500 Clown is a physical theatre company based in Chicago. They have been creating work together since 2000. Their mission as a company is to create shows that use circus arts, improvisation, and action to create charged environments that allow the performers to take emotional and physical risks, and lets the audience become an active observer. Their signature piece is […]
Read moreCurrently in their third decade as professional circus clowns, Greg and Karen DeSanto are one of the few husband and wife comedy/clown teams working in America today. Karen graduated from the Ringling Clown College in 1993 and then was featured in Ringling’s Blue Unit. A member of the Clown Care (SM) hospital clowning program of the Big Apple Circus, Karen […]
Read moreKali Lela Colton is a Philadelphia-based theatre artist who has worked extensively as a clown, actor, writer, wigmaker, stiltwalker, designer and teaching artist on original works for theatres, museums, art galleries, city streets, school auditoriums and community centers. Kali won an Emerging Artist Award from Franklin Furnace and Pseudo Online Network premiered Colton’s creation myth, Mama is blue. Pop is […]
Read moreKathie Horejsi became a clown at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Clown College under the direction of Steve Smith. She was a member of Seattle’s Annex Theatre for five years appearing in Wild Goose Circus; The Yellow Kid; Cat-like Tread; and Little Rootie Tootie. She wrote and performed the solo shows, Let Go, Go On and Valuable Job […]
Read more“Not Just for Shock Value: A Femmes-Clowns Assemblage†is a nine woman clown ensemble theatre event that will be performing at the 6 Figures Theatre Company April 7-28. It is performed by Kendall Cornell and her Soon-To-Be-World-Famous Women’s Clown Troupe. Thoughts from Kendall about her work: “In a traditionally male field, I have discovered the need for women clowns. Women’s […]
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