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Today our guest is Avner Eisenberg. An Atlanta Georgia Native, University of Washington Alumnus, Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, and one of the greatest clowns of all time. We discuss his show Exceptions to Gravity, how he found his way to clowning, and his experience with using Hypnotherapy and Aikido to be a better performer. Check out his website: https://www.avnertheeccentric.com/Check out my Website and Instagram accounts: @artistswithem @empersico @emicoproductions https://www.emicoproductions.com/

Today our guest is Avner Eisenberg. An Atlanta Georgia Native, University of Washington Alumnus, Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, and one of the greatest clowns of all time. We discuss his show Exceptions to Gravity, how he found his way to clowning, and his experience with using Hypnotherapy and Aikido to be a better performer. Check out his website: <a href="https://www.avnertheeccentric.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.avnertheeccentric.com/</a> Check out my Website and Instagram accounts: @artistswithem @empersico @emicoproductions <a href="https://www.emicoproductions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.emicoproductions.com/</a>

A segunda temporada do podcast começa em grande estilo, com um dos jedis do circo. Avner tem mas de 50 anos de experiência e conseguiu sistematizar um método de trabalho e de ensino, criando uma legião de artistas que seguem se inspirando na sua simplicidade. Este episódio está em inglês, mas estou trabalhando pra colocar uma versão legendada da entrevista no IGTV do @papodecirco no instagram.

A segunda temporada do podcast começa em grande estilo, com um dos jedis do circo. Avner tem mas de 50 anos de experiência e conseguiu sistematizar um método de trabalho e de ensino, criando uma legião de artistas que seguem se inspirando na sua simplicidade. Este episódio está em inglês, mas estou trabalhando pra colocar uma versão legendada da entrevista no IGTV do @papodecirco no instagram.

Respirando e se inspirando com Avner Eisenberg

Avner Eisenberg (with his character Avner the Eccentric) has been hailed as one of the greatest clowns of all time. Avner's extensive career spans Broadway, TV and just about every theater in the U.S. and abroad.In addition to a busy performance schedule, Avner has taught master classes in clowning and Eccentric Performing in the United States, France, Germany, Finland, Belgium, Japan and Spain.We talk about so much. From "What Makes Up a Clown" to "Creating Bits of Business" to "Eccentric Principals" and more. Most of all, we really get to know Avner through his fascinating stories and amazing career.Subscribe TodayIf you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to this podcast on your phone or mobile device. Just go to the place on your phone where you get all the best podcasts. Search The Variety Artist and subscribe there. It really helps me a lot! Or, just click the link below:https://www.thevarietyartist.com/subscribe/Rate and ReviewRate and review this podcast right from your phone, or go to:https://apple.co/2IhjJ8ZContact info:Website: www.avnertheeccentric.comFor Booking Info: www.dcaproductions.comEmail: avnerecc@gmail.comYouTube: Avner EisenbergMake sure to check out my blogs and more episodes on this website

Avner Eisenberg (with his character Avner the Eccentric) has been hailed as one of the greatest clowns of all time. Avner's extensive career spans Broadway, TV and just about every theater in the U.S. and abroad.In addition to a busy performance schedule, Avner has taught master classes in clowning and Eccentric Performing in the United States, France, Germany, Finland, Belgium, Japan and Spain.We talk about so much. From "What Makes Up a Clown" to "Creating Bits of Business" to "Eccentric Principals" and more. Most of all, we really get to know Avner through his fascinating stories and amazing career.<h3>Subscribe Today</h3>If you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to this podcast on your phone or mobile device. Just go to the place on your phone where you get all the best podcasts. Search The Variety Artist and subscribe there. It really helps me a lot! Or, just click the link below:<a href="https://www.thevarietyartist.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thevarietyartist.com/subscribe/</a><h3>Rate and Review</h3>Rate and review this podcast right from your phone, or go to:<a href="https://apple.co/2IhjJ8Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2IhjJ8Z</a><h3>Contact info:</h3><ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.avnertheeccentric.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.avnertheeccentric.com</a></li><li>For Booking Info: <a href="http://www.dcaproductions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dcaproductions.com</a></li><li>Email: avnerecc@gmail.com</li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/avnertheeccentric/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avner Eisenberg</a></li></ul>Make sure to check out my <a href="https://www.thevarietyartist.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blogs</a> and <a href="https://www.thevarietyartist.com/episodes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">more episodes</a> on this website

Avner Eisenberg – A Man with Eccentric Principles

In this interview, Avner Eisenberg, who performs as Avner the Eccentric, talks about his career and his approach to performing silent comedy. Other topics that come up are creating material appropriate for your character, being easy to work with, and where he finds inspiration. Avner is a clown, juggler, mime, sleight-of hand artist, and actor. He's been featured on TV and as The Jewel in the Movie Jewel of the Nile. He’s been a featured performer at various comedy, magic, and theater festivals world-wide, where he’s won multiple awards like the Edinburgh Festival’s New Faces award, and special jury awards at many other notable festivals. In 2002 he was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. In addition to this, Avner is an instructor in his craft, teaching on physical comedy and silent theater.    Success MantraAlways take a nap before a show.    Avner’s Approach to Comedy• Fear of not being interesting. • Performers and Audiences being afraid of each other. • Be interested, not interesting. • Contract between the audience and performer is to share the same hallucination. • Make them love you and then you can do anything. Even card tricks. • The objective isn’t not to make people laugh. • Laughs can be an interruption that you have to deal with. • A performer should never be foolish, but also never be afraid of looking foolish. • There is no failure, only feedback.   Communicating Without Words• Keep your mouth shut. :) • Make what you’re pretending to do more compelling than what you’re really doing.    Other Topics Covered• Talks about how he accidentally fell into entertainment. • Tells about his the structure of his one-man show. • How he became a silent act. • Talks about a lucky break he received (a glowing NY Times review) and how things took off. • How audiences have changed as well as their expectations. • Keeping his act fresh. • Putting obstacles in the path of the person trying to accomplish a goal. But they have to be obstacles that you can get around. • Where he finds inspiration. • Creating things that fit within your character and killing or modifying things that don’t. • How his show has evolved over his career. • Being easy to work with.    Failure MomentGetting a woman up on stage with him who was sloshed and couldn’t follow directions, so he let her go back to her seat to get someone else up to help out. She turned out to be just as wasted as the first.    Favorite SuccessA fun and amazing coincidence which only could have happened to Avner. And then in a completely unrelated account, winning a competition he didn’t realize he was competing in.    What’s worked best in building his career?Running on Broadway and playing The Jewel in The Jewel of the Nile. Asking for reviews and building his press kit.    Biggest Professional ChallengePlaying the Jewel of the Nile    Interesting Story from the RoadTells a few stores which involve arriving late to a show and having to setup in front of them, another instance where a young girl wet herself on stage, and yet another instance where he was attacked by a drunk man on stage!    Parting AdviceBe interested, not interesting. If you can’t succeed every time, learn to fail magnificently.    Recommended books and resources:Note: Many of the links in this section are affiliate links, meaning we earn a small portion of any sales. If you're enjoying our podcast and decide to purchase one of the recommended resources or books, please consider using our affiliate links to help support the work we're doing here at the Successful Performercast. Thanks!   Resources: Avner’s Full Tech Documentation   Books: Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. by Jay Haley Aikido in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei Where can we find Avner Eisenberg?avnertheeccentric.com 

In this interview, Avner Eisenberg, who performs as Avner the Eccentric, talks about his career and his approach to performing silent comedy. Other topics that come up are creating material appropriate for your character, being easy to work with, and where he finds inspiration. Avner is a clown, juggler, mime, sleight-of hand artist, and actor. He's been featured on TV and as The Jewel in the Movie Jewel of the Nile. He’s been a featured performer at various comedy, magic, and theater festivals world-wide, where he’s won multiple awards like the Edinburgh Festival’s New Faces award, and special jury awards at many other notable festivals. In 2002 he was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. In addition to this, Avner is an instructor in his craft, teaching on physical comedy and silent theater.    Success Mantra Always take a nap before a show.    Avner’s Approach to Comedy • Fear of not being interesting. • Performers and Audiences being afraid of each other. • Be interested, not interesting. • Contract between the audience and performer is to share the same hallucination. • Make them love you and then you can do anything. Even card tricks. • The objective isn’t not to make people laugh. • Laughs can be an interruption that you have to deal with. • A performer should never be foolish, but also never be afraid of looking foolish. • There is no failure, only feedback.    Communicating Without Words • Keep your mouth shut. :) • Make what you’re pretending to do more compelling than what you’re really doing.    Other Topics Covered • Talks about how he accidentally fell into entertainment. • Tells about his the structure of his one-man show. • How he became a silent act. • Talks about a lucky break he received (a glowing NY Times review) and how things took off. • How audiences have changed as well as their expectations. • Keeping his act fresh. • Putting obstacles in the path of the person trying to accomplish a goal. But they have to be obstacles that you can get around. • Where he finds inspiration. • Creating things that fit within your character and killing or modifying things that don’t. • How his show has evolved over his career. • Being easy to work with.    Failure Moment Getting a woman up on stage with him who was sloshed and couldn’t follow directions, so he let her go back to her seat to get someone else up to help out. She turned out to be just as wasted as the first.    Favorite Success A fun and amazing coincidence which only could have happened to Avner. And then in a completely unrelated account, winning a competition he didn’t realize he was competing in.    What’s worked best in building his career? Running on Broadway and playing The Jewel in The Jewel of the Nile. Asking for reviews and building his press kit.    Biggest Professional Challenge Playing the Jewel of the Nile    Interesting Story from the Road Tells a few stores which involve arriving late to a show and having to setup in front of them, another instance where a young girl wet herself on stage, and yet another instance where he was attacked by a drunk man on stage!    Parting Advice Be interested, not interesting. If you can’t succeed every time, learn to fail magnificently.    Recommended books and resources: Note: Many of the links in this section are affiliate links, meaning we earn a small portion of any sales. If you're enjoying our podcast and decide to purchase one of the recommended resources or books, please consider using our affiliate links to help support the work we're doing here at the Successful Performercast. Thanks! Resources: <a href="http://www.avnertheeccentric.com/technical.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avner’s Full Tech Documentation</a> Books: <a href="http://successfulperformercast.com/zenintheartofarchery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel</a> <a href="http://successfulperformercast.com/uncommontherapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. by Jay Haley</a> <a href="http://successfulperformercast.com/aikidoindailylife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aikido in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei</a>  Where can we find Avner Eisenberg? <a href="http://www.avnertheeccentric.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">avnertheeccentric.com</a>