This episode is perfect for anyone interested in mime and performance art, the physical nature of wisdom, the spirit of the clown, and widening cosmic circles.
IN THIS EPISODE
- Hardin describes his work as an entertainer and how he presents himself to the world.
- He explains why school children know him and the dynamic he applies to everything.
- He talks about our desire for creativity and being a ‘cross-educational platform.’
- He discusses how he works with corporations and playing theater games with bankers.
- Hardin channels ‘The Ballet Gourmet,’ ‘Barry Cantaloupe’ and ‘Banana Claus.’
- He reveals how he comes up with characters and what perspective informs his work.
- He discusses Commedia Dell’Arte and the roots of physical comedy.
- Hardin explains ‘physical-osophy’ and where and how we gain wisdom in life.
- He talks about the incarnation of the divine and becoming beams of light.
- He answers whether the life of a clown is a happy one.
- He considers where he is on the clown spectrum.
- Hardin remembers his parents and the wild, wonderful home he grew up in.
- He reflects on his time attending Woodberry Forest School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- He discusses his experiences of direct action in the early 1970s.
- He shares how he began his career in dance and the sudden revelation he had.
- Hardin talks about living and performing in New York City in the 1980s.
- He reflects on returning to Charlotte and creating shows and characters for 30 years.
- He discusses a new character that he is sharing with the world.
- Hardin reads a poem entitled ‘I Live My Life’ by Ranier Maria Rilke.