Circus Oz is an Australian circus that tours internationally. Begun in Melbourne, Australia in 1978, The company’s rock and roll style animal free circus with a live band has toured from New York to Hong Kong. The Circus Oz show is characterized by a multi-talented ensemble. It’s not unusual to see the drummers get up and do an acrobatic adagio […]
Read moreScott Nelson & Muriel Brugman are award-winning illusionists and visual comedians. Based in the Netherlands, they have traveled to over 14 countries, won the Grand Prix at the 2000 World Championship of Magic in Lisbon, have worked with Cirque du Soleil (on their television show Solstrom) and create their own illusions. Last year they were a big hit at the […]
Read moreClownbrasil is just what it sounds like– a Brazilian blog dedicated to clowns. They have a number of videos up (mostly from Youtube) with examples and samples of Brazilian clowns. It is curated by Brazilian clown Eduardo Castro. Great stuff! Most of the clips are in Portuguese, but the site itself uses the Google translation feature, so you can get […]
Read moreIra Seidenstein is an Australian actor, clown, and clown teacher. He’s been teaching, directing, and performing for over 30 years. Ira was a student of Carlo Mazzone Clemente (founder of Dell’arte) and of Danny Chapman, one of the great Ringling clowns (and one of the original founders of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College.) Ira also has an MA, […]
Read moreBeginning January 27 2009, Michael Trautman will be teaching ongoing classes for children and for adults at Breakwater School. Mr. Trautman will offer the following courses on Tuesdays after school: CLOWN SKILLS FOR KIDS – Ages 8 to 12. 3:30 to 4:30. Slapstick, juggling, magic, balancing, and more! PHYSICAL CHARACTERS AND PHYSICAL COMEDY – Ages 12 to 16. 4:30 to […]
Read moreI’ll be performing the Chicago premiere of the Acme Miniature Flea Circus in February at a great museum/arts center. The Intuit, which is the center for intuitive and outsider art. Kind of like the Museum of Visionary Art in Baltimore or the Museum of Jurassic Technology in L.A., the Intuit celebrates who have a singular dedication to their work, and […]
Read moreShow One presents AGA-BOOM An Explosion Of Surreal Silliness! Bluma Appel Theatre, December 2008 “Aga-Boom, one of the most creative shows to heat Vegas in a while, is perfect for the entire clan.”Las Vegas Sun Get ready for a big BOOM in fun! Show One is proud to announce that the critically acclaimed clown show AGA-BOOM will make its Canadian […]
Read moreIf you haven’t visited clownalley.net lately, you really should. Better yet, get the RSS feed. The last few days have been particularly good– almost 28 posts featuring videos, photos, congratulations, and even a harrowing tale of a ladder gone amok. Pat Cashin, the boss of clownalley.net is putting a lot of work in to make these resources available. Thank you […]
Read moreUnless you live under a media rock, you probably know that Paul Binder, co-founder and ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus, is stepping down this year. He recorded a great interview on public radio about it, and about his 31 years in the circus, that included some surprises (at least for me) that he worked with Julia Child and Merv […]
Read moreCLOWN 1: RESEARCH OF CHARACTER with Francine Côté January 22, 23, 24 & 26, 27 2009 4 :30 to 9:30 pm – total of 25 hrs Price – $500.00 (includes tax) where : Queen St East Presbyterian Church, 947 Queen St E. (at Carlaw) registration information: Class limited to 12 students with performance background – artistic resume required. Deposit of […]
Read moreThis offer came my way, and I thought I'd share it! Enjoy! Join us as Cirque Mechanics transforms The New Victory into a glorious Birdhouse Factory, complete with uniformed unicyclists and acrobatic assembly lines. It's industrial-strength circus fun for the whole family! Performance Schedule:Added performances: Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm & 7pm*, Sun 12pm & 5pm Tue 11/25 at 7pm, Wed […]
Read moreSan Francisco, Ca. – Circus Finelli returns to Stage Werx after a sold out run last May. They present a Slavic slapstick cabaret with daring comedy and dangerous cutlery.A one hour show of Circus Comedy fraught with mishap, sparkles, and sound effects. Come for sights to entice and delight: juggling, cows, contortion, dance and disaster. Circus Finelli is interactive, bright […]
Read moreOnce again, there's a bevy of NY Circus & Clown Entertainment right now, if you want to go.(Courtesy of the NY Times) THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS is celebrating its 31st season of family entertainment with “Play On!,” through Jan. 18 in Lincoln Center‘s Damrosch Park; bigapplecircus.org. (there's also a great review in the NY Times of the show here) SPIEGELWORLD […]
Read moreI'm currently in Chicago, but Redmoon (who is from Chicago) is currently in NY Red Moon is a fabulous Chicago company that uses puppetry, clowning, and circus skills to create amazing performances. Here's the skinny: Click Here and enter code TMH808 Call 646-223-3010 and mention code TMH808 Bring a printout of this offer to: The New Victory Theater […]
Read moreHalloween 2008! The Eco-Friendly, Acro-Centric, High-Flying, Grid-Defying, Green Halloween Spectacular! The Midnight Circus has created an exciting, accessible, highly skilled, funny to the bone, ensemble oriented, multi-cultural circus that travels by bicycle. ENTIRELY BY BICYCLE. Everything one needs to throw a ghostly celebration worthy of Chicagoween will makes its way to Daley Plaza aboard the Halloween Haulers powered by […]
Read moreThis looks to be a great class, and a wonderful opportunity to see some rare and exciting early clown and comedy films. Ben Model is a fount of information, and a great silent film accompanist as well. If you've got the time and the dough, you'll be in for a real treat. "Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the […]
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