I had the great fortune to see the Carla Colla & Sons production of Sleeping Beauty at the New Victory on Sunday.  Colla & Sons has been an Italian marionette company for over 200 years, performing all sorts of productions around the world and in their native Italy.  Sleeping Beauty  (La Bella addormentata nel bosco) was beautifully performed, and gave […]
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Jon O’Connor, also known as Pyro, former member of the legendary juggling group the Flaming Idiots and a regular on the Renaissance Faire circuit. has hit some hard times. Â He is currently without health insurance, and recently had to spend 11 days in the hospital battling acute pancreatitis. They were a truly innovative juggling ensemble from the late 80s, […]
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SPYMONKEY CLOWN MASTERCLASSES in NY & LONDON We’ve featured Spymonkey classes here in the past, but they’ve mostly been in NY or London. They’ve added an L.A. class this year. (y’hear, West Coast– you’ve got your chance!) 11-15 Nov 2013 London ( led by Petra Massey & Toby Park) 6-10 Nov 2013 New York 12-16 Nov 2013 Los Angeles Here’s the US details: ================== Spymonkey […]
Read moreThe applications for Clown Conservatory’s 5 Week Intensive, Clown: The Physical Comedian, are now online. You’ll find the program and scholarship / financial aid applications, and updated info on all Clown Conservatory’s pages of the Circus Center website. This 5 week workshop in Clown & Physical Comedy features a mixture of training in  Slapstick, Solo & Partner Acrobatics, Improv, Circus Skills and Creating an […]
Read moreThere’s a great shadow puppetry show coming to the New Victory theatre in NY, and it’s this weekend only. Australian theatre company Patch, an award winning  company from Adelaide which specializes in theatre for kids 4-8, is coming to NY for a limited run of 5 performances — and it’s this weekend, so you better hurry!  BUY TICKETS RIGHT NOW The […]
Read moreTwo groups will be teaching their clown workshops this summer in NY. Â They don’t conflict, so you could actually take both if you want. Â (And why wouldn’t you want to?) NY GOOFS CLOWN SCHOOL- AUG 2-7 This summer marks the 15th anniversary of the NY Goofs Clown School in NYC. Join them for a week of total immersion in all […]
Read moreStanley only teaches these a couple of times a year, so if you want to learn to make a Leather Clown Nose, this is your chance. Leather Clown Nose making workshop July 9th & 10th 6:00 PM Includes all material, tools and supplies which you get to keep plus an extra piece of leather to make a nose on your […]
Read moreYou have an exciting opportunity this summer at Amherst’s Ko festival to study with Daniel Stein. I took a month long version of this workshop in 1997 and it really changed my thoughts about how to make interesting theatre. Â Daniel is an excellent teacher, and although his work is not strictly about clown (it’s based in corporeal mime) there’s a […]
Read moreBen Model, silent film accompanist and historian extraordinaire, will continue to present a set of free silent films on select Saturdays this summer. Â This season (just like last year) will present some of the Library of Congress’s amazing collection of preserved films. The Silent Clowns Film Series is held at THE BRUNO WALTER AUDITORIUM THEATRE (at the back of Lincoln […]
Read moreMy son and I and a few members of the NYC Dads Group got a chance to wander over to the Metropolitan Room a couple of Saturday mornings ago to see Mario the Magician’s kids show. The show was delightful, really a lot of fun. The venue was…. interesting. Mario is a very amiable performer. He does a show that […]
Read moreAt the Figment Festival this weekend, Jonathan Taylor of (Daredevil Chicken Club) and a host of his burlesque/clown/vaudeville comrades will be performing in a 52 seat minicircus tent, Le Tigre Tent.  All shows are free, family friendly, and open to admission. Shows are at Governor Island. The Figment Movement is a grassroot efforts dedicated to creativity, participatory, and community art.  They […]
Read moreWe’ve seen a lot of shows at the New Victory this year. So many in fact, that the guy at the Box Office didn’t need me to give him my name for him to give me my tickets! He just handed them over without a word. Le Grand C is the fourth circus we’ve seen THIS SEASON at the New […]
Read moreJoel Jeske is a professional physical comedian, director, teacher, and creator of his own theater shows. He has appeared in major feature films including Two for the Money with Al Pacino and Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock. On television, Joel was featured in Sex in the City, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kelly, and […]
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 The inimitable Trav S.D., author of (you guessed it) a brand new book, makes a vaudevillian style plea for you to liberate your wallet of that pesky green stuff and buy his brand new book, Chain of Fools – Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube which happens to be a fabulous and well-researched tome about the impact […]
Read moreMichael Miclon, a well known Maine variety entertainer and until recently, the proprietor of vaudeville theatre Odd fellows Hall of Buckfield ME, has been named Artistic Director of Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center.  Johnson Hall  is a nonprofit organization that presents a wide range of programs and community events in historic Johnson Hall Opera House in downtown Gardiner, Maine.  The […]
Read moreAs many of you are no doubt aware, I am one of a handful of flea circus proprietors in the world. Â My one man, two flea show, the Acme Miniature Flea Circus, has been performed in over 39 states and 6 countries since 1994. Â We have been fortunate to have received a fair amount of acclaim for the show, including […]
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