I’ve recently joined a new social network. If you are reading this blogpost, you may be interested in it also. It’s called CircusTalk, and it’s a professional social network for circus performers worldwide. The basic idea is to use the same kinds of digital tools that other professions use, but gear it towards circus. It’s LinkedIn for circus! Once you […]
Read moreParallel Exit Jul 20—22 & 26—29 Inspired by the films City Lights and An American In Paris, NYC’s Drama Desk-nominated Parallel Exit presents the premiere of an evening-length comic ballet, I ♥ BOB: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Guy, a work that follows the story of two desperately lonely characters attempting to connect amid the speed and chaos of […]
Read moreI’m hanging around with 50 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College (RBBBC) Alumni this weekend on Cape Cod. It’s a little overwhelming. Clowns of all shapes, ages, and classes are here. Clown college started in 1968, and went up until 1997, there are over 1500 alumni of the school. Of course, some have passed on, some have stopped clowning […]
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Thanks to Brian Foley for pointing this out to me! This looks like an amazing and highly stylized King Lear. See the video below to see how amazing the production values of this show are. Apparently Synetic has been doing Silent Shakespeare productions, and this is the SEVENTH Synetic’s King Lear Presented by Synetic Theater Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili Choreography […]
Read more666, a show by Spanish company Yllana that has played (and selling out) for over 10 years in Madrid, is now at the Minetta Lane Theatre in NY. The show, mostly done without words, is a combination of bawdy humor, classic clowning, and downright demented stunts. Set on death row, the four characters of 666 cavort, wheedle, play, intimidate, and […]
Read moreENTER LAUGHING! Baraboo’s International Clown Hall of Fame & Research Center Opens For Funny Business On Friday, May 21, 2010 Baraboo, WI (April 29, 2010) — The world’s foremost organization dedicated to the preservation of the art, craft and history of clowning will open its doors in Baraboo on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 10 am. The International Clown […]
Read moreCouldn’t happen to a nicer (or more deserving) guy. Greg was one of my instructors at Clown College, and I’ve seen him a few times, including the couple of days that I was researching in Baraboo. He’s a very funny clown, and a historian and collector– with one of the largest collections of clown video in the world (perhaps with […]
Read moreFools On Fire presents The-Good-Time-Watch-Your-Back Show: A Gritty Cabaret at Dead Herring 3 aerialists. ridiculous comedy. tantalizing burlesque. rousing music. cheap drinks. dance breaks. optional dress code: apocalypse-chic. All this for $10 141 S. 5th Street between Bedford and Berry L train to Bedford MAP THIS SATURDAY: AUGUST 29th 2009 Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30pm www.foolsonfire.org for more info.
Read moreIf you are like me, you have slowly over time collected Cirque du Soleil videos- mostly either at shows, or if you are cheap like me, you’ve taped them from Bravo (and/or TIVO’d them) Here’s an opportunity to clear up a lot of your TIVO space! On Sale Today NEW for just $58.99! 12 DVD’s of Cirque– that’s around $5 […]
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 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 moreJust got word that Dog and Pony DC (a company of female artists in DC) is putting on a show at the Capital Fringe in DC titled (you guessed it) Bare Breasted Women Sword Fighting.Want to guess what the show features? :o) First off– great title for a fringe show– this is a show that is going to sell out […]
Read moreThe Toronto Festival of Clowns aims to bring together clowns and physical theatre artists of all disciplines and backgrounds and provide a common space to showcase their work. Now entering their 4th year, the festival continues to encourage the risk and exploration of the clown, hosting new and established works that inspire and delight. Past festivals have hosted some of […]
Read morePIG IRON THEATRE COMPANY presentsA CLOWN WORKSHOP with Quinn Bauriedel and Geoff Sobelle in New York City WHEN: Wednesdays (June 10, 17, and 24) 2:30 – 5:30 PMWHERE: The Brecht Forum 451 West StreetCOST: $125 Pig Iron Artistic Director Quinn Bauriedel and Company Member Geoff Sobelle (creator of the international hit all wear bowlers) invite you to join them in […]
Read moreThe Greatest Show On Earth hits the boardwalk this summer for the very first time in its 139-year history! SEE DATES Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents THE CONEY ISLAND BOOM A RING, an action-packed seaside circus spectacular where the energy bursts out of the ring, into the audience and bounces back to electrify the Ringling Bros. performers. Get […]
Read moreGamarjobat is an award-winning comedy performance group comprising two Japanese comedians, Ketch! – who sports a red mohawk – and HIRO-PON – with a yellow mohawk.. The duo perform a variety of sketches, including mime and physical comedy. Their performances are wordless. Although they are not particularly well-known in their native Japan, they have found success performing in the United […]
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