TMC
02-20-2016, 03:39 AM
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a42241/baskets-review-real-clown/
Ringling Bros. Clown College alum Ambrose Martos notes that "Baskets strives to be a poetic whiteface clown. In the circus, the whiteface, or Pierrot, has a high status and is the straight man. However, Baskets' behavior is closer to that of the lower-status Auguste clown, the classic red-nosed archetype, who is the one always messing up and getting laughs. The struggle between his Peirrot-ic ambitions and his Auguste-ine reality is, for me, the most thrilling dynamic, a nuance that few outside the clowning community will pick up on.”
Ringling Bros. Clown College alum Ambrose Martos notes that "Baskets strives to be a poetic whiteface clown. In the circus, the whiteface, or Pierrot, has a high status and is the straight man. However, Baskets' behavior is closer to that of the lower-status Auguste clown, the classic red-nosed archetype, who is the one always messing up and getting laughs. The struggle between his Peirrot-ic ambitions and his Auguste-ine reality is, for me, the most thrilling dynamic, a nuance that few outside the clowning community will pick up on.”