Mad Science® is the world’s leading science enrichment provider. They deliver entertaining educational hands-on science experiences for children in every North American market and in 19 countries worldwide. Mad Science was founded in 1986 by two brothers from Montreal, Ariel and Ron Shlien. They started at a local YMCA with a 300 dollar laser, and built up a very successful […]
Read moreThe Clown House is a loose collection of clowns and counter-culture bike enthusiasts who have put together a clown collective/performance group. They all live together in a large house in a rapidly gentrifying section of Portland, Oregon, providing a free space to sleep for itinerant travelling circus performers and other like-minded folk who blow through town. Portland has a motto, […]
Read moreThe Maestrosities are a clown cover band based in New York. The Maestrosities feature (from left to right) Gina Samardge as Gina on the accordion, Jenny Lee Mitchell as Dierdre on Clarinet and Operatic vocals, David Gochfeld as “The Maestro” on ukelele, vocals, and attitude, Glen Heroy as Glen on vocals and spoons, Andy Sapora as Chauncey on Tuba and […]
Read moreCLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS FUN-RAISER PARTYOn Sunday, June 17, there will be a “Fun-Raiser” party to benefit and support this summer’s expeditions, which will be bringing joy and laughter to kids affected by hurricane Katrina. The party will go from 4-7 pm at the Brooklyn Lyceum ( 227 4th Ave, Brooklyn) It’s a former swimming pool that has been turned into […]
Read moreSnuffy’s Magical Clown Review has been a family oriented act since 1972. Started by Archie Searle and Keith Hall, the project encompassed their family, included 9 members. Eventually Hall left, and Archie and his son Michael kept the tradition alive in San Francisco and then Nevada. Today Michael Searle and his wife Karen star as “Mouse and Daisy” They are […]
Read morePeter Bufano was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (the home town of P.T. Barnum). He’s a graduate of The Berklee College Of Music as well as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. His music can be heard in plays, movies, accompanying silent films, circus’ and on morning radio news shows. He has run away to join the circus on […]
Read moreThe Theatre Museum & the Waterfront Museum will present SHOWBOAT ‘ROUND THE BEND A unique exhibition extolling the glory of the American showboat The exhibition which will run through December will have a grand opening on Saturday, June 2, 2007 from noon to 6 pm on board the Showboat Barge (at the foot of Conover Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn) […]
Read moreAugusto Cabrera is a director, actor, clown, puppeteer,commedia teacher and performer based in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the director of Mask & Commedia Centrum, an institution/school that focuses on spreading knowledge and information about masks, puppetry, and commedia to the world at large through workshops, festivals, and performances. Commedia Gillet is the professional company of Mask & Commedia Centrum, which […]
Read moreThe Daredevil Opera Company is a Canadian based Theatre/Circus company founded by Canadian Clown Jonah Logan. Main performers in the company include Jonah, NY Clown Amy Gordon, and Sound Designer Paul Weir. They specialize in doing circus/stunt shows that feature excellent clowning and pyrotechnics. Their main show Cirkus Inferno has played all over the world, and is currently playing at […]
Read moreDavid Kaye is a professional children’s entertainer based in New York City. Using comedy, magic, and balloon twisting, David entertains audiences of all ages. From the New Yorker to David Letterman, from Lincoln Center to Hong Kong, he has received high praise for his unique style. David has achieved great success in several different areas of entertaining children throughout his […]
Read moreThe NY Goofs will be presenting their Ninth Annual Ultimate Clown School this summer. August 6 – August 18, 2007New York CityWeek One: August 6-11Week Two: August 13-18 This two week session offers an intensive course of study in the art of clowning that is available nowhere else. Their faculty represents America’s top guides in the art of Clowning. 2007 […]
Read moreDick Monday and Tiffany Riley are a clown team currently working in the Dallas Forth Worth area. To find out more about their shows there, visit their website:http://www.slappysplayhouse.com/ Dick Monday was the Director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College for the last three years of its existence. He created and directed the clowning for the Greatest […]
Read moreHappy Hour is a clown trio based in New York. It consists of three clowns who are graduates of Ringling Clown College and who have come together to create physical comedy shows. Each of the clowns also perform and teach individually. To find out more, and see videos of Happy Hour in action, visit their website: http://www.happyhourclowns.com The guys of […]
Read moreDzieci (djyeh-chee) is an international experimental theatre ensemble dedicated to a search for the “sacred” through the medium of theatre. The word “Dzieci” is the Polish word for children. Using techniques garnered from such theatre masters as Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba and Peter Brook, ritual forms derived from Native American and Eastern spiritual disciplines, and an ethic based securely in […]
Read moreAriane Anthony is a dancer and clown based in Brooklyn, NY. She has choreographed and directed over thirty original works of dance-theater, both independently and under the auspices of Ariane Anthony & Company, a performing group she co-founded with her collaborators in 1999. Ms. Anthony studied ballet as a professional trainee at the Joffrey Ballet School from 1983 to 1989, […]
Read moreDell’Arte International is the United States center for the development, exploration, training, creation, and performance of the physical theatre traditions and their contemporary applications. We are a true “regional” arts center for our geographically diverse community. The four primary programs of Dell’Arte are: The Dell’Arte Company— a professional touring company. This on-going ensemble of artists has created over 35 award-winning, […]
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