Scott, also known as Norbert the clown, usually entertains children in hospital
Today we’re chatting to Scott Witmer, also known as Norbert the clown, from Vienna, Austria.
A year later I discovered my calling as a hospital clown and I spent the rest of my 20s clowning, puppeteering and singing. In my 30s, I pursued my master’s degree in literature and became an academic editor and translator in the US and in Germany. I live alone in a small apartment near the city centre. I require a quiet environment when I edit, but I have plenty of opportunities to be loud working as a clown!
Coordination and planning at my computer, on the phone and on video calls throughout the day. Don’t forget lunch! Some laughter, too! I try to wrap it up by 4:30pm, so I have a few hours to edit an academic paper before dinner.When I am doing online-clowning myself, I am in costume and I have my clown props and instruments at hand so that I can interact with the people I am visiting.
On an artistic level, we have discovered that the online medium has exciting potential, drawing on art of film acting. One positive benefit of so much video conferencing is that I am in much closer and regular contact with my management and clown colleagues throughout Austria and in the other 11 countries that are part of the international Red Noses Clowndoctors community.When I am sitting at my desk, I am ‘in the office’ and at work.
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