The Tall Toys Troupe is a group of stilt-walking performers based in Connecticut who perform a number of stilt-based shows. They provide a number of entertainers and shows for corporate gigs, parades, birthday parties, and other events. Their costumes are great, and they have a number of different looks, including a 9 foot tall Uncle Sam, trees (like Ents from […]
Read moreI was in Chicago for the weekend for a family function, and thought I’d check out the Bello-bration. It’s the Red Show– and I hadn’t seen it when it was on the East Coast, so I was glad I got the opportunity. I saw it today (last day of the stand in Chicago– we went to the 1 pm performance. […]
Read moreHere is the director’s note I wrote for the production I just directed of Dario Fo’s We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! Overall, the play went very well. The set was fantastic, the lighting and costumes were great, the actors really stepped up to the considerable challenge.(In fact, Ron Jenkins, translator of the play, Dario’s onstage translator and collaborator, and […]
Read moreClown Jonas (aka Prosper O, aka John Ghysenbergh) is an internationally known performer from Belgium. He has performed in a number of countries, including an upcoming performance in Japan next week as part of the 3rd Yakumo International Theatre Festival. (See their website for additional information. (in English) Clown Jonas uses juggling, puppetry, magic, music, and clowning to create his […]
Read moreJean Peysson is a French clown, writer, and theatre creator who lives in Lyon. Jean has written over 30 plays, numerous songs, two volumes of poetry and is currently working on a trilogy as a novelist. When he works as a clown, he works under the name Lulu. He is also the founder and director of Boxeur Bleu Theatre, which […]
Read moreFrom November 9-11 there will be The First Congress of Hospital Clowns at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Buenos Aires to teach and talk about the art and science of hospital clowning. It will be in Spanish, and all the information is in Spanish, and my Spanish isn’t very good, so some of this info may be […]
Read moreCIRCA (The Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army) is a very loosely organized group that creates protests, actions, events, etc, that are political (and clowny) in nature. They protest at events such as the G8 Summit, Presidential visits, and other events that they think might make a difference. Their aim is to take the ideas and actions of the clown out […]
Read moreSearching flickr is fun! I found this set of photographs from the opening day of Clown Festival festivities (can you have festival festivities? Or is that redundant? Aren’t all festival activities, by their definition, both festive, and festivities?) Anyway, these photographs are from the opening day, and include the Clown Parade and the Pie Fight. All these photos are by […]
Read moreI was trying to find some photos of the Clown Festival on Flickr, and I found this amazing set of photographs by a photographer named Kurt Dietrich. They are of the Clown Olympics, and although I wasn’t able to be there, they give a pretty good feeling of some of the great and crazy wackiness that must have gone on. […]
Read moreHUMAN TRASH A theatrical exploration of the American Archetype of THE TRAMP a workshop led by Giovanni Fusetti New York theater company The Combustibles is hosting a workshop taught by Giovanni Fusetti exploring the archetype of the Tramp. This workshop is part of the research and generation phase of a new production, Detritus, a show about waste in New York […]
Read more500 Clown, the award-winning clown company from Chicago, will be performing at PS122 in December with two shows: 500 Clown Christmas and 500 Clown Frankenstein.Both shows are NY Premieres. And they are offering a special ticket offer for 500 Clown Frankenstein! Composer/musician John Fournier joins 500 Clown to create a clown-rock-pop-jazz-theatre-concert-party(!) Diving into the dark and light sides of the […]
Read moreThis French cabaret was a big hit at last year’s festival, and with good reason. It’s got a number of things going for it, but most of all, the acting and the relationships between the characters are what make this a remarkably fun evening at the theatre. You are greeted by two clownish characters wearing mini-skirts and wigs (although Phillipe […]
Read moreAdam Lazarus is a performer, director and instructor whose work in physical theatre, clown and bouffon has taken him to France, England and coast to coast across Canada. As a young man, Adam founded the Toronto based collective company Schmigeggy, where he produced, directed and performed in 10 of Schmigeggy’s popular original works. After critical success and monetary failure, the […]
Read moreBouffon Glass Menagerie promises a lot to its audience members– and delivers on every promise. It’s a fantastic show that is well-conceived, well-directed, well-designed, and very well-acted. Basically it’s a parody of Tenessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie: which was Tennessee’s first commercial success, and a play that has a long history of being parodied and mocked. And mock it they […]
Read moreOctober 15th at the Revue- SHORT CLOWN FILMS! This month the NY Downtown Clown Revue shows original short clown films. And they’ve got free popcorn! The show starts at 8:00 pm at the Kraine Theater (85 E 4th St). Be sure to use discount code NOSE when buying tickets at Smarttix.com to save $5! Films by the following local clown […]
Read moreParallel Exit will produce a Halloween Gala that will include entertainment from the company and special guest star Barry Lubin (Grandma the Clown). The benefit takes place at 7:30pm on Monday October 29 at the 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th Street. Tickets are $75 for VIPs and $30 for patrons, and can be reserved at 917-407-7537or parallelexit@hotmail.com. Barry Lubin […]
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