[Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

[rachelle]

maybe kenneth anger's rabbit's moon could inspire you?

good luck with your project!

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Shona Masarin <shonamasarin at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville,
> slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or
> another?
>
> I am working on a collaborative dance film with choreographer, Cori
> Olinghouse, who has been studying movement forms like eccentric dance, mime,
> and voguing. Our film will seek to invoke the spaces of Vaudeville through a
> Dada/Surrealist eye. We are attracted to the way these two forms share
> aspects of humor, oddity, and slapstick.
> Here's a link to a preview of our film project on our Kickstarter
> page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139958170/ghost-line
>
> Some films that have inspired us thus far are Hans Richter's "Ghosts Before
> Breakfast" and Anna Halprin in James Broughton's "Golden Positions".
>
> Any leads will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
>
> Shona Masarin
>
> www.shonamasarin.com
> shonamasarin at hotmail.com
>
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