Actually, he’s just GOING to outer space– as part of a tourist moon mission. Read the article here:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle And here’s a little excerpt for you: Circus performer’s flight preview steals NASA showBy MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer– Thu Jul 23,2009 4:42 pm ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A former stiltwalker and fire-eater stole NASA’s show Thursday, saying he’ll be “like […]
Read moreFind out more about Helen’s work in a previous clownlink.She’ll be teaching a few upcoming classes in Canada. August 10-14, Haliburton, OntarioClown: the discovery of your personaSuitable for actors and non-actors alike, adults only.This 5-day workshop is a level one approach to theatrical clown for students with limited or no clown experience. Drawing on various approaches, we uncover your clown […]
Read moreHotel Bananas The NY GoofsJuly 23 – 25Clowns check in but they don’t check out at the Flea Theater, 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets) An evening of raucous laughter with the New York Goofs America’s Got Clowns, Season Two, proves exactly what the title says, that America has some rocking physical comedians. New York Goof co-founders Dick […]
Read moreThe Celebration Barn, one of the great places to study during the summer, has all sorts of stuff going on performance-wise. Next week, it’s the The Big Barn Family Show at 4 p.m. is a chance for kids of all ages to enjoy a great cast of favorite Barn performers. The 60-minute matinee at will feature physical comedy, amazing mime, […]
Read moreKeith Michael Johnson :: Forever blowing bubbles by Joe Siegel EDGE New England Editor (Originally appeared in Edge Magazine) Keith Michael Johnson (as seen on the Discovery Channel’s Time Warp) became the first Soap Bubble Artist in America to create a Bubble-Show with the help of public funding through Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through a grant from […]
Read moreThe New York Premiere of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano’s production of Goldoni’s classic work: Trilogia della villeggiatura Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni’s 1761 three-part satire of the Italian middle class was given new life more than 50 years ago by Piccolo Teatro di Milano’s late founder, Giorgio Strehler. With a nod to Strehler and in the spirit of Goldoni, Italian […]
Read moreThey care enough to clown around | CapeCodOnline.com By CYNTHIA McCORMICK cmccormick@capecodonline.com July 16, 2009 BOSTON – Wearing a big red nose and black clodhopper shoes, Jay Stewart of Harwich bungles his way — on purpose — into rooms at Children’s Hospital Boston. He and fellow Big Apple Circus clown Brian Dwyer are there to entertain young patients recuperating from […]
Read moreThanks to Trav S.D.’s blog Travalanche I learned of sad news this week– Seattle based Circus Contraption is ending. Here’s an article from Fremont Universe (a local Seattle blog) with photos and an interview: http://www.fremontuniverse.com/2009/07/12/circus-contraption-says-farewell-this-week Circus Contraption says farewell this week July 12th, 2009 · The “Show to End All Shows†has ended, and Fremont’s Circus Contraption is calling it […]
Read moreGiovanni Fusetti (who we’ve profiled here before) is giving some workshops in Boulder this summer, and there are still some places available. Boulder, COLORADO-USAAugust 2nd to 23rd THE RED NOSEInternational Training on Theatre Clown6th Edition Two places are still available !!! http://www.giovannifusetti.com/en/workshops-detail.php?nav=1〈=en&post=40 Boulder, COLORADO-USAAugust 25th to September 6th CLOWN’S LIFEAdvanced Training Writing and devising with your clown One place is […]
Read moreAny one of these guys would be a treat to see. All three is just the icing on the cake on the ice cream. If you are in the San Francisco area, don’t miss it! The FLYING ACTOR STUDIO is an international center that celebrates the imagination and invites a profound journey into the very heart of life. In Spring […]
Read moreTwo Dell’arte Graduates get their house (and their work and their website) featured in the NY Times! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/realestate/05habi.html Habitats The Traveling Circus Stops Here Ruby Washington/The New York Times Christina Gelsone and Seth Bloom, both clowns, rehearse in their apartment By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM Published: July 2, 2009 CHRISTINA GELSONE, a slender 36-year-old with delicate features and hair the color of […]
Read moreNatalia Paruz, also known as “The Saw Lady” has spent the last 10 years bringing the art of the musical saw to audiences high and low. She is a NYC subway musician that has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, at Carnegie Hall, at Madison Square Garden, and at numerous other events, including the Spoleto Festival, […]
Read moreWell, don’t say that doing a preview show won’t get you anywhere. In November, Parallel Exit previewed their tap show TIME STEP at the Joyce Theatre. It got great reviews on a limited four day run, and more than likely they broke even or lost a little money on that venture. However, people saw it, and the gods smiled, and […]
Read moreStilt-walkers gathering for the 25th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil on June 16, 2009 Five years after setting the first Guinness world record for the most people simultaneously walking on stilts, Cirque du Soleil is inviting its artists and employees of Fortaleza (Brazil), Las Vegas (U.S.A.), Lisbon (Portugal), Macau (China), Montreal (Canada), Nagoya (Japan), New York (U.S.A.), Orlando (U.S.A.) and […]
Read moreThanks to Pat Cashin and Don Covington for the heads up on this.Jay was my roommate at Ringling’s clown college. I’d love to go check it out, if I have the time! JAY STEWART: Elvis… The King and Me from Pat Cashin’s CLOWNALLEY.NET by Pat Cashin Link courtesy of Don Covington The Clown And The King: Jay Stewart Rocks In […]
Read moreAfter 29 years, Clown Camp to bow out after this year By AUTUMN GROOMS | agrooms@lacrossetribune.com . Paint on a sad face for the Clown Camp. The long-time annual event that attracted thousands of clowns to La Crosse since it started 29 years ago will cease after the 2009 session ends Friday at Viterbo University. Clown Camp teacher Lee Mullally, […]
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