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home shows the spaghetti horse clown body 21st century clown companyia d'idiotes music workshops escola de clown library theory biography blog photos videos	The Spaghetti Horse The crazy tale of a spaghetti-stealing pantomime horse, combining slapstick, live music, eccentric dance, magic and circus. A family show for all ages. The classic traditions of clowning in a thoroughly modern style.		Download full dossier as pdf here Descargar dosier en castellano como pdf aquí Descarregar dossier en català com pdf aqui
	What our audiences think: *“you don’t see shows like this”* *“real clowns!”* *“I’ve never seen a show like that”* *“we were very well entertained”* *“wonderful tradition of trick carpentry!”* *“just rude enough for the kids to love it!”* *“charming”* *SCLOWNS* draw on contemporary and traditional clowning - original yet familiar, subtle yet grotesque, anarchic yet formulaic, hilarious yet heart-rending, oafish buffoons yet refined artists.		*Credits* Original idea and Dramaturgy: Jon Davison Direction: Jon Davison and Clara Cenoz Clowns: Jon Davison (Auguste) Valeria Escandón (Whiteface) Horse: Simon Rice (Front end) Bienam Perez (Back End) Musicians: Amy Howard (Saxophone, Clarinet, and Accordion) Jon Davison (Piano, Accordion and Melodica) Martin Kaspar (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) Choreography: Barry Grantham Design: Keith Orton Costume: Caroline Townsend Props: Mike Bell Video: Mark Morreau Production: SCLOWNS with Stratford Circus Supported by: Arts Council England, Escola de Clown de Barcelona and Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London) *The Spaghetti Horse* was premiered at Stratford Circus, London on 17th October 2010
		Jon Davison (Auguste Clown) has more than 25 years experience as a clown performer, director, teacher, musician and researcher. After studying at Fool Time Circus School (Bristol) and the École Philippe Gaulier, he formed Companyia d’Idiotes with Clara Cenoz in Barcelona, where they have been at the forefront of a revival in the city’s clown scene for more than 15 years. He is co-director of studies at the Escola de Clown de Barcelona and a Clown Research Fellow at CSSD.		Valeria Escandón (Whiteface Clown)
		Simon Rice (Horse: front end)		Bienam Perez (Horse: back end) received her clown education at the Escola de Clown de Barcelona, training with a wide range of international teachers such as Sue Morrison, Rebel Clown Army and Jon Davison. She later trained in Commedia dell’arte and Eccentric Dance with Barry Grantham. She worked for two years as a hospital clown in Barcelona before joining SCLOWNS.
		Amy Howard (Musician) is a musician and a clown – and also the originator of The Honk Project. She trained at L ‘École Jacques Lecoq and has had clown guidance from Angela de Castro and Avner Eisenberg. Her professional experience ranges from performing and playing music for circus (Giffords) to self-initiated acts such as sax/tap cabaret duo Banana Burlesque, and touring with The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company, a Commedia-based troupe.		Clara Cenoz (Director) is Director of the Escola de Clown de Barcelona. After studying at the École Philippe Gaulier, she returned to Spain in 1993 to co-found Companyia d’Idiotes, touring theatres, festivals, tents and bars across Europe. In 2006 she founded the Escola de Clown, which has established itself as one of the world’s leading clown schools, offering full-time professional training.
	Barry Grantham (Choreography) is the world’s leading exponent of eccentric dance and an expert in commedia dell’arte. In his performing career of six decades he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal Opera House. He is the author of Playing Commedia and Commedia Plays.
	Keith Orton (Design) was resident designer at Oldham Coliseum Theatre 1994-7, when he became a design tutor at CSSD, where he is now Senior Lecturer in Theatre Crafts. In 2005 he was a finalist for the World Stage Design Exhibition in Toronto and in the same year Crowood Press published his book on model making for the stage. He is currently writing a book on pantomime, and has designed several pantomimes at Watford Palace Theatre (2005-2008 Cinderella, Aladdin, Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington and his Cat).
	Caroline Townsend (Costume) has been a costume maker for more than 30 years. From 1978 to1983 she worked at English National Opera, then with her own company worked for the Royal Opera House, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and many west end musicals, for television (The Singing Detective, The Prince And The Pauper), and film (Much Ado About Nothing). She is now Lecturer in Costume at CSSD.
	*Technical Requirements* *The Spaghetti Horse* is originally designed to be performed in the round in a 14-metre diameter performing space which duplicates the classical circus ring, but is adaptable to other spaces, both outdoor and indoor. Performing space (minimum): 5m diameter circle Performing space (ideal): 14m diameter circle Lighting: for outdoor show – daylight; for indoor show – no special requirements Sound: acoustic music performed live, no amplification required Show length: full show runs 60 minutes; street show runs 25 minutes Get-in/get-out: full indoor show requires 1 hour get-in, 30 minute get-out		*The Creators* *The Spaghetti Horsewas created and directed by Jon Davison* and Clara Cenoz, founders of *Companyia d’Idiotes, Hop!* and the *Escola de Clown de Barcelona. They have performed in festivals, theatres, tents and streets throughout Europe, including: Madrid International Clown Festival, Reus International Mime and Physical Theatre Festival, Tàrrega Festival; Mercat de les Flors, Teatre Malic, Teatre Artenbrut (Barcelona), El Canto de la Cabra (Madrid), Viladecans Street Theatre Festival, Mercateatre, Ibla Buskers Festival (Sicily), l´Été de Vaour, Arkhangelsk Street Theatre Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival “They display their inner clowns impeccably” Reseña, Madrid* “Delicious, malevolent clown perversion with disquieting contemporary resonances” Guia del Ocio de Madrid “Exceptional clown” El Mundo, Madrid “All the rage” Bares de Barcelona “Clever, funny and exceedingly well done” Glasgow Herald “Absurd” ABC, Madrid “Mind-boggling. Passionate, contagious energy” Nottingham Magazine
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