You laugh… but there is no joke
You cry… but you feel happy You roar with laughter and tears are streaming down your face… for no reason
And everyone else is laughing too!
Welcome to the Laughter Club
Laughter is infectious. And the Laughter Athletes have the most contagious laughs of all.
They are specialists. There is no escape possible. Once in contact with one of the Laughter Athletes during the Laughter Club or when roaming among general public you will find yourself smiling. Then giggling. And in the end you will laugh out loud. And that is what they are all about, because:
- ONE minute of laughter is equivalent to 10 minutes on a rowing machine.
- Laughter brings instant relaxation.
- Laughter breaks down language barriers. Laughter is universal.
- There are plenty more reasons to make you laugh, but above all: Laughing is fun.
The Laughter Athletes use theatre, video art and sound scapes to “infect” the audience.
The Athletes training program is designed to start a Happydemic wherever they go.
To promote the Laughter Club, the Athletes will engage in Random Laugh Attacks during their adventures.
They will mingle with the general public and initiate laughter. People can’t help themselves join in.
The Laughter Club is happy, healthy and hilarious. Without a single joke!
QUOTE: “Baas and a small dedicated crew of laughter fans rode the city trams and trains to harness the power of infectious laughter and reduce people to joyous tears” The AGE; September 2004
Maureen Baas is Jubilee Laughter-Stock and team leader of the Laughter Athletes. She is a performer and qualified laughter leader, trained by Dr. Madan Kataria in India. (www.laughteryoga.org). She received the annually award being “ the Best Laughter Woman in the world!" The laughter club performs extensively and recent highlights are:
The Melbourne Arts Festival 2004,
Natimuk Fringe Festival 2004,
Oerol, Terschelling 2005
The Laughter Athletes team exists out of 5 people. In advance or after the Laughter Club they will run Random Laughter Attacks for two times a day, 45 minutes a set. The Laughter Club can be run in morning or afternoon for 45 minutes and requires a stage. And wireless microphones, hands free.
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