CLOWN WORKSHOPS WITH JANGO EDWARDS IN BARCELONA The art of the clown is not just a profession, but a lifestyle that demands an understanding of emotion, sensitivity, passion, pathos and heart. WORKSHOPS May 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th (CLOWN THEORY -1ST LEVEL) June 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th (CLOWN THEORY -1ST LEVEL) NEW GROUP! July 22th, 23th 24th and 25th […]
Read moreI’m in the process of changing from Blogger to WordPress (long story… but basically I prefer blogger, but wanted to keep my url, and they discontinued the ftp feed, so to keep the blog at clownlink.com I switched over) There will be a few bugs as I figure out how to finetune the themes and make it a little prettier. […]
Read moreENTER LAUGHING! Baraboo’s International Clown Hall of Fame & Research Center Opens For Funny Business On Friday, May 21, 2010 Baraboo, WI (April 29, 2010) — The world’s foremost organization dedicated to the preservation of the art, craft and history of clowning will open its doors in Baraboo on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 10 am. The International Clown […]
Read moreNYC’s 9th Annual Juggling Festival!Thursday April 8- Sunday April 11, 2010 At Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY Juggling, workshops, games, shows, prizes, special guests, a raffle and more!! For more information click the links to the right. All events open to the public. JUGGLING AT PRATT STUDENT UNIONThursday 7-11 pm (open juggling)NOTE: NYC Jugglers will not be meeting at the […]
Read moreNEW YORK DOWNTOWN CLOWN GOLDEN NOSE AWARDS The New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards Monday, April 19th, 2010Red Carpet Arrivals 7:30 pmPresentation set to begin at 8pmThe Kraine Theatre 85 E 4th St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery)Tickets are not for sale.To request tickets email info@newyorkdowntownclown.com Dress: Formal Attire- Noses Optional Winners of Audience Choice Awards will be announced […]
Read moreCall for submissions 2010 Toronto Festival of Clowns From June 3rd to 6th, 2010, some of the World’s best Clown and Physical performers will take over 6 Noble Street, the beautiful Pia Bauman School of Creative Movement. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL.The Toronto Festival of Clowns aims to bring together clowns and physical theatre artists of all disciplines and backgrounds and provide […]
Read moreIn honor of International Commedia Dell’arte day, I took a series of self-portraits with my ibook camera that I am titling “I am My Own Commedia Mask” Masks? I don’t need no stinkin’ masks! :o) I’ve attached the slideshow here. But if you can’t see them because you don’t get flash, visit http://bit.ly/commedia_faces for the FLICKR page.
Read more(Thanks to new papa Brian Foley for bringing this to my attention!) He’ll also be performing at the View Theatre, Roy Arias Studios on Feb 25 in celebration. See the postcard below for details) Associazione SAT has proclaimed February 25, 2010, a worldwide Commedia dell’Arte Day Simultaneous events will occur all around the world as theatre companies, scholars, students, and […]
Read moreThis commercial has a lot of great elements in it, and to my mind, uses the clowns in just the right way.(Thanks to Toto Johnson for pointing this out, and being in the commercial to boot!)
Read moreNot saying these guys are actually clowns, but there are a lot of great clown ideas here, and really well executed use of stop motion. The gag of pulling real stuff out of the shirt or vice versa is really well used. Almost an object lesson in one-upsmanship and clowning, but in a film form that would be a little […]
Read moreWorld renowned juggling group who don’t fly, aren’t brothers, and aren’t Russian, the Flying Karamazov Brothers are performing their show 4Play at the Minetta Lane Theater until March 7th. If you don’t know them, you should. They are fantastic! Actually, an earlier iteration of their show that they performed one summer at Trinity Rep got me interested in vaudeville. I […]
Read moreThe Silent Clowns Film Series under the direction/curation of Bruce Lawton and Ben Model has created another stellar lineup of classics and gems for cineastes and physical comedy aficionado’s to drool over. This time it’s films that are held in private collections, so these are RARELY seen. If you fall into either of those categories (film lover or physical comedy […]
Read moreJust received this from the NY Clown Theatre Festival– they are on again! This is year #5. NY Clown Theatre Festival 2010 September 3-26th, 2010 New York Clown Theatre Festival is an annual celebration of the art of clown. Every fall the Brick Theatre presents the very best of clown performance from around the globe as well as hosting classes […]
Read moreWORKSHOPCharacter Mask to Clown With Deborah KaufmannInspired by the teachings of Richard Pochinko, Canadian clown master teacher “If we face the six directions of self, we can’t help but laugh at the beauty and ridiculousness of all that we are.” — Richard Pochinko This investigation is an inspiring way for the artist to make direct connection to aspects of his/her true […]
Read moreHeidi Stubblefield, actor/creator, is the creator and director of The Coppelia Project: a clown ballet in three acts, which was a commission by Accessible Arts. It was produced at the Kansas City Fringe Festival and had extended runs at the Off Center Theatre and Lawrence Arts Center. She is a Kansas City, Kansas native. She received undergraduate training in Theatre […]
Read moreIn 1991, I traveled to Philadelphia to the International Clown Congress. There I met a number of other clowns, many of whom I continue to be friendly with to this day (I also met a guy who was from Rhode Island, and we had a number of friends in common, but strangely had never met– and we’ve worked on a […]
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