If you haven’t heard, the amazing tenor Luciano Pavarotti has recently died. As a singer, he was a real talent. And for opera fans around the world, he was the only clown they really cared about (or maybe even seen) Pagliacci the opera was first made famous by the tenor Enrico Caruso, and since has become one of the standards […]
Read moreAn article about Dario Fo appeared in the UK newspaper The Independent recently. (article below, or read the article here.) If you don’t know Dario Fo, you should. He is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, clown, and composer. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife […]
Read moreGardi Hutter won the Overall Excellence Award for acting in the NY Fringe! Considering there were over 200 shows performing, I think that’s an incredible feat. Congratulations, Gardi! I saw 3 shows in the fringe this year, which is less than previous years– All of them clown related (You can search this site for Fringe to see my show reviews). […]
Read moreThis op/ed piece (titled appropriately, the clown in Yonkers) appeared in the Westchester Journal News. I felt like I needed to make some reference to it, as I am the clown in Yonkers! (although this particular editorial features a Red-headed clown who slings hamburgers (and a failed protest at the library) The clown in Yonkers (Original publication: August 25, 2007) […]
Read moreThis is the time for Fringe Festivals, so thought I’d feature some shows that will be performing at the upcoming NY Fringe Festival. If you know anybody else that fits the bill, I urge you to add their particulars into the comments field below. The New York International Fringe Festival opens August 10, and runs through August 26. There are […]
Read moreI recently received via email this article– an obit for Alfred Cunard III, a South Jersey clown. (via The Courier Post Online) I never met him. But his obit got me to thinking. Alfred Cunard III was a guy who performed for 45 years. It really was a way of life for him, and his family followed him into the […]
Read moreThere’s a new thing that I’ve been following called Twitter. It’s like a blog, but it gets sent to your phone.For example, there’s a clown slang twitter that sends out a clown slang term once a day or so. If you are interested, check outhttp://www.twitter.com/clownslang follow clownslang at http://twitter.com
Read moreClownville News is a website that features the best news and headlines about clowns all throughout the world. They subscribe to a number of news feeds, and compile them all into one site. How great is that? To get more information, or to start viewing the latest in clown news, visit their website: http://www.clownvillenews.com/
Read moreA friend of mine is running this contest– and thought this might be of interest. A Tengu is kind of like a garden gnome, but it’s long-nosed, birdlike, red, and a protective demon in Japanese mythology. In the upcoming production that this contest is for, the tengu are also very clown-like. Visit the wikipedia entry for more information. My friend […]
Read moreI attended the New York Downtown Clown First Annual Downtown Clown Awards last night. A lot of fun (and hard to say fast) It was a full house, and a great community of performers. The bar upstairs was primarily full of clown performers, and it’s a great thing to be a part of. Hats off to Christopher Luecke, who is […]
Read moreThis video is just too much to be believed. Mike Daisey, not a clown, more of a comic monologist/sitdown comedian/storyteller, is performing his show in a very posh experimental theatre in Cambridge MA. (The ART, American Repertory Theatre) In the middle of his sold out show, 87 protesters get up and walk out, and one of them pours water on […]
Read moreIn the states, this isn’t so new at all. Florida State offers a degree in clowning, and you can get an MFA at Dell’arte. And of course there are plenty of schools that offer only certificates (Clown Conservatory, Ecole Dmitri, Ecole Lecoq, Circomedia in Bristol, UK, and a few other places. I think the weird news is that there is […]
Read moreOften you hear about clowns cheering up people doing hospital visits, this is about clowns cheering up… other clowns! ==================================================FULL ARTICLE: CLICK HERE Cheers from a clown: Local jester buoyed by Ringling Bros. visitThursday, April 05, 2007 By Jim Six jimsix@sjnewsco.com WOODBURY, NJ After years of clowning around to raise the spirits of boys and girls of all ages, Al […]
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