Mark Lonergan and Joel Jeske of the Physical Theatre company Parallel Exit  are teaching a Comedy Academy. Open to all levels, the classes (8 in number) will give students practical knowledge and technique that will make them funnier as they develop and perfect their own performance, material, character, and style.Classes are mix and match (you can go to all 8, […]
Read moreSweatshop: Made in Commedia Friday – Sunday, March 29-31, 7:30PM Circus Center, Theater FREE ADMISSION (Reserve Online) Rated PG-13. Commedia is a bawdy style of theater. Some material may not be suitable for children. LOCATION Circus Center 755 Frederick St SF CA 94117 Entry to this building and its bathroom facilities requires the use of stairs. There are no ramps or […]
Read moreAudrey Crabtree, one of the coordinators of the NY Clown Festival at the Brick, is teaching a last minute workshop in Bouffon. GET YOUR BOUFFON ON! A quick and dirty Bouffon workshop! WHEN: Friday March 29th 7-10pm AND Saturday March 30th 10am -3pmWHERE: CaveArts in Williamsburg 58 Grand st, btwn Wythe & Kent COST: $100 CONTACT: Acrabt@gmail.com for Info and Registration! Friday night […]
Read moreThe brand new Ringling show is in town through April 1, and it’s well worth seeing. (Buy tickets here: or look for discount tickets at Ticket Liquidator) Every year, Ringling rewrites a brand new show, and then sends it off around the United States on a 2 year tour.  This show has as its premise the idea of construction.  Elephants in hard hats. […]
Read moreWe got the chance to see Cirque du Soleil’s  show Totem (pronounced in the French way Toe-Tem) last week.  Totem, which opened in 2010, has been seen by over 2 million people in North America and Europe since it opened in 2010.  This is the first time it’s been in the NY area.  It will perform at Citi Field through […]
Read moreI know it’s short notice (PUN INTENDED!), but I just found out about this great lecture about General Tom Thumb. Â I can’t go, so if someone wants to go and write about it for Clownlink, please go! And his books are excellent. Â Click the covers to see them on Amazon. Illustrated Lecture with Matthew Wittmann, Curatorial Fellow at the Bard […]
Read moreIn one of our previous posts, we talked about all of the amazing shows that are in town this March.  This show is from the furthest away, and it’s the U.S. Premiere. (And even better, we’ve got a DISCOUNT CODE for you!  40% off !) Read on to find out more! Based in Brisbane, Australia, Circa is a contemporary circus ensemble that […]
Read moreThe legendary Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns for the 19nth year to New York City. Every year since 1974, Â the Bindlestiff Family Cabaret has presented some of today’s top variety and circus artists. Jugglers, clowns, acrobats, and trapeze artists share the stage with musicians, magicians, dancers, and daredevils. In 2013, the tradition continues in the newly renovated Slipper Room. Witness […]
Read moreI don’t know if March is New York Clown Month or something, or if I’ve been living the good life for a while, but RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE, in NYC, there is an INCREDIBLE confluence of some of the best clowns in the world! Â And we’re not even having a festival or anything! Let’s forget about the cornucopia of comedy […]
Read moreAvner The Eccentric is playing a very exciting run of shows at the Canal Park Playhouse during the month of March. For those of you not familiar with Avner, you probably are, but you just don’t know it.  Avner has had a long career as a touring artist and master teacher.  He was a student of Jacques LeCoq and of Carlo Mazzone-Clemente […]
Read more“A FOOL’S IDEA†is a conversational documentary web-series about comedy, performance, life & clown. The Cast of Season One from A Fool’s Idea Each episode (with the exception of a few specials) is focused around one thesis question. Once asked, each artist responds with his or her educated perspective on the matter. Each person has a very different perspective, and […]
Read moreWe got to see the Royal Hanneford Circus today at the Westchester County Center. Â We saw it last year, and while the show was pretty good, the clowns were awful. So I was really glad to see that this year, Grandma (Barry Lubin) was the special guest clown. Â Barry, in case you didn’t know, was the heart and soul of […]
Read moreI read recently on John Towsen’s blog ALL FALL DOWN  about Jim Carter, the prim and proper butler Mr. Carson from  PBS & ITV’s celebrated hit Downton Abbey and the fact that Carter is a trained juggler and magician/comedian. He apparently trained with Hovey Burgess in the 70’s, and used to work the streets of London as a juggler, unicyclist, and  perform a comedy magic […]
Read moreThe Signature Theatre is hosting a new collaboration between David Shiner and Bill Irwin. Â You may remember that they have collaborated once before in the hit FOOL MOON, which ran on Broadway in 1993 for over 200 performances, and then returned to Broadway twice (1995, 1999) Â for another 120 engagements . Â That show, 20 years ago, won the Tony […]
Read moreIf you have any interest in German immigration or American popular culture (or the intersection of the two) then you should probably check out the inimitable Trav S.D.’s talk on the same (a presentation to the 19nth Century Historical Society in NY.) Trav is a longtime friend, and is the best kind of scholar of popular culture- he’s an entertaining […]
Read moreYou don’t want to miss Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo, at the New Victory theatre through January 27. A Dinosaur from Erth running amok in Galway. Times Square is next! We saw this last week, and it was really great. Â Fantastic puppetry and a vaudeville style m.c. keeps the show moving and the audience laughing. The show is set in the Australian […]
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