Sep
26
The 5 R’s of Rut Busting
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Do you ever feel burnt out performing the same show at the same events day in and day out? This happens to everyone at some point in their clowning career and it can be hard to fix. But if you follow these 5 simple steps you can stop traveling in the rut and start performing again.
- Reassess- Why you are clowning. If you are like 90% of clowns, you started to bring joyt and laughter to the masses and not the money. Remember the feeling of your first successful gag and clowning will become fun again.
- Re discover- What makes you different from the thousands of Bozos out there. Is your unique since of style or perhaps its your ability to juggle plates. It dosen’t matter what it is that makes your different, just find it and embrace it. By embracing your individual zaniness you will be able to plan you next steps as a clown and move forward.
- Redesign- By changing your overall clown look you will be actively doing something that happens normally in most clowns. Your (and everyone’s) clown face goes through a period of evolution for about 5-7 years. Keep this in mind as you design an entirely new clown face. Feel free to try a new clown makeup type, costume and, of course, a new nose. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you change.
- Reinvent- Your clown character as it is now is nothing like what it started. You started thinking “I won’t talk and only use mime”, then you got into the real world and realized that a non-talking birthday clown is really really hard to do. You have already designed a new make-up so now it is time to make the character that goes with it. Using all of the facts of life you have learned from your other clowns evolution, make a character that sticks and fits you perfectly.
- Remarket- For your brand new clown all the world is his\her oyster. You can take on venues you hadn’t considered before and they won’t even see you coming. You are no longer the birthday clown you are the company picnic clown. Use your two separate clown personas to work the separate venues and see which one gets the better response.
If you are stuck in a rut because clowning has lost a little of its magic follow the 5 R’s of rut busting: Reassess, Rediscover, Redesign, Reinvent and Remarket. Those 5 steps will help you freshen you clown life and help you rediscover your love of clowning.