About the Project
I have studied clown from the start of the art; from Commedia dell’arte, to Shakespeare, and silent films, circus clowns, Joker clowns, sad clowns, and scary clowns too. At the end of all the research I’ve learned it comes down to the mask. As a Mexican person with indigenous roots, masks are huge in storytelling. They are some of the most well preserved artifacts in my native culture with variations of masks that are hand painted for El Dia De Los Muertos and even the vibrancy of Luchador masks. Behind the mask, the wearer exists in a state of free. It is why they teach clowning and mask work to actors in training; to learn how to put on a character, follow the rules of the circumstance, and stay in it until the curtain calls and the mask comes off. Clowning is a strict discipline; the rules I will explain. So I invite you to see me go through the change – to meet the little clown who isn’t so strange – and have ourselves a little clown play.
Production Team
