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Clown Week in Montreal, The Workshop

Clown Week in Montreal, The Workshop

I recently had the opportunity to attend a three day workshops, a clown festival, and a clown conference in Montreal. The experience was nothing short of exhilarating and eye-opening. I am always looking for ways to enhance my skills, connect with fellow performers, and stay updated on the latest with what's happening in the industry. I will mention more about the clown festival, conference, and other posts. Here, I will focus on the workshop I took the first three days of my week in Montreal.

Art, Clowning, ActingMeredith GordonMay 6, 2024Comment

Clown Workshops with Emory University Woodruff Scholars

Clown Workshops with Emory University Woodruff Scholars

I've done this trick many times before. This time, however, I'm doing it in front of about 100 full-ride scholarship college students from Emory University. I asked them to count from 10 to 1 in a language they chose. As the students count down, I balance a chair on my face for their entertainment.

Art, ClowningMeredith GordonJanuary 16, 2024Comment

Squeeze goes to the Opera

Squeeze goes to the Opera

Over the past few months, I've enjoyed playing in a different playground. I got the clown around with the Atlanta Opera. Doing this work was a special treat for me. It was my second opportunity to work with the Atlanta Opera.

Clowning, Art, MusicMeredith GordonNovember 15, 2023Comment

Who let the dogs in the hospital?

Who let the dogs in the hospital?

At first glance, she looked like she is in her 60s. She was lying in her bed with a look of stoic unease. I often see this look on the faces of adults in a way that I don't see in children. A sense of fatigue and weariness is unique to adults. dr. tiny, and I carefully approached

Art, Clowning, Hospital Clowning, MusicMeredith GordonJuly 14, 2023Comment

CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS USA, TURKEY EARTHQUAKE SURVIVOR TOUR DAY 5 OF SHOWS

CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS USA, TURKEY EARTHQUAKE SURVIVOR TOUR DAY 5 OF SHOWS

After another show today, a group of young girls began to crowd around me. Music was playing, so I took out my spoons and started playing them on my hand and leg. As the girls saw this, they began to step closer to me.

Art, Clowning, Clowns w/out Borders, MusicMeredith GordonMarch 27, 2023Comment

Onward, Sudden and Suspended at HCIM

Onward, Sudden and Suspended at HCIM

The room was full of bodies moving, of people responding to the cues I gave them. They moved eagerly, without reservation. They followed the cues I gave them, each person interpreting the instructions in their way. It was like a room full of people doing the same dance, yet each person had a unique version of the movement. We were suddenly moving together. Suspended in a moment where all that mattered was our movement. We moved, experienced, learned, and shared our experiences.

Art, Clowning, Clowns w/out Borders, Hospital ClowningMeredith GordonJune 2, 2022Batch 3 Comment

From our clown rounds in Columbus

From our clown rounds in Columbus

In the morning dr. tiny and I approached one of the hospital rooms. Inside the room were an eight-year-old girl and her mother. Seeing us, the girl called out. She said, "Hey, are you clowns"? We, of course, said, "yes." The girl was surprised to see us, and she asked if we were "really clowns."

Clowning, Art, Hospital Clowning, MusicMeredith GordonMay 27, 2022Batch 3 Comments

Art for us all

Art for us all

There is a vibrancy in the image heightened by an almost 3-D quality of his body in front of a pattern behind him. Each time I visited the museum and saw this image, I noticed how the young man seemed to float in front of the canvas…

Art, Afro-American IssuesMeredith GordonMarch 29, 2022Batch 3Comment

Trailblazers

….Sydney Poitier and Helen Donnelly were trailblazers creating new paths, moving us forward to a new normal. Both authentically shared their work with us. We are better because of their art and their lives.

Art, Clowning, Afro-American Issues, ActingMeredith GordonJanuary 8, 2022Batch 3Comment

Moving the Rock

Why it so hard to move this rock…

ArtMeredith GordonOctober 11, 2021Batch 3 Comments

Healthcare Clown International Meeting 2021!

Folks,

I will be involved in two presentations at H.C.I.M., the Healthcare Clown International Meeting. The conference is October 6-8th at The Hague in the Netherlands. The Healthcare Clown International Meeting is a conference of medical clowns from across the world. Three years ago and I was able to attend the conference in Vienna. This year, I'm delighted that they excepted the two proposals for the workshops…

Hospital Clowning, ArtMeredith GordonAugust 17, 2021Batch 3Comment

The Music Continues.

Healthcare clowning has always been close to my heart. Over the years, I've watched some programs begin working with adults and eldercare populations.

Eldercare clowning is especially close to my heart because of my experience with my mother, Florence Gordon. Mom played the piano at church. Some of my earliest memories are of my mom playing the piano at church in my hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee. I would sit in the pew during church services and watch mom…

Art, ClowningMeredith GordonJuly 29, 2021Batch 3Comment

A Salve for the Soul.

I've done a lot of soul searching about clowning over the past four years. The soul-searching is led me to question my place in the work. It's made me ask why I value the work I do and, more importantly, why I continue to want to do it…

Clowns w/out Borders, ArtMeredith GordonMay 1, 2021Batch 3Comment

How comfortable do I want to be?

We're coming up on a full year of the Covid pandemic. The pandemic routine has become oddly familiar, almost comfortable. The pandemic has introduced a schedule for me, mostly staying at home, on the rare occasion going out into public. I'm an introvert at heart…

Art, Clowning, ActingMeredith GordonMarch 25, 2021Batch 3Comment

Back Where I Started.

Twenty-nine years ago, in 1991, I came to Atlanta to perform at Oglethorpe University. I performed in a tent in the middle of a field. Now, in 2020 I'm back at Oglethorpe University, once again performing under a tent in a field. In 1991,..

Acting, Art, ClowningMeredith GordonOctober 26, 2020Batch 3 Comments