The article features Circus Smirkus, Ringling's Vice President of Talent Tim Holst, and former Ringling clown (and Bindlestiff musician, Peter Bufano Listen Now [4 min 13 sec] August 6, 2008 · Where do the clowns of tomorrow come from? Some of them are coming from Circus Smirkus, an award-winning touring training camp for aspiring aerialists, jugglers and rubber-nosed pranksters. Smirkus […]
Read moreBill Irwin’s show THE HAPPINESS LECTURE just received 5 Barrymore nominations. The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre are the Greater Philadelphia region’s only comprehensive theatre awards program, recognizing artists for excellence and innovation while serving to increase awareness of the richness of the local theatre community. Each year, over 100 productions produced by the region’s professional theatres are reviewed […]
Read moreSomehow it escaped me that this week is International Clown Week. I don’t really celebrate it per se. In fact, I mostly shun this kind of stuff. The problem is that the kind of clown stuff that I am interested in (and hopefully, if you are reading this, you are interested in too) is not the cutesy stuff, of which […]
Read moreDeborah Kaufmann spent her childhood in dance and acting classes. She earned a degree in Visual Art from Bennington College. After brief careers as a production potter, a sign language interpreter, a props mistress, a typesetter and an aluminum can inspector, Deborah stumbled into her life as a clown. By seeking out master teachers such as Richard Pochinko, Tony Montanaro, […]
Read moreThrough August 28, Audrey Crabtree (co-organizer of the NY Clown Theatre Festival at the Brick and who plays Laura in the Hilarious Bouffon Glass Menageree) , is hosting a drop in class in Bouffon. Mondays, 8-10 pm, Classes are $10 each, 521 West 26th Street, 2nd floor (between 10th and 11th)(More info below) For those not in the know, Bouffon […]
Read moreNicole Feld, daughter to Kenneth Feld, and heir apparent as Big Boss of the Ringling shows, has an article in the NY Times today, under the column: THE BOSS. When I was at Clown College, Nicole came to the final graduation– she was probably around 9 or so, and it was a big deal, because she was grading you along […]
Read moreI’ve featured Kathie previously on the blog here But that was before she had a blog! She’s got a relatively new blog Clownmommy.com It’s a personal account of her trying to do her work as a mom. So far I’ve read through most of it, and it definitely talks a lot about the struggles I have now (and I’m sure […]
Read moreClick the image to see the first episode. It’s really great and looks to tell the hard-scrabble story of the Bindlestiffshttp://thebindlestiffs.com/ep1.html
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Kendall Cornell & Co scored a NY Times article about their work and upcoming show!  THE WHEN, WHERE AND HOW: Thursday, July 31st at 7:30 pm Friday, August 1st at 7:30 pm Saturday, August 2nd at 7:30 pm updated venue! Manhattan Children’s Theatre, 52 White Street (between Broadway and Church) in Tribeca MAP Advance tickets: $15 at theatermania.com or […]
Read moreMichael Bongar, former Ringling clown, graduate of clown college and now one of the most well-versed and influential of the variety bookers in the NY Area, is coming out of retirement for one set of shows as part of a NY Goofs reunion night at the Flea Theatre. Billed as his “Farewell Tour”, I’m sure there will be lots of […]
Read moreA little bit of a shameless plug, but truthfully, I’ve done most of my best work by being shameless. It’s when I get shameful that I have to worry! Anyway, it’s probably the last flea circus gig before the baby is born (unless something happens in the next week!) so come check it out if you can! Click the image […]
Read moreI’ve gotten a couple of classic physical comedy offers from A & E Entertainment. They’re doing a clearance on some great stuff. I thought it would be of interest to some of my readers here. DISCLAIMER: If you do click and buy any of this stuff, I’ll get some small advertising cut… But don’t let that deter you from getting […]
Read moreThis Month's Revue- OPEN NOSE July 21st. Open Mic, – Open Nose The July 21st Clown Revue will be an Open Mic for CLOWNS- The New York Downtown Clown Open Nose! The first 10 performers to arrive and sign up will be given 5 mins of performance time to do anything they want as long as it is in some way "clown". Expect the unexpected! […]
Read moreAdd another show to your summer web watching schedule. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has a new reality show that is being broadcast on the web. Each week will feature a mini-sode that is a different aspect of working with the Bindlestiffs– booking, rehearsing, performing, touring. The trailers look like they are taken from all over the last 10 years or […]
Read moreGot this via email just now: might be good for somebody out there reading this: SEEKING AFRICAN-AMERCAN AND HISPANIC MIMES FOR PAID COMMERCIAL DEPT OF HEALTH ABSTINENCE CAMPAIGN PAY RATE: $1000 for fitting/rehearsal day $2000 for shoot day including 2 year buyout Casting Director: Strickman-Ripps Audition: Wednesday, July 16 Shoot: July 31, 2008 Location: New York Seeking Mimes. We are […]
Read moreThursday, Friday and Saturday: July 31st, August 1st & 2nd All shows: 7:30pm Created and directed by Kendall Cornell Written and performed by Kevin Draine Nine women clowns spin tales of gothic romance and gory fairy tales with high comedy and unexpected twists. Clown Axioms is a brand new work-in-progress from Kendall Cornell and Clowns Ex Machina (formerly known as […]
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