Talking to Spymonkey clown Aitor Basauri

Todays guest is Spymonkey co-founder, Aitor Basauri, Aitor is an acclaimed teacher of clown and performer, regularly holding Spymonkey masterclasses in London, New York, Berlin, Los Angeles and around the world, and for the Clown Doctors organisation in Germany, Austria and France. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[04:26]] My experience with Philippe Gaulier

[[05:36]] How Spymonkey started

[[14:59]] Clowns always trying to be good but are always bad

[[15:54]] The challenge of recreating clown material

[[19:42]] Is there a difference between clowning and standup

[[32:39]] Being a teacher, director and student and how they help you as a clown

[[47:23]] Good clown performances are a mix of improv, rehearsals and games, where you question where it is in the moment.

[[50:00]] Who he loves as clowns

[[59:28]] The problem with repeating clown routines you lose the pleasure

If you would like to know more on Aitor, you can reach him on Twitter at aitorbasba, Instagram at aitorbasauri and on the Spymonkey website at https://www.spymonkey.co.uk/.

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