I’ve been coming to Barcelona for the past four years, and I’ve known Harris about that long. He’s a business guy turned magician, who has been slowly and patiently creating a niche for himself here in Barcelona as a comedy magician. (And although he doesn’t tout it, has invented a new niche as a tortilla magician.) He has (or […]
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Chicago Puppet Cabaret Nasty Brutish and Short is performing at Links Hall on Monday December 11 at 7:30 pm. This show features some of the best puppeteers in the area putting on new work, experimental work, and samples of their work. Nasty Brutish & Short is an evening of contemporary short-form puppet and object based theater for adult audiences. The […]
Read morePLEASE NOTE: THIS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 20! It’s not often that clowns get praised for being abstract, but here’s our chance! The Healthcare Clowning International Meeting (HCIM) is holding its 2018 meeting from April 4-6, 2018 in Vienna Austria. The topic of the meeting is “The Art of Clowning- Connecting Culture, Health, and Science.” CALL […]
Read moreThe Bindlestiff Family Cirkus rides again in a one wheeled extravaganza as the producer of the NYC Unicycle Festival. This 4 day event which celebrates one wheeled riding and the related skills is one of the only events of its kind, and its certainly the largest in NY. Â The main part of the festival takes place on idyllic Governor’s Island, […]
Read moreI’m hanging around with 50 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College (RBBBC) Alumni this weekend on Cape Cod. It’s a little overwhelming. Clowns of all shapes, ages, and classes are here. Clown college started in 1968, and went up until 1997, there are over 1500 alumni of the school. Of course, some have passed on, some have stopped clowning […]
Read moreIt’s Been Real: The Life and Legacy of Ernie Kovacs Paley Center for Media 25 West 52 Street New York, NY 10019 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:30 pm ET Members: $20 General Public: $25 Buy Tickets [amazon_enhanced asin=”B004IB04NU” price=”All” background_color=”FFFFFF” link_color=”000000″ text_color=”0000FF” align=”Right”/] The Paley Center for Media will hold an event celebrating and honoring television pioneer Ernie Kovacs. […]
Read moreToy Theatres: Worlds in Miniature is an exhibit starting July 13 at San Francisco’s Museum of Performance and Design. The exhibition features 21 rare toy theatres dating from the 18th century up to the present, drawn from seven different countries including the United States, England, France, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Mexico. Along with the theatres, the exhibition will display printed […]
Read moreThanks to Trav S.D. and his blog for the heads up on this fantastic exhibit now through August 21 at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The exhibit, titled “The Peregrinations & Pettifoggery of W. C. Fields”, features ephemera, clippings, playbills, photos, and a fantastic film exhibition about William Claude Dukenfield. The films are curated […]
Read moreThe 19nth season of Amherst’s Ko Festival has been curated on the theme of “It’s All in the Family.” They’ll have five weeks of shows that take a penetrating and entertaining look at families – both traditional and non-traditional. A rich examination of ways that people negotiate expectations, identity and legacy. The festival runs July 5 – August 8, 2010, […]
Read moreENTER LAUGHING! Baraboo’s International Clown Hall of Fame & Research Center Opens For Funny Business On Friday, May 21, 2010 Baraboo, WI (April 29, 2010) — The world’s foremost organization dedicated to the preservation of the art, craft and history of clowning will open its doors in Baraboo on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 10 am. The International Clown […]
Read moreNEW YORK DOWNTOWN CLOWN GOLDEN NOSE AWARDS The New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards Monday, April 19th, 2010Red Carpet Arrivals 7:30 pmPresentation set to begin at 8pmThe Kraine Theatre 85 E 4th St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery)Tickets are not for sale.To request tickets email info@newyorkdowntownclown.com Dress: Formal Attire- Noses Optional Winners of Audience Choice Awards will be announced […]
Read moreSplinterheads 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 […]
Read moreTHE 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 […]
Read moreStilt-walkers gathering for the 25th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil on June 16, 2009 Five years after setting the first Guinness world record for the most people simultaneously walking on stilts, Cirque du Soleil is inviting its artists and employees of Fortaleza (Brazil), Las Vegas (U.S.A.), Lisbon (Portugal), Macau (China), Montreal (Canada), Nagoya (Japan), New York (U.S.A.), Orlando (U.S.A.) and […]
Read moreSAVE 10% on tickets to The Great Russian Water Circus Coming in September 2009 to Staten Island. BUY TICKETS NOW Save 10% on tickets to The Great Russian Water Circus at the Staten Island Mall under the Big Top! First time ever in New York! A one-of-a-kind international sensation, The Great Russian Water Circus is the world’s only touring water […]
Read moreCruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film May 20, 2009–June 1, 2009 MOMA will be running a number of silent film comedies during the last part of the month. The series, titled Cruel and Unusual Comedy, will feature a number of evenings of silent films, grouped in themes, that use comedy to address pretty . All […]
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