The eye of a clown.
Ever since I studied Shakespeare I realized that the clown, or fool, was more than a superficial entertainer. The fool, the jester and the clown are very similar, but not identical.
The way I see it;
The king gave ‘licensed transgression’ to the fool or jester.
Jester and fools and clowns all are concerned to go beyond the normal, to over-state reality, to invert reality.
Like carnival – the fleshly enjoyed whilst the normal strict rules are set aside for a day or more – the clown is outside normality, and bourgeois life. Deeper fears and desires walk around, along with the laughter.
The eye belongs to master teacher, Cirque Du Soleil’s lead Clown in Quidam and Director of the NY Clown Theatre Festival, Eric Davis.
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Author: Roger - Dr Roger Prentice
Now I write, teach and coach mainly self-understanding. At advanced levels About 21stC 'interfaith as inter-spirituality' - and how we can grow closer to our True Self.
In the past I :
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1) I ran courses and give talks at conferences and in universities and colleges in the UK, China, USA, Canada, Scandinavia etc.
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2) I provided materials, outlines and lessons for Schools.
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3) My range of interests include personal development, learning and teaching, photography and film, the arts generally, spirituality and educational practice and theory.
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4) At the same time I continue developing the human-centred studies SunWALK PDS (People Development System) - a whole-person, high-achievement model for individuals, and for use in, NGOs, schools and other organizations.
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5) The key question that continues to animate me and my work remains, "What is it to be fully and positively human?"
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Contact me via onesummit AT gmail DOT com (replace At with@ etc.).
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All good wishes
Roger (Dr Roger Prentice)
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For those interested;
My first degree is in English and Education.
My masters is in Adult and Community Education.
My doctorate presented a new holistic meta-model of education called SunWALK.
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