathe, assimilate and explore your own Art of the Clown and be your own creator.
STUDIESClown 2020
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MURCIA
BONT’S in Murcia/Spain
MAY (18/05-30/05/2020)
“BE A GENIUS”
Special and Intense Clown Creation Course in Murcia!
From the beginning, Pupaclown and Bont´s International Clownschool, have always been very connected.
Pepa Astillero and Eric de Bont, 2 great pioneers have co-worked in many projects together, side by side.
For BONT´s it is a great honor and pleasure to give a very special course in the beautiful theater of Pupaclown.
CONTENT OF CREATION COURSE “BE A GENIUS”
A unique and very different course than the Clown Creation Blocks in Menorca
OBJECTIVES
– to be your own creator, authentic and original
– to be e a genius in your creations
– to obtain tools to create, from three different concrete concepts invented and developed by the school
– to stimulate your absurd clown thinking
– to enter in the poetry of the clown, to touch the public deeply in his soul
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE
FIRST WEEK
Monday introduction
2 presentations from the concept CLOWN OBJECTIVE-PROBLEM-SOLUTION
(these are clown anecdotes) Wednesday and Friday
Tuesday and Thursday:
Private Consultations with Eric de Bont, in the consultations you can come with all your ideas, problems, blockages, doubts, questions etc. to get help and guidance in the right path of your creations.
During the whole week,; energy work, clown improvisations, etc.
SECOND WEEK
2 presentations from two different Creation concepts (Wednesday and Friday)
1. work from a theme, where the “clown thinking” enters
2. a Human Tragedy in Clown
Saturday night there is A NIGHT OF CLOWN in the theater for the public of Murcia where each student, who wants to present the best of his work.
CONCEPT “OBJECTIVE-PROBLEM-CLOWN SOLUTION”
This concept is really focused on increasing your Clown thinking.
We will work through a simple structure, but very effective, we do not create complete numbers of clown, but anecdotes of clown. And you don’t have to think about dramaturgy anymore, because the structure already gives that.
1- What is the objective of your clown?
2.-Does a problem appear to accomplish this objective?
3.-Find a clown solution, to achieve your goal, a totally absurd solution, leaving the clown brain with extra-thin pea size, and apart from the absurd, we look for your genius and your originality in this solution.
If, in the future you want to create your own numbers or show, you will find a lot of “objective-problems-solutions” during creation.
It is such a powerful tool.
“THEME” CONCEPT
With this concept we enter phase number 2 of the creation to obtain more tolos.
You are the owner of your own work!
While in the first week we worked with the same formula, in the second week we begin to deepen the creation. You introduce yourself from a topic given by the school.
The themes are very different, surprising and really invite your whole creative being.
In this creation it leads you form a clown anecdote to a clown number.
And here comes the dramaturgy!
CONCEPT “CLOWN AND HUMAN TRAGEDY”
This is phase 3 of creation, to really deepen your work.
It has always been one of the focuses in Bont´s pedagogy how to tell your human tragedies large or small in the clown language.
It is a huge challenge in creation. How to transform your personal “tragedies” into anecdotes, numbers or clown shows.
It is an amazing job to train your clown thinking and take your clown to a deeper level., the
poetry quality of your clown grows and you can really touch your audience at the bottom of their heart.
Make the audience laugh and cry, your audience really won’t know whether to laugh or cry, or both together at the same time.
We can look for human tragedies on issues as; death, love, God, sex, loneliness, undervaluation, all kinds of relationships, broken dreams, unfulfilled desires, failures.
Endless possibilities! Everything that is related to life of the human being!
An investigation for people who deeply love the clown, who are not afraid to work on strong issues, who want to create and wantsto put their soul on the stage as transparent and vulnerable as posible, where emotions flow. A work and investigation for explorers in the world of clown!
More INFO & INSCRIPTION
Coordinator Daniela Maiwald
+34622173596
Course Fee: 800€
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HOLLAND
BASIC CLOWN & CREATION
OOSTERBEEK/HOLLAND
12/07/20- 19/07/20 (8 Days)
A new formula in the clown’s teaching of Bont’s!
A intensive and concentrated course in 8 days!!
BASIC CLOWN PART
In the first 6 days we travel trough the essence of the philosophy of Bont’s, focused on BEEING clown and original authentic clown thinking.
During these first 6 days, Eric de Bont also introduces tools for the Creation part of the last 2 days of the course.
CREATION PART
DAY 7 (SATURDAY) PRIVATE CONSULT WITH ERIC DE BONT
where Eric helps you to guide you on the good path for your genius Clown creation on the last day of the course!
(DAY 8 (Sunday))
The creation part is following the concept ; objective- problem- solution
The clown has a clear objective, find’s himself with a clear problem and then the challenge is, to find a unique, absurd clown solution.
This concept is a very powerful instrument to start for an original creating.
There is still not a dramaturgy but this very simple, clear structure helps you to create amazing clown anecdotes.
max presentationtime / creation 4 min.
(limited time helps you to be more clear in all aspects of your creation)
DAY 8 (SUNDAY)
PRESENTATION OF CLOWN CREATIONS
In 4 sessions of 4 numbers
These day is open for the audience. After every presentation the audience and clown colleagues can give positive and constructive comments to help you to improve your creation.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT BASIC CLOWN AND CONCEPT 1 OF CREATION, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE; WWW.BONTS.COM
FOR MORE INFO AND INSCRIPTION:
DANIELA MAIWALD
COURSE FEE: 650€
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SWITZERLAND
BASIC CLOWN & CREATION
BURGDORF/SWITZERLAND
02/08/20- 08/08/20 (7 Days)
A new formula in the clown’s teaching of Bont’s!
A intensive and concentrated course in 8 days!!
BASIC CLOWN PART
In the first 5 days we travel trough the essence of the philosophy of Bont’s, focused on BEEING clown and original authentic clown thinking.
During these first 5 days, Eric de Bont also introduces tools for the Creation part of the last 2 days of the course.
CREATION PART
DAY 6 (FRIDAY) PRIVATE CONSULT WITH ERIC DE BONT
where Eric helps you to guide you on the good path for your genius Clown creation on the last day of the course!
(DAY 7 (Saturday))
The Creation part is following the concept ; objective- problem- solution
The clown has a clear objective, find’s himself with a clear problem and then the challenge is, to find a unique, absurd clown solution.
This concept is a very powerful instrument to start for an original creating.
There is still not a dramaturgy but this very simple, clear structure helps you to create amazing clown anecdotes.
max presentationtime / creation 4 min.
(limited time helps you to be more clear in all aspects of your creation)
PRESENTATION OF CLOWN CREATIONS
In 4 sessions of 4 numbers
This day is open for the audience. After every presentation the audience and clown colleagues can give positive and constructive comments to help you to improve your creation.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT BASIC CLOWN AND CONCEPT OF CREATION, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE; WWW.BONTS.COM
FOR MORE INFO AND INSCRIPTION:
DANIELA MAIWALD
COURSE FEE: 800€
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MENORCA
BASIC CLOWN & CREATION
Menorca
23/08/20- 30/08/20 (8 Days)
A new formula in the clown’s teaching of Bont’s!
A intensive and concentrated course in 8 days!!
BASIC CLOWN PART
In the first 6 days we travel trough the essence of the philosophy of Bont’s, focused on BEEING clown and original authentic clown thinking.
During these first 6 days, Eric de Bont also introduces tools for the Creation part of the last 2 days of the course.
CREATION PART
DAY 7 (SATURDAY) PRIVATE CONSULT WITH ERIC DE BONT
where Eric helps you to guide you on the good path for your genius Clown creation on the last day of the course!
(DAY 8 (Sunday)
The creation part is following the concept ; objective- problem- solution
The clown has a clear objective, find’s himself with a clear problem and then the challenge is, to find a unique, absurd clown solution.
This concept is a very powerful instrument to start for an original creating.
There is still not a dramaturgy but this very simple, clear structure helps you to create amazing clown anecdotes.
max presentationtime / creation 4 min.
(limited time helps you to be more clear in all aspects of your creation)
DAY 8 (SUNDAY)
PRESENTATION OF CLOWN CREATIONS
These day is open for the audience. After every presentation, the audience and clown colleagues can give positive and constructive comments to help you to improve your creation.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AND CONCEPT 1 OF CREATION, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE; WWW.BONTS.COM
FOR MORE INFO AND INSCRIPTION:
Daniela Maiwald, Coordinator
bontsclown@gmail.com
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BASIC CLOWN
BASIC CLOWN COURSE
14/09-09/10/2020
4 WEEKS
The most important objective in the study of Clowns at BONT´s is trying to discover in yourself an inner realm of great humanity, which is the heart and spirit of a real Clown. It starts with everyone’s “personal baggage”: expression, appearance, movement, gestures, peculiarities, voice, fantasy, humor, inner madness, sensibility, rhythm and timing. We start with your own originality and then search for your own unique Clown that can move people to laugh and cry.
In this course we invite you to open yourself up, put your heart and soul on stage, be vulnerable, transparent and deeply emotional. Not ACTING like Clown but BEING a Clown!
It is very honest, and very brave, for anyone to enter on to this path and discover the essence of real Clown work.
We’ll travel together in the following way:
PREPARATION OF THE ACTOR; CREATING CONDITIONS
– Training to stimulate your alertness, readiness, lightness, presence, timing, rhythm and comfortableness on stage.
– Training to make you aware of your physical possibilities and limitations.
– Training to stimulate your (sense of) freedom and to have fun playing.
– Voice expression.
– Singing and music making.
– Communication with the audience. What do you really share with the audience? Ping-Pong! – Look and see.
– Finding the balance between your interior and exterior self.
CLOWN
– Learning to think and act as a Clown consisting of the following elements: imitation, boasting, curiosity, naiveté, surprise, admiration, vocabulary, taking things literally, relationship to authority and the poetry of a Clown.
– Improvisation: individually, in duos/trios and with the whole group.
– Clown choirs and Clown orchestras.
– Clown combat (duels).
– And in the end creating your own Clown routine.
In the beginning you will only be using a red nose. During the course we will try to find a fitting and suitable clown costume.
Every Monday there will be presentations privately, within the group or in public.
Each course ends with a “Clown Night” show, consisting of personal clown routines, ore a “Open Class”, open to the public.
After the Basic Clown you can continue in Clown Creation!
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CLOWN CREATION
CLOWN CREATION
10/19- 11/06/2020
3 WEEKS
Bont’s wants to invite you to be your own creator and give you tools to reach your own creations.
The great challenge of your creation is to go behind the topics and be original, great, authentic and unique.
Many people go from course to course, but what we have noticed during all these years of teaching is that within people there is a great cry from the soul that what they want is … to create!
From his clown pedagogy, researching for 35 years, Eric de Bont has developed a very simple and very effective path of creation to help you how to get to your own source of creation and give expression to all that you are.
That is why we present this path to you. We offer it to you in a totally new concept, as innovative as the pedagogy of creation. Those are the concepts of creation:
CONCEPT 1 CLOWN LABORATORY
CONCEPT 2 CLOW CREATOR
CONCEPT 3 CLOWN AND HUMAN TRAGEDIES
CONCEPT 4 CREATION OF YOUR OWN WORK
You choose from which concept you want to work, YOU are the owner on how YOU want to create.
Max students: 12
For more info look on the web about CREATION.
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GRAN CANARIA
BASIC CLOWN & CREATION
GRAN CANARIA
16-27/11/2020
2 WEEKS
One week of basic clown training from out the pedagogy of Bont’s.
One week of clown creation with 2 presentations from out the concept: objective- problem- clown solution.
An intense & complete course to discover your clown & increase your clown thinking out of de pedagogy & creation.
At the end of the course there will be a open presentation, where you present the best of you!
Also read more about the Creation in CREATION CONCEPT 1
For more Information & Inscription
bontsclown@gmail.com
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GRAN CANARIA
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN MEETING – 2 “TROBADA Internacional DE CLOWN”
INTERNATIONAL MINI FESTIVAL (4 DAYS)
GRAN CANARIA, 4 – 6 DECEMBER 2020
It is a cozy meeting of clown artists from around the country and abroad,
not a big festival, but an intimate meeting, where the most important
thing is to offer and create a stage for your own work and the work of
your clown colleagues. Those works and creations will be shown in 2 nights
with a marathon of clown numbers.
This “Trobada” is based on the old “Trobada”, which has been held very
successfully 8 times in Ibiza.
There will also be classes with a theme, and a preparation and perfor-
mance of the SPECTACULAR “FUTBOLGAFFING” TOURNAMENT
for the people of Gran Canarias, a hilarious activity, unique and always so
well received by the public.
In the program as well will be many culinary moments of sharing,
especially the famous “final paella” will not be missing…
So, very welcome to a super nice and heartfelt atmosphere, full of joy of
living and sharing, laughter and more on a very colorful, vibrating island!
Detailed information as venue and schedule are soon available!
For more Information write a mail to bontsclown@gmail.com.
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GRAN CANARIA
CLOWN & HUMAN TRAGEDIES
GRAN CANARIA
07-13/12/2020 (7 Days)
This is a new study in BONT’s International Clown School!
BONT’s is investigating this issue deeply and developing a total new way in the art of clown.
One of the focuses in BONT’s pedagogy has always been how to translate small or great human tragedies into the language of clown. It is a huge challenge in creating. How to transform your personal “tragedies” in anecdotes, routines or clown shows.
A course for courageous explorers in the world of Clown!
A study for people:
– who deeply love the real Clown
– who are not afraid to work with strong, sensitive and confrontational themes
– who want to create
– who want to place his or her soul in the most transparent and vulnerable state possible: where emotions flow, without limitation.
In 7 days we will travel into the mysteries of human being and human tragedy. The work of Clown & Human tragedy gives an extra dimension to your clown.
With every human tragedy we can create a Clown performance and it is a tremendous adventure for both student and teacher.
It is an amazing challenge to train your Clown-thinking and bring your personal Clown to another, deeper level. The poetic quality of your Clown grows and can really touch your audience to the bottom of their hearts. Make the audience laugh, cry, or possibly even both at the same time.
The clown tells us his tragedy and then puts a mirror in front of us; uncovering the reality that we are really laughing and crying about our own tragedies.
The tragedies in life that we recognize so clearly.
-You can work out of tragedies from your own childhood, adolescence or adulthood.
-You can touch any kind of small or large tragedy.
Some examples:
– I am invisible in this life, no one sees me.
– I want to be in love or have a partner but it doesn’t happen.
– I killed everything I love.
– I want to give my heart but I’m afraid that I will get hurt.
– I have a wish to get pregnant but I can’t find the father of my child.
– I am separated and my child wants to live with his/her father.
– I don’t know how to say “I love you mom”.
– Always making my decisions from fear of what others will say about me.
– I have an addiction and I can’t escape it.
etc, etc
We can also find human tragedies in big Life-themes like death, love, God, sex, loneliness, not being acknowledged, all kinds of relationships, broken dreams, unfulfilled desires, failures.
There are endless possibilities!
During the 7 days every student has the chance to present 2 different human tragedies in clown.
Normally at the end of a course we close with a little presentation open for the public. This always depends on the process and wishes of the group.Categories: Basic Block, Canarias.
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PRIVATE DIRECTION WITH ERIC DE BONT ONLINE!!!!
PRIVATE DIRECTION WITH ERIC DE BONT
ONLINE!!!!
Via Skype or zoomJUNE – DECEMBER 2020
PRIVATE CONSULTS WITH ERIC DE BONT
OF ONE OR TWO HOURS
TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN WORK, SOLO, DUO, TRIO.BONT’s offers you the possibility from June 1 to the end of December 2020 to work privately online with Eric de Bont at your own creation.
HOW CAN YOU CREATE ONLINE WITH ERIC DE BONT?
*CREATION TOOLS & SOLUTIONS
Eric can give your clear tools and advice how to create, and how to find solutions for all the problems you encounter during your Creationprocess.
* WORK ON AN OWN IDEA
You can work on your idea (from the beginning) on what you want to create.
*WORK ON AN EXISTING NUMBER
You have a ready-made number or show:
We can explore and analyze it, rebuild it, develop it, work it, improve it, clean it, increase the clown quality, work the rhythm and dramaturgy, make it more genius or we can work on a final direction.
*WORK A HUMAN TRAGEDY
You wanna work on a personal human tragedies and tell it in the language of clown?
*WORK TROUGH VIDEOMATERIAL
We can work with the video-material you already have made of your creations.
*WORK DIRECTLY
We can work directly (improvisation, direction) at home in front of your computer camera.
HOW IT WORKS
You BUY hours with Eric de Bont.
Normally there are sessions of 1 or 2 hours.
You decide, how many hours you want to work.
Best is, to take one session, then you continue working on your own, and then take another session.
This private work is very intense, direct and takes you quickly forward on in your creation!AVAILABILITY
To see availability, write an email to bontsclown@gmail.com
Daniela Maiwald will coordinate the Online-Creation
SCHEDULE
There is already lots of interest from many different continents, and we know that there is a lot of difference in time schedule, but there is a lot of flexibility in finding the good time for both.LIMITED PLACES!
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INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF CREATION IN THE ART OF CLOWN
STUDIES CLOWN CREATION BLOCK
Stemming from his clown pedagogy and research for over 35 years, Eric de Bont has developed a very simple and effective method that will take you on a journey into the fascinating world of creativity. Join him on a road that will bring you into contact with your own creative source and the power to give expression to all that is within you.
We offer you 4 DIFFERENT CONCEPTS:
1.- CLOWN LABORATORY
2.- CLOWN CREATOR
3.- CLOWN & HUMAN TRAGEDIES
4.- CREATION OF YOUR OWN WORK
HOW DOES IT WORK
HOW DOES IT WORK
YOU will decide how YOU want to create.
For example, from 2016 there will be two creation blocks during the year, both lasting 2months, April-May. The other from October to December.
-You decide when you want to come; you are not dependent on the course dates.
-You decide how much time you want to work, one week, two, one month, two, the whole block... and you could also come with your partner and create together.
-In this way, the group could vary every week.
-When you arrive, we will interview you and we will lay down a personalised path for your own work, guided by your needs and wishes.
-We work in small groups, maximum 12 people.
-Each student will present a concept leading to their own chosen path, Laboratory, Creator, Human Tragedy or Own Work.
-Each time we do a presentation, we will be able to see different concepts that you have been working on.
-If, for example, you come for two weeks or a month, you can experiment and present using all the different concepts.
STRUCTURE
The weekly Creation Block will always have the same structure
Monday to Friday 09.30h-11.00h: Classes
In the mornings we will work on getting going with a dynamic that will lead directly to your creative source; energy classes, movement, massages, imaginary theatre, clown improvisation, dramaturgy, theatrical improvisation, discussions, etc.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 12.30h-15.00h: Presentations
The different concepts from the Creation Blocks
(audiences open to the public)
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.00h a 15.00h: Private consultation with Eric de Bont
To help you in all aspects of creation, ideas, proposals, dramaturgy, clown thinking....all of your doubts, questions, confusions etc...
Every two weeks At 21.00h: Clown Night
You will present your best creation (of the 6 that you will have done), in the school theatre to a Menorcan audience!
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CLOWN LABORATORY
Concept 1 of Creation
This study is really focused on enhancing your Clown-thinking through creative continuity … non stop.
We will work through a simple but effective structure during the three weeks of the course; we do not create complete clown routines, but clown anecdotes or examples.
– What is the aim of your clown?
– Does a problem appear through which you cannot realize your objective?
– Find a clown solution to achieve your goal, a totally absurd solution, coming from a clown with a brain of the size of small pea. We count on you to use your talent and originality in finding the solution, for example :The objective: A clown wants to sing flamenco, wants to be the new “Camarón de la Isla” … he begins to sing a familiar song you’ve heard before … aayyyy deep moans! … aaayyyy !
The problem: He cannot reach the aaaayyyy! with his voice … he doesn’t look anything like a flamenco singer. He is a failure. “Try again,” he thinks, “more insistently” … The result is the same … it doesn’t work. He gradually panics and goes into deep despair. The audience is amused and laughs at him for his failure.
– Don’t give up … he suddenly gets an idea. An idea coming from the clown thinking from within. How can I get the aaaaayyyyy?
The solution: He starts to hurt himself every time more and more until the pain is so strong that his voice sings an enormous aaayyy! A perfect and very flamenco aaaayyyy … although the clown is in a lot of pain he finally achieves his goal and sings flamenco.
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CLOWN CREATOR
Concept 2 of Creation
With this conceptwe obtain more creative tools.
You are the master of your own work !!
Every time you will present a creation inspired by a theme that the school gives you, you will deepen and express further your creation process with the help of given school material.
The themes are very different, surprising and really provoke all of your creative being.
In Clown Creator you make the transition from a Clown anecdote to a Clown number.
And here the dramaturgy comes in to play!
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HUMAN TRAGEDIES
Concept 3 of Creation
This is a new and very important direction for BONT´s
In this concept you really dig deeper in your creative work
This is a new study in BONT’s International Clown School of Menorca program! One of the focuses in BONT’s pedagogy has always been how to translate small or great human tragedies into the language of clown. It is a huge challenge in creating. How to transform your personal “tragedies” in anecdotes, routines or clown shows.
It is an amazing challenge to train your Clown-thinking and bring your personal Clown to another, deeper level. The poetic quality of your Clown grows and can really touch your audience to the bottom of their hearts. Make the audience laugh, cry, or possibly even both at the same time.
The clown tells us his tragedy and then puts a mirror in front of us; uncovering the reality that we are really laughing and crying about our own tragedies. The tragedies in life that we recognize so clearly.
With every human tragedy we can create a Clown performance and it is a tremendous adventure for both student and teacher.
BONT’s is investigating this issue deeply and developing a total new way in the art of clown.
What kind of large and small tragedies can we touch on?! … ALL!!!!!
– I am invisible in this life, no one sees me…
– I want to be in love or have a partner but it doesn’t happen…
– I killed everything I love…
– I want to give my heart but I’m afraid that I will get hurt…
– I have a wish to get pregnant but I can’t find the father of my child…
– I am separated and my child wants to live with his/her father…
– I don’t know how to say “I love you mom”…
– Always making my decisions from fear of what others will say about me…
– I have an addiction and I can’t escape it…
Etc. … etc. …., we can find human tragedies in themes about death, love, God, sex, loneliness, not being acknowledged, all kinds of relationships, broken dreams, unfulfilled desires, failures.
There are endless possibilities! Everything that is related to the life of human beings.
A study for people:
– who deeply love the real Clown
– who are not afraid to work with strong, sensitive and confrontational themes
– who want to create
– who want to place his or her soul in the most transparent and vulnerable state possible: where emotions flow, without limitation.A course for explorers in the world of Clown.
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YOUR OWN WORK
Concept 1 of Creation
Time to create your own work?!
In this concept you really are the master of your own creation.
If you’ve done the above studies Creation Laboratory – Creator – Human Tragedies, you have enough tools to move forward in creating your own work, anecdote, number, human tragedy or the beginning of the development of your own show.
In this study we’ll work profoundly on the dramaturgy of your work, originality and cleverness of your ideas and your Clown quality, plus rhythm and cleaning.
Category: Creation Block.
TeachersOur professional team of teachers will guide you in the search of your Clown.
Eric de BontArtistic Director, Clown Impro, Creation, Direction, Human Tragedies
Holland
Celia RuizMovement, Object Theater, Theater of the Senses
Spain
Maurice WilliamsVoice and Singing
Holland
Daniela MaiwaldCoordinator, Preparation of the Actor, Bodywork, Playfullness
Switzerland
Malu MorroTheatrical Improvisation
Spain
Inge de PeinderDance, Performance, Creation
Holland
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BONT’S INTERNATIONAL CLOWN SCHOOL MENORCA
Coordinator: Daniela Maiwald
Postal Address:
PO box 211
07710 Sant Lluis
Menorca España
email: bontsclown@gmail.com
Website: www.bonts.com
Phone: 00 34 649 98 01 85
HOW TO ARRIVEWe know that sometimes it is not easy to reach the island of Menorca, and we want to lend a hand in this.
The School & the Creation Center Are located in an old stable (typical Menorcan) with a small stage, a little theatre, a bar and a pool where you can learn and work in a heartful atmosphere full of humanity, surrounded by beautiful nature, near the Nekropolis of Cales Coves, the beautiful beaches of Cales Coves and Cala´n Porter and the typical village St. Climent and 15 min from the airport and Mahon.In summer there are many direct flights from the spanish mainland and from Europe. A good possibility is also to fly from your place to Barcelona first and then to Menorca by plane or ferry. Another possibility is to fly from your place to Palma de Mallorca (the neighbor island). There you have 2 possibilities, or to take a direct flight to Menorca (30 min) or travel with the ferry to Menorca. There are ferries leaving from Palma de Mallorca or Alcúdia to Mahon or Ciutadella, the two most big Menorcan cities. We hope that getting to Menorca should not be a resistance to come and enjoy your precious clown and live an unforgettable experience at Bont’s!It might be more expensive to get to Menorca but the living costs as accommodation,rentals,etc. are much cheaper than in Ibiza. There are several airlines and shipping companies that can be helpful to find a good and economical trip to Menorca.Safe journey to Bont’s!
AIRLINES COMPANIES: Vueling, Iberia, Easy Jet, Ryanair, AirEuropa, SkyScanner.
SHIPPING COMPANIES: Trasmediterranea, Balearia
We can send you a list with a lot of possibilities very cheap for your staying at the island.
