Buffoons
<p>> Buffoon is related to clown , but is an anti-clown. Where the clown
> is naive and open, the buffoon is experienced, feeling, satirical,
> truth-telling, scheming. The buffoons are based on the medieval
> image of the grotesque outcast character like the humpback or other
> physically 'different' citizens. They are smart and canny. As
> outsiders they understand the nature of human organization and its
> flaws. They group together; they might live in an abandoned
> building or the swamp outside of town. They are the embodiment of
> everyone's fantasy of what could go wrong if your personality took a
> dark turn or your body made people afraid of you. They are
> challenging and exciting to work on.
>
> BUFFOON LABORATORY
> WEEKEND INTENSIVE
> Fri 7-10pm, Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 10am - 5pm
> FEBRUARY 22, 23 & 24 2008
> $250
> > Buffoons come from somewhere else. They are connected to the
> verticality of mystery. They are part of the relationship between
> heaven and earth, of which they reverse their values. They spit on
> the heavens and invoke the earth. Buffoons are organized
> hierarchically, and live in a perfect society without conflict,
> where each person finds their exact place. They exhibit before us,
> in an anomalous manner- close to a parade, our proper folly. They
> play our society, the themes of power, science, religion, the
> organized follies according to precise rules, where the most feeble
> may be in charge of everyone. The buffoons denounce and at the same
> time propose a tragic space.
>
> The buffoon is a creature come to tell us everything we don't want
> to know about ourselves, to mock everything we hold most dear. The
> buffoon is full of rage, of spite, of mal-intent. But most of all,
> full of fun. Everything is a good time.
>
> Come birth your buffoon - have a romp through the stages of
> childhood and discover your grotesque glory. The rhythm, the dance,
> hammer the floor and the instruments of percussion beat the time in
> the rituals that prepare the event.</p>