THE BRIDGE IN THE NOSE (Linz)

PROPOSAL

It is well known that in the world of clowns there is no such thing as the famous "fourth wall" of theatre. That thing, or limit, that divides the world of the stage -and its actors- from the world of the spectator. But what does it mean that there is no fourth wall? Does that mean that clowns and people in the audience are all mixed up? Or that every clown show invariably needs to be "interactive" in the strictest sense of that word?

For me, the fact that there is no "fourth wall" means that there is a bridge. Or as many bridges as there are clowns and audiences. The bridges that clowns create between themselves and those who watch them are unique works of art. They can be solid and huge. They can be narrow and flimsy. They can be simple, pompous, comfortable, uncomfortable, extravagant, outdated, fantastic.…