Being a Clown and The Expressive Arts

The clown's artistry offers key insights into how

practitioners in guidance et support can unlock their

own capacity for the mental and physical flexibility

needed in their work with clients. The clown is a master

of improvisation and humour. Being a clown is a breath

of fresh air, a pause for thought ; it invites us to converse

with complexity. Giving and receiving with respect and

sensitivity is the essence of this key player in our human

repertoire. All roads are open with the clown.

« This book shows us, better than any other I have read,

that not only is clown an act of love, but so are all our

attempts to help other in difficulty. And the book itself is

written in the same spirit. »

Stephen Levine, PhD

Vice-Rector, The European Graduate School

Professor Emeritus, York University