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Foolish Peacock is a community of performers, artists, dreamers, visionaries, teachers and clowns interested in the mysterious and intriguing world of mime, mask, puppetry, story and clown. With over 40 years in the performing arts, I want to share my experiences with other creative souls who like to philosophize about playing with comedic possibilities and finding steps to support others in discovering their own creativity.

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Exclusive access to a weekly newsletter featuring stories of performance, mime, mask, clowning, puppetry and play
Philosophy and reflections on approaches to the arts of clowning
Special focus in some issues on providing inclusive arts for people experiencing intellectual disabilities
Guest posts by artists in the community
DIY plays and scripts that you can perform on your own, in a group, or direct for others
Stories from a different time.

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Each newsletter will feature different stories related to clowning and creative arts. Some of the topics that you can expect to be covered:

Clown Cortex

Clown thinking changes your brain. I can’t quite explain it but life is funny. At least it can be funny if you look at it that way - like riding in a tow truck as Marmalade the clown. These stories are from my lived experience of being a clown and surviving to tell the tale.

Peacock Performance

I’ve created and collaborated on many original shows along the way. Wolseley Tales is a monologue that I performed as Agnes around 2006 that we’ll post here as a serial. You can read it while you eat your cereal!

Popcorn Philosophy

Thoughts and research about clowning pop up everywhere and create baskets of thought like laundry. It’s pretty clear now so I’m hanging it on the line for the neighbourhood to see …plus much more.

Odds & Ends

There are bits and pieces that I picked up from here and there. Sometimes nothing matches and other times it all works together. I’ve been emptying out my drawers for colourful remnants to share with you.

Adventures in Inclusion Arts

I fell into a job teaching creative drama at Manitoba Developmental Center (MDC) out into Portage La Prairie. I combined my drama and clowning skills to create a program of storytelling, movement to music and acting out adventures. I learned about teaching as I went and the clown was never far from the surface.Be part of a community of people who share your interests.

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I was married to the house, yet I became a joyful sad clown. Being a clown made sense of my life. I’ve gathered up stories of performance, mime, mask, clowning, puppetry and play that I found lying around outside the box.

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Sue Proctor

@foolishpeacock

I’ve been clowning, performing and teaching in the arts for over thirty years. I use mime and clowning to inform my work as a dramaturg, and in teaching drama to all ages and abilities.