His classes (like ‘open-heart surgery without anaesthetic’) took in melodrama and Greek tragedy as well as slapstick and bouffon clowning
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His classes (like ‘open-heart surgery without anaesthetic’) took in melodrama and Greek tragedy as well as slapstick and bouffon clowning
His classes (like ‘open-heart surgery without anaesthetic’) took in melodrama and Greek tragedy as well as slapstick and bouffon clowning
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Philippe Gaulier, clown guru and mentor to theatre and comedy greats, dies aged 82

Philippe Gaulier had a huge impact on theatre – but his ‘embrace the ridiculous’ lesson is one for us all

‘Utterly hilarious’: Simon McBurney on how the great clown Philippe Gaulier changed his life