There are a number of free events going on during the festival. for a list of all the events, your best bet is to visit the festival website: 2nd Annual NY Clown Theatre Festival It’s got much more complete information. Events include: October 5: 4:30 pm Parade, Pie Fights, and a cabaret (Starting at Union Square Park, and taking the […]
Read moreI received this letter from Jamie McLaren Lachman, one of the principal forces behind Clowns Without Borders South Africa. He and I are also Dell’arte Graduates. (I’ve reproduced only a portion of Jamie’s letter below) Jamie and his crew do amazing work in rural communities of South Africa. (to read about some of Jamie’s recent work in Lesotho, visit their […]
Read moreKendall Cornell and her Soon-To-Be-World-Famous Women’s Clown Troupewill perform at the FAB! Festival — A Block Party and Festival on September 29th (1-5pm) E. 4th Street between Bowery and 2nd Avenue Presented by the Fourth Arts Block and its many members, FAB! Festival celebrates the arts of the East Village with performances, food, and open houses. Kendall and company will […]
Read moreThe Midnight Circus started as a collaboration between circus clown Jeffrey Jenkins and actress Julie Greenberg. They combined their talents to create a 5 minute eccentric acrobatic act to be featured with Vermont’s Circus Smirkus. While on tour with the show, they apprenticed themselves to two former stars of The Moscow Circus. In between shows and practice, they would all […]
Read moreMarcel Marceau died yesterday, and the world is a sadder place for it. The only real response to Marceau dying can be this ” ! “ He was a true master of his work, and he popularized (and romanticized) the work of mime to an unbelievable degree. there’s no question that nearly every clown or mime performing in the world […]
Read moreAh, there’s a whole lot of shaking going on over at the Brick Theatre– there’s tons of great clowns that are coming to their hallowed (more likely yellowed) halls for the Second Annual NY International Clown Festival, which means lots of great stuff to see and to write about. Sadly, I’ll be MIA for most of it– I’m teaching clowning […]
Read moreDAY PARADE PIE FIGHT & CABARETFriday October 5th will kick off the NY CLOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL with their 2nd annual opening day parade! Anyone and everyone is invited to join the city’s finest clowns, jugglers, stilt-walkers, and more as they gather at Union Square between 4:30 & 5pm and ride the “L” train to Bedford stop. Everyone will then march […]
Read moreThe New York International Clown Festival has a lot of great classes coming up. Most of the teachers are well-known clown pedagogues (and for those of you with a small vocabulary– it doesn’t mean what you think it means! To the best of my knowledge, none of these teachers have ever been convicted (although I am sure they all have […]
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A good article recently appeared in the Dunn County News about Clown College Graduate Steve Russell, and how he got a job with the NY City Opera through clown-networking. I’m a member of that network, and saw the whole thing happen! Steve and his wife Kobi Shaw form a juggling duo called In Capable Hands. Both are graduates of Ringling […]
Read moreThe 2nd Annual New York International Clown Festival is looking for any and all type of performing artists for it’s opening day parade. Jugglers, acrobats, stilt-walkers, unicyclists, clowns, mimes, buffoons and musicians are all encouraged to participate. The parade will gather at Union Square on Friday, October 5th at 4:30 where we will all take the “L” train (at 5:30) […]
Read moreIf you haven’t heard, the amazing tenor Luciano Pavarotti has recently died. As a singer, he was a real talent. And for opera fans around the world, he was the only clown they really cared about (or maybe even seen) Pagliacci the opera was first made famous by the tenor Enrico Caruso, and since has become one of the standards […]
Read moreLaughing Gravy Theatre Company is a company based in the UK that has recently moved to Brooklyn, NY. They aim to utilize the principles of Commedia dell’ Arte to create both masked and unmasked theatre that is accessible to modern audiences. (and if you don’t know, their company is named after a great Laurel and Hardy Short. You can see […]
Read moreWendy Seyb (Walmartopia, School Daze, But I’m a Cheerleader) and Mark Lonergan This Way That Way, Velocity) are creating a night of cutting-edge musical theatre comedy called Freshly Tossed for the New York Musical Theatre Festival. There will be 2 performances on October 1, 2007 at 7:00pm and 9:30pm at the Theater at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, at […]
Read moreSince 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of vaudeville, circus, burlesque, and sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. The company has produced innumerable cabaret shows, custom performances for special audiences, all-ages and family productions, and sophisticated adult shows. Over the last five years the company has begun developing more theatrical productions, including […]
Read moreCircus Amok is a New York City based circus-theater company whose mission is to provide free public art addressing contemporary issues of social justice to the people of New York City. The group has been together since 1989 bringing its funny, queer, caustic and sexy, political one-ring spectacles to diverse neighborhoods from East New York to the East Village. The […]
Read moreAn article about Dario Fo appeared in the UK newspaper The Independent recently. (article below, or read the article here.) If you don’t know Dario Fo, you should. He is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, clown, and composer. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife […]
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