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I recently read a very interesting article about a Brazilian clown who became a congressman in 2010 in Brazil, and was recently named one of the top 25 Brazilian politicians. (Thanks to Jim Moore  of Vaudevisuals for posting something about him on Facebook) The clown, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva—better known by his clown name Tiririca (Grumpy),  ran in 2010 after being invited by […]

A fantastic evening of circus and cabaret music will be presented on January 24, when three circus/cabaret groups all collide at the Jalopy Theatre. The three groups are Cirkestra (from Boston), Brooklyn’s own ukelele temptress Sweet Soubrette, and Brooklyn-based ragtime-punk sextet Apocalypse Five And Dime. Founded by a former circus clown Peter Bufano, Cirkestra has a Balkan-gypsy-klezmer-jazz sound backed up […]

I recently saw I, Malvolio at the New Victory theatre, and I think you should too. this is its last weekend to run.  (Here’s where you can buy tickets) It’s a great and rigorous deconstruction of  the character Malvolio from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.  Malvolio in this production is kind of a bouffon character– a twisted wretch, a shade of his dignified […]

This lecture is produced in conjunction with a great circus exhibition that is happening at Bard College.  The exhibit is called Circus and the City: New York 1793-2010. The exhibit runs through February 3.. The lecture itself is given by Clownlink reader and friend, David Carylon, a former Ringling clown, a PHD in theatre/circus history, and the author of THE […]

Merry Christmas, everybody! (or Happy Holidays, if Christmas isn’t your thing)

Circus Oz is one of the finest circuses on the planet.   They started in Melbourne, Australia in 1978, and since then have toured nationally and internationally , taking their self-crafted performances of wit, grace and spectacle to 26 countries across five continents, to critical acclaim. The Circus Oz show is a rock-n-roll, animal free circus that adults and children […]

Go Inspired is listing two Commedia Dell’arte workshops in December and June. New York City: Dec. 26-28, 2012 with Stanley Allen Sherman ($295 includes workshop only) You can find out more about this at Stanley’s website:  http://www.commediau.com/  Participants learn the physical style of Commedia dell’Arte as we believe it was “then” and how it may be used “now” as a creative […]

‘Ninja Clown‘ is a PG-12 show presented by students from the Clown Conservatory at Circus Center in San Francisco. The production is a culmination of 7 weeks of intensive training under the leadership of Joe Dieffenbacher.  Joe is the  director of the Clown Conservatory, taking over from Jeff Raz. I met both of these guys at Dell’arte (when I met Joe […]

Photo courtesy of Oily Cart. We saw Ring A Ding Ding at the New Victory Theatre last week, and it was really fantastic.  To read a preview article of the show, you can look at my Dad oriented blog, Dadapalooza. The show is presented by  is presented by London’s Oily Cart Company.  Oily Cart has been touring their unique brand of theatre […]

Circus Smirkus is taking applications for their  2013 Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour! If you will be between the ages of 10 and 18 during the summer of 2013, are interested in circus, and have a good stage presence, you should apply.  The Big Top tour will travel and perform over 60 performances throughout New England . Hope to see you […]

As I mentioned in my last post, we saw CirColombia’s Urban at the New Victory. It’s a circus made up  entirely of graduates of Circos Par Todos, Colombia’s National Circus  School and a program for kids in the toughest barrio’s and favelas of  Colombia. The idea is to get kids out of the ghettos using the power of circus. Wonderful […]

The New Victory starts its new season this week.  I have extolled their virtues many times on these pages and others– I do a lot of reviews of their shows.  (Hey, they present lots of great stuff, and they have been giving me tickets to see stuff in hopes I write about it.  Perfect system for me!  But, gentle readers,  […]

Basketball clowns the Harlem Globetrotters will be performing/playing on October 7 at the brand new Barclay Center at 5 pm.  They are offering clownlink.com readers $7 off of tickets with the code TROTTER. http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/event/harlem-globetrotters-grand-opening-barclays-center On that page you can also vote to change the rules of the game, and the Globetrotters agree to abide by it.  4 point shots.  Two […]

On Monday, September 24 2012 at 8:30 pm, the New York Clown Theatre Festival will screen the first-ever “portmanteau film” project made by clowns. The film was conceived by Audrey Crabtree, Jeff Seal and Ben Model, and realized by 22 clown groups of the festival.  (and I was one of those groups!) . The individual silent movies were shot over […]

I wasn’t actually at the Clown Parade that opened the NY Clown Theatre Festival, but with all the photos that are circulating, I have a pretty good idea what went on! Here’s TimeOut’s Filip Wolnak’s amazing collection of photos: http://www.fotofilip.com/gallery/new_york_clown_theatre_festival_for_tony_72157631554984325   Here’s Jim Moore’s collection of photos from Vaudevisuals: http://vaudevisuals.com/2012/09/2012-york-clown-theatre-festival/   And here’s Eric Michael Pearson’s Pie Fight portraits from […]