A 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 […]
Read moreThis isn’t quite about clowning, but I wanted to talk about– and since it includes two very important theatres that use clowning techniques, I think doing it here is right. I’ve just read about two very well respected regional theatres that specialize in “popular theatrical techniques” that are shuttering their doors. Theatre de la Jeune Leune of Minneapolis, which was […]
Read moreThanks to Pat Cashin’s Clownalley.net for the heads up. Larry Harmon, the licensor of Bozo the Clown died Thursday due to congestive heart failure. Say what you will about Bozo, but Larry Harmon was personally responsible for entertaining millions of children.he entertained MILLIONS of children over the years. And that makes him a giant in my book. RIP, Bozo! Larry […]
Read moreArne Zaslove is teaching a class on clowning and physical theater in Seattle on 7 consecutive Mondays starting July 7. Classes will be held from 7 pm- 8:30 pm. Classes will be held at [SANCA] The School for Acrobatics and New Circus Arts – 674 S. Orcas, Seattle. The class is a very reasonable $133. Arne Zaslove is a director, […]
Read morecenter for movement theatreactor preparation of the body the imagination and the art of collaborationwww.thisisthecenter.com 202 462-5810 BODY · MOTION · GESTURETaught by Dody DiSanto JULY 1 – 29 Tuesday nights 7 – 10pm 5 Weeks Tuition – $250Class location: The Center 4321 Wisconsin Ave, NWMETRO: redline Tenleytown This class will work from the roots of classical pantomime and progress […]
Read moreDidier Danthois is a clown and clown teacher based in London, England. Didier first trained in Clowning and Circus skills 24 years ago at the Fratellini Circus School(Paris). He studied Expressionist Dance, Clowning, and then, Indian Raga singing with an Indian master. He is the founder of the Fool at Heart School of Sacred Clowning and teaches, performs, & directs […]
Read moreBill Irwin’s show The Happiness Lecture has been extended for one week in Philadelphia. If you have the opportunity, you should see it! I drove down from NY on Saturday to see it. Overall it was great (Hey, it’s Bill Irwin!) And a company of 9 very talented Philadelphia area artists. (including a friend from Dell’arte, puppeteer and performer Aaron […]
Read moreFunambolika 2008 is the 2nd edition of the summer circus arts festival particularly focused on clowns, and conceived by Italian clown and director Raffaele De Ritis.It takes places in Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, in the open-air Teatro D’Annunzio on the Adriatic beach. This is the same 2000-seats arena where Pescara Jazz, one of the oldest and most […]
Read moreSLAPSTICON is a four-day, international film festival dedicated to classic motion picture comedy! This year, the sixth annual festival will be held from Thursday July 17, through Sunday July 20, at Arlington county’s spacious Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. The 6th Annual SLAPSTICON will start off with a triple slap when “The 3 Stooges Rarities Show”, begins on Thursday […]
Read more[via]Corpora & John Achorn Announce Ongoing Worksessions in Commedia dell’Arte Stage II – A six week intermediate/advanced class exploring character, selected lazzi, & scenarios ~ exploring how to apply commedia to the 21st CenturyMonday evenings 7:00~10:00pm @ [via]Corpora StudioBeginning Monday, June 16 ~ thru July 28 Stage I – A six week introduction to the essential elements of the commedia […]
Read moreAlthough this deals with tragedy, and not circus/clowning per se– the way that Dell’arte trains and deals with tragedy/melodrama is related enough to clown for me to include it here. If you can see the show, check it out and report back! Between Two Winters Created by the MFA Ensemble of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre Catherine Tuttle, […]
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