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Friday, June 5, 2009

John Towsen's new blog-- All Fall Down

John Towsen, author of one of the classics of clown literature (entitled Clowns: A Panoramic History of Fools and Jesters, Medieval Mimes, Jongleurs and Minstrels, Pueblo Indian Delight Makers and Cheyenne Contraries, Harlequins and Pierrots, Theatrical Buffoons, etc.) now has a blog.


His blog is called ALL FALL DOWN, after the famous Black Plague poem " Ring around a rosie, a pocket full of posies Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down"

Here's what he says about his blog:


Welcome to the All Fall Down blog, an exploration of all aspects of physical comedy, from the historical to the latest work in the field, from the one-man show to the digital composite, from the conceptual to the nuts & bolts how-to. Be prepared for a broad definition of physical comedy (mine!) and a wide variety of approaches.

Physical comedy is a visual art form, so there’ll be tons of pictures and videos, but also some substantial writing and research, including scripts and probably even some books.


This blog is a result of me wanting to follow through on lots of unfinished research from the past 25 years. It’s made possible by a full-year sabbatical leave from Bloomfield College that will take me through August 2010. It’s also made more practical by the ease of Web 2.0 tools for managing and distributing content. I had envisioned a web site similar to this blog more than a decade ago, but never got too far with it because it was simply a lot more work. Now, no more excuses!


Check it out at http://www.physicalcomedy.blogspot.com

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Comments on "John Towsen's new blog-- All Fall Down"

 

Blogger jt said ... (June 5, 2009 at 7:06 PM) : 

John Towsen here. Thanks for the plug.

Actually, the link between "Ashes, ashes, we all fall down..." and the Black Plague may be a myth. See:

http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.asp

 

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