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Summary: Improvisation, or improv, can be a great way to connect with your audience during a clown routine. Get tips on how to improvise as a clown in this free clowning video lesson.

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Paul Anderson Paul Anderson is a professional circus performer who has studied throughout Europe and the United States. He runs a circus school in Hollywood, Fla. He is a ... read more

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How to Improvise as a Clown

On behalf of Expert Village my name is Paul Anderson from the ABC Circus here in Hollywood, Florida and we're going to do, how to be a clown. So improvisation. Well, here is improvisation with a prop. I have a bunch of tricks that I know and like, but I don't have to put them together in any single order and I get to do them in which ever order I want. I usually end up with a fake magic trick. Well, aren't all magic tricks...fake. Anyway you could do the same type of thing with language. You have a story that?s made up but you have places where you can change and fill in to go with where the audience is taking you. Listen to your audience. For example, if I told the story, I was walking down the street, I turned the corner and I saw a.....wait until your audience fills in the blank. And then when I saw the monster, I chased the monster down the street until I hit a....and let the story be told by the audience. You're just the facilitator. It's improv. Improv with a plan.

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