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Inside Out (Cirkus CirkÃ¶r at BAM- NY) Nov 12-15

Saturday, 7 November, 2009 Leave a comment

Part of the 2009 Next Wave FestivalCirkus CirkÃ¶rLive music by Irya’s PlaygroundDirected By Tilde BjÃ¶rfors “…A magical breathtaking performance…a powerful inter-disciplinary work of art…” â€”SkÃ¥nska Dagbladet (Sweden) The human body unfolds as a surreal rock and roll fantasy in Inside Out, Swedish troupe Cirkus CirkÃ¶r’s phantasmagoric journey into the outer reaches of inner life. Accompanied onstage by dub-punk-new wave-electro-inspired band […]

Splinterhead Clown Noses in Union Square November 7 (NY)

Friday, 6 November, 2009 Leave a comment

Splinterheads Takes Union Square Saturday Nov 7, 2009 at Union Square Park: In support of the upcoming independent film, Splinterheads, Come get down with the clowns in Union Square Park on Saturday 11/7/2009! They are handing out over 3000 RED NOSES to create one of the most unique iconic New York photograph that Union Square has ever seen. Where: Union […]

Call for Female Clown Shows- 2010 Festival (Austria)

Monday, 2 November, 2009 Leave a comment

Clownin, the biennial Austrian womenâ€™s clown festival ( I really like it in German- Clownfrauen Festival) will hold its third festival at the Kosmos Theater in Vienna, Austria from November 26-December 4, 2010. It is one of two other international women’s clown festivals (in Andorra and Rio) Following the big success of their 2006 & 2008 festivals , they wish […]

SPOOKAPALOOZA (Chicago)

Friday, 30 October, 2009 Leave a comment

Speaking of the Midnight Circus, I nearly forgot that they are doing their annual set of Halloween Free shows in Daley Plaza again this year. This year the show is called SpookaPalooza! They’ve been doing it all week, so you’ve missed a lot of shows, but there’s 7 shows you can still see. The cast features a rotating round of […]

Chicagoist is featuring interviews with clowns

Thursday, 29 October, 2009 Leave a comment

The Chicagoist, an online news blog, is featuring interviews with clowns all this week, in honor of Halloween. The series, called FACE YOUR FEARS, is intended to get to know people behind the greasepaint. It’s pretty good, as far as it goes, but nearly all of the clowns interviewed are Primarily Birthday Party clowns and not circus clowns. Who knows, […]

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Jango Edwards 3 day intensive workshop Nov 9-11 (NY)

Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 2 comments

Jango Edwards Clown Workshop Nov 9â€“11 Jef Johnson’s Clown Lab and Nouveau Clown Institute present:Clown: Formulas and TheoryWith Jango Edwards Jango Edwards is one of the founding fathers of the Nouveau Clown Movement. This is a rare opportunity to study with one of the world’s great teachers. Jango was last here in 1982. The work he has done in Europe […]

Dick Van Dyke on Slapstick

Monday, 26 October, 2009 Leave a comment

Thanks to Drew Richardson, Dramatic Fool for pointing this out — a hilarious mini-lecture about how slapstick is no longer funny, and then Mr. D.V.D. proceeds to schlap the shtick all over it. This is an object lesson in how to build a physical routine where the audience know what’s coming, but they can’t help themselves from laughing anyway.

Clown Axioms at La Mama (NY)

Friday, 25 September, 2009 Leave a comment

Clowns ex Machina is Kendall Cornell’s continuation of her work with groups of female clowns. (which started as Kendall Cornell’s Soon-to-Be-World-Famous Women’s Clown Troupe) Clown Axioms is a show of 12 women clowns that “create a poetic yet preposterous world” Expect some interesting takes on female stereotypes, and by extension female clown stereotypes.Last July they did a workshop showing, and […]

Obit: Frank Santos, R-Rated Hypnotist, Dies

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009 Leave a comment

Courtesy of the Providence Journal Comedy hypnotist Frank Santos, 60, remembered 6:20 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | article byÂ Donita Naylor Â CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Frank Santos, who billed himself as the R-rated hypnotist and always had a following, died Tuesday morning in his sleep, his son by the same name confirmed Tuesday. He was 60. Rhode Island magician […]

Silent Clowns Film Series Fall/Winter 2009 (NY)

Monday, 21 September, 2009 Leave a comment

THE SILENT CLOWNS FILM SERIES MEETS “THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES” HEAD-ON… WITH SLAPSTICK SALUTES TO FOLKS JUST TRYING TO GET BY! ( NOTE NEW THEATER LOCATION!!) The Silent Clowns Film Series has become the place for film buffs and families to go to see classic silent comedy films. Presenting its programs on Sunday afternoons from fall to spring the series […]

Fettucini Brothers in China… and Blogging!

Wednesday, 16 September, 2009 Leave a comment

In the next couple of weeks (Sept 28-Oct. 9), the Fettucini Brothers (Mike Heidtman & Steve Langley, otherwise known as Alfresco and Alfredo) will be going to Hangzhou China to participate in the Golden Week Events there. The Hangzhouians are crazy for American clowns, and over the last couple of years there have been lots of festivals there chockful of […]

Kill Me Loudly Opens Tomorow!

Tuesday, 15 September, 2009 Leave a comment

Tomorrow! Fools on Fire presents Kill Me Loudly: A Clown Noir Sept 16-20, 23-25 at 8pm Triskelion Arts, Williamsburg 118 N. 11th between Berry and Wythe, 3rd Floor A brutal comedy about desire, betrayal and murder. Done by clowns. KILL ME LOUDLY. Very Good Intentions. Very Bad Clowns. It’s a nice, intimate theater, so buy your tickets today. This just […]

All of Seinfeld for $100!

Monday, 7 September, 2009 Leave a comment

Every once in a while Amazon comes out with a deal that is too good to resist, this is such a deal. NOTE: This is now $140! It’s still a pretty good deal, but obviously $100 is better! Every episode of Seinfeld for $100 . While it’s not clowning per se, there are great archetypes at work here, and the […]

If a Clown: poem by Stephen Dunn

Friday, 28 August, 2009 2 comments

One of my favorite poets, Stephen Dunn, has a poem in the New Yorker titled “If A Clown” It gets into a lot of issues about fear of clowns, the magic of clowns, and a certain amount of the silly/hokey/crazy stuff you might do while dressed in white paint. Quite simply, this clown could have been me (although I rarely […]

CWB Fundraiser this evening! (NY)

Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Leave a comment

Fantastic photos – Inspiring Stories – Exciting Entertainment Photo & video presentation of CWB projects to Thailand, Cambodia and Haiti together with a benefit party for further Haiti trips and upcoming project in Indonesia! MC’d by the ever-funny (and usually bald) Brian Foley of Circus Bambouk. Type: Causes – Fundraiser Network: Global Price: Suggested Donation $10-30 sliding scale Date: Thursday, […]

Vote For Coney Island Chris! Tonight! Vote Often!

Tuesday, 25 August, 2009 Leave a comment

UPDATE: THE NUMBER TO VOTE FOR CHRIS: 1-866-602-4807 My good friend and hilarious clown Coney Island Chris (former Ringling Clown Chris Allison, and current head of Cirque du Jour) will be on Americas Got Talent this Tuesday 8/25/2009. (That’s tonight!) http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/chris.shtml#bio Please vote for him. You can vote up to 10 times per phone number, but you must watch the […]

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