If the Nose Fits…
Great article about Stanley Allen Sherman and his clown nose making career. READ THE ARTICLE Find out more about Stanley Allen Sherman at his website listed below: http://www.maskarts.com/ There’s also a YouTube video:
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Splinterhead Clown Noses in Union Square November 7 (NY)
Splinterheads Takes Union Square Saturday Nov 7, 2009 at Union Square Park: In support of the upcoming independent film, Splinterheads, Come get down with the clowns in Union Square Park on Saturday 11/7/2009! They are handing out over 3000 RED NOSES to create one of the most unique iconic New York photograph that Union Square has ever seen. Where: Union […]
Read moreCall for Female Clown Shows- 2010 Festival (Austria)
Clownin, the biennial Austrian women’s clown festival ( I really like it in German- Clownfrauen Festival) will hold its third festival at the Kosmos Theater in Vienna, Austria from November 26-December 4, 2010. It is one of two other international women’s clown festivals (in Andorra and Rio) Following the big success of their 2006 & 2008 festivals , they wish […]
Read moreSPOOKAPALOOZA (Chicago)
Speaking of the Midnight Circus, I nearly forgot that they are doing their annual set of Halloween Free shows in Daley Plaza again this year. This year the show is called SpookaPalooza! They’ve been doing it all week, so you’ve missed a lot of shows, but there’s 7 shows you can still see. The cast features a rotating round of […]
Read moreChicagoist is featuring interviews with clowns
The Chicagoist, an online news blog, is featuring interviews with clowns all this week, in honor of Halloween. The series, called FACE YOUR FEARS, is intended to get to know people behind the greasepaint. It’s pretty good, as far as it goes, but nearly all of the clowns interviewed are Primarily Birthday Party clowns and not circus clowns. Who knows, […]
Read moreJango Edwards 3 day intensive workshop Nov 9-11 (NY)
Jango Edwards Clown Workshop Nov 9–11 Jef Johnson’s Clown Lab and Nouveau Clown Institute present:Clown: Formulas and TheoryWith Jango Edwards Jango Edwards is one of the founding fathers of the Nouveau Clown Movement. This is a rare opportunity to study with one of the world’s great teachers. Jango was last here in 1982. The work he has done in Europe […]
Read moreDick Van Dyke on Slapstick
Thanks to Drew Richardson, Dramatic Fool for pointing this out — a hilarious mini-lecture about how slapstick is no longer funny, and then Mr. D.V.D. proceeds to schlap the shtick all over it. This is an object lesson in how to build a physical routine where the audience know what’s coming, but they can’t help themselves from laughing anyway.
Read moreClown Axioms at La Mama (NY)
Clowns ex Machina is Kendall Cornell’s continuation of her work with groups of female clowns. (which started as Kendall Cornell’s Soon-to-Be-World-Famous Women’s Clown Troupe) Clown Axioms is a show of 12 women clowns that “create a poetic yet preposterous world” Expect some interesting takes on female stereotypes, and by extension female clown stereotypes.Last July they did a workshop showing, and […]
Read moreSilent Clowns Film Series Fall/Winter 2009 (NY)
THE SILENT CLOWNS FILM SERIES MEETS “THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES” HEAD-ON… WITH SLAPSTICK SALUTES TO FOLKS JUST TRYING TO GET BY! ( NOTE NEW THEATER LOCATION!!) The Silent Clowns Film Series has become the place for film buffs and families to go to see classic silent comedy films. Presenting its programs on Sunday afternoons from fall to spring the series […]
Read moreFettucini Brothers in China… and Blogging!
In the next couple of weeks (Sept 28-Oct. 9), the Fettucini Brothers (Mike Heidtman & Steve Langley, otherwise known as Alfresco and Alfredo) will be going to Hangzhou China to participate in the Golden Week Events there. The Hangzhouians are crazy for American clowns, and over the last couple of years there have been lots of festivals there chockful of […]
Read moreKill Me Loudly Opens Tomorow!
Tomorrow! Fools on Fire presents Kill Me Loudly: A Clown Noir Sept 16-20, 23-25 at 8pm Triskelion Arts, Williamsburg 118 N. 11th between Berry and Wythe, 3rd Floor A brutal comedy about desire, betrayal and murder. Done by clowns. KILL ME LOUDLY. Very Good Intentions. Very Bad Clowns. It’s a nice, intimate theater, so buy your tickets today. This just […]
Read moreAll of Seinfeld for $100!
Every once in a while Amazon comes out with a deal that is too good to resist, this is such a deal. NOTE: This is now $140! It’s still a pretty good deal, but obviously $100 is better! Every episode of Seinfeld for $100 . While it’s not clowning per se, there are great archetypes at work here, and the […]
Read moreIf a Clown: poem by Stephen Dunn
One of my favorite poets, Stephen Dunn, has a poem in the New Yorker titled “If A Clown” It gets into a lot of issues about fear of clowns, the magic of clowns, and a certain amount of the silly/hokey/crazy stuff you might do while dressed in white paint. Quite simply, this clown could have been me (although I rarely […]
Read moreCWB Fundraiser this evening! (NY)
Fantastic photos – Inspiring Stories – Exciting Entertainment Photo & video presentation of CWB projects to Thailand, Cambodia and Haiti together with a benefit party for further Haiti trips and upcoming project in Indonesia! MC’d by the ever-funny (and usually bald) Brian Foley of Circus Bambouk. Type: Causes – Fundraiser Network: Global Price: Suggested Donation $10-30 sliding scale Date: Thursday, […]
Read moreVote For Coney Island Chris! Tonight! Vote Often!
UPDATE: THE NUMBER TO VOTE FOR CHRIS: 1-866-602-4807 My good friend and hilarious clown Coney Island Chris (former Ringling Clown Chris Allison, and current head of Cirque du Jour) will be on Americas Got Talent this Tuesday 8/25/2009. (That’s tonight!) http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/chris.shtml#bio Please vote for him. You can vote up to 10 times per phone number, but you must watch the […]
Read moreClown Make Monster
500 CLOWN, the genius clown trio from Chicago, has a documentary coming out about their work (and about the making of their show 500 Clown Frankenstein. Title of the show CLOWN MAKE MONSTER. Here’s the description of the documentary: What happens to a group of clowns in a theater company that push against authority when they believe that theater itself […]
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