clown
Sign in to saveA clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.
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A clown is a performer who uses physical comedy and artistic skills to entertain audiences, typically while wearing distinctive makeup or costumes and breaking social norms in deliberate ways. This type of performance, rooted in a long tradition of entertainers like jesters and fools, remains significant as a form of comedy and artistic expression that can challenge and amuse viewers through exaggeration and rule-breaking.
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- Performing art.name
- Clown
- Performing art.image
- File:Auguste clown reading a book upside-down.jpg
- Performing art.caption
- A typical clown of the Western "buffoon" tradition
- Performing art.medium
- Physical comedy, acting, mime
- Performing art.types
- circus, contemporary circus, comedy, theatre, television, film
- Performing art.ancestor
- Jester
- Performing art.descendant
- Harlequinade, comedian
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- {{anchor|Auguste}}{{anchor|Red}}Modern circuses
- 20th-century North America
- Types
- Circus
- Pierrot and Harlequin
- {{anchor|White|White_clown_and_Auguste}}{{anchor|Sad}}White and Auguste
- In horror
- Character
- Organizations
- Terminology
- Roles and skills
- Frameworks
- Gags, bits and business
- Menu
- Interludes
- Prop stunts
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.
Clowns have a diverse tradition with significant variations in costume and performance worldwide. The most recognizable clowns are circus clowns from Western culture, who are characterized by colorful wigs, red noses, and oversized shoes. Clowns have also played roles in theater and folklore, like the court jesters of the Middle Ages and the jesters and ritual clowns of various indigenous American cultures.