Ringling sent me this comeon/discount for their performances and I thought I’d pass it along. It’s a fantastic bargain, no matter which way you slice it (well, as long as you bring your popcorn from home, and don’t buy any plastic novelties or cotton candy. Because that’s where they get you my friends!) ALL TICKETS $10*for weekday performances! SAVE 20%*on […]
Read moreBig Apple Circus has chosen as its new artistic director (to replace Paul Binder, who is retiring) their performance director Guillaume Dufresnoy. Dufresnoy, a former aerialist, has been with the show since 1992. Full story here: http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090202/COMMUNITIES39/902020326 You can find out more about the Big Apple Circus, including their latest show “The Play’s The Thing” at their website, http://www.bigapplecircus.org
Read moreCircus Oz is an Australian circus that tours internationally. Begun in Melbourne, Australia in 1978, The company’s rock and roll style animal free circus with a live band has toured from New York to Hong Kong. The Circus Oz show is characterized by a multi-talented ensemble. It’s not unusual to see the drummers get up and do an acrobatic adagio […]
Read moreI’ll be performing the Chicago premiere of the Acme Miniature Flea Circus in February at a great museum/arts center. The Intuit, which is the center for intuitive and outsider art. Kind of like the Museum of Visionary Art in Baltimore or the Museum of Jurassic Technology in L.A., the Intuit celebrates who have a singular dedication to their work, and […]
Read moreUnless you live under a media rock, you probably know that Paul Binder, co-founder and ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus, is stepping down this year. He recorded a great interview on public radio about it, and about his 31 years in the circus, that included some surprises (at least for me) that he worked with Julia Child and Merv […]
Read moreSan Francisco, Ca. – Circus Finelli returns to Stage Werx after a sold out run last May. They present a Slavic slapstick cabaret with daring comedy and dangerous cutlery.A one hour show of Circus Comedy fraught with mishap, sparkles, and sound effects. Come for sights to entice and delight: juggling, cows, contortion, dance and disaster. Circus Finelli is interactive, bright […]
Read moreCircus Amok, New York’s radical, community oriented, political free Summer in the Parks Circus is up and about again for summer 2008. This year’s show is called “SUB-PRIME SUBLIME” and will feature the following: Acrobatic Economists, Fantastical Free-Falling Free Markets, Tenanacious Tenants, Querelous Quarks, Neurotic Neutrons, Vaulting Villains, Stupendous Stilters, Disco Dorothy, Lions and Tigers and Zebras Oh My! They […]
Read moreNicole Feld, daughter to Kenneth Feld, and heir apparent as Big Boss of the Ringling shows, has an article in the NY Times today, under the column: THE BOSS. When I was at Clown College, Nicole came to the final graduation– she was probably around 9 or so, and it was a big deal, because she was grading you along […]
Read moreClick the image to see the first episode. It’s really great and looks to tell the hard-scrabble story of the Bindlestiffshttp://thebindlestiffs.com/ep1.html
Read moreGreat article on NPR’s website about the Sprockets, a family circus of three that tours the world in a 1962 Bristol double decker bus with a top speed of 33 miles per hour. The show features Scott Harrison, his wife Issabelle Feraud, and their 11 year old son Theo, who have been touring continuously since 1997. They ship their bus […]
Read moreCircus Flora is a one ring tent circus founded in 1985 by Ivor David Balding, Sheila and Sam Jewell and Alexandre Sacha Pavlata with the dual mission of entertainment and education. In 1986, the first Circus Flora production premiered at the internationally acclaimed Spoleto Festival, an annual celebration of the performing and visual arts in Charleston, S.C. Circus Flora was […]
Read moreA Benefit and Birthday Party for The CombustiblesFood, Drinks, Performances, Music, Dancing! What * All the beer and wine you can handle* Local snacks* Fabulous auction items – Check our website* Exceptionally strange performances* Live music! Set in a sparkling trash heap of a circus ring, jugglers toss water bottles in the air, trash bag balloons fly high, crooners sing […]
Read moreClowning Around! An all Clown Variety Show for the Whole Family! Clowning Around! is an all clown variety show with acts of skill and silliness- a fun, fast paced, interactive show for the whole family! Suggested for ages 5 and up. Performing Clowns will include: New York Downtown Clown of 2007, Joel Jeske Clown Olympics Gold Medalist, John Leo Clown Olympics Gold […]
Read moreSubject: Teachers Training/NICA/ The Deadly Serious Training Project Greetings all, We would like to get the word out to as many people as Greetings all, We would like to get the word out to as many peoplepossible, so apologies if you have already received this email. If there is a group, community or person you think might be interested in […]
Read moreI used to belong to fotolog which was one of the original “Download your own photo” sites. Then Flickrcame along, and fotolog was having so many technical problems, and I jumped ship. I forgot all about fotolog, until I got an email telling me I had a comment on one of my old pages there. I checked out my old […]
Read moreI wrote about Clowns Without Borders South Africa back in September 2007. I’m happy to report that they now have their own website. http://www.cwbsa.org/ You can now click on the link above to make sure you keep up with the great work they are doing of bringing the gift of laughter to the impoverished in South Africa and surrounding areas. […]
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