Bill 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 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 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, […]
Read moreI saw this show last night, and I highly recommend it– there are just 2 performances left. It's pretty damned fantastic.==============================Did someone leave the blender on, or is that the sound of Tennessee Williams turning over in his grave? Why would anyone do this to an American masterpiece?!? Bouffon Glass Menajoree2007 NY Innovative Theatre Award winner for Outstanding ProductionTWO PERFORMANCES […]
Read moreThanks to Aaron Cromie for the tip! (He’s in the show too!) THE HAPPINESS LECTUREWORLD PREMIEREBy Bill IrwinMay 16 – June 15, 2008 Bill Irwin – a two-time Tony Award-winner, film/television star, physical comedian, playwright, director and choreographer – leads a brilliant ensemble on an adventure in the pursuit of happiness. Irwin has created a unique and imaginative evening of […]
Read moreAdam writes: My good friend and collaborator Tom Sgouros has a fantastic show that he’ll be performing in the Bay Area on Saturday May 3 at the Maker’s Faire. A fun and engaging show that asks the question: What is it like to be a robot? It’s not quite clowning, but Tom is a very good clown, and the show […]
Read moreCelebrate Earth Day with the Combustibles and their new show Detritus.Here’s an email I got from them: “Where does our trash go?” Research for DETRITUS began with the question, “where does our trash go?” But as we dug deeper, other questions bubbled to the surface, like “why do we have so much trash?” One thing we have learned is that […]
Read moreThe Nomadic Theatre Co, based in Portland, Oregon, has been creating and performing original physical theatre shows since 2002. To develop a new show, Nomadic performers and directors take ideas which interest and excite them and delve into them in the studio. For example, they created How to Fly by physically exploring numerous aspects and avenues of the topic of […]
Read moreBambouk brings their Vaudeville-inspired silent comedy to NY for a limited run from April 16-27. Bambouk is the creation of two American theatre clowns, Matthew Duncan and Brian Foley. Matthew and Brian juggle plates, flip hats, ride a sixfoot unicycle, play the accordion, ukulele and musical saw, even make an audience member float in mid-air! They wear no makeup, just […]
Read moreThis is right up my alley! Literally. I won’t be at the opening however, as I have a wedding to attend that night– My Own! The Claude Gallery in Eastchester, New York is proud to present their first theme art show:Clowns, Jokers and Pranks Art Show, with a line up of over a dozen talented artists from across the United […]
Read morea semi-sophisticated clown cabaretwith Kendall Cornell and her Soon-To-Be-World-Famous Women’s Clown Troupe APRIL 11-13th 2008(three nights only!!!) An old-fashioned music hall is overrun by clowns who, along with their slightly more serious guest artists, present music and song of all genres, madcap dance numbers and devilish surprises. Special guest artists include:The hip songstress Fiona LandersThe tap dancing élan of Rod […]
Read moreAcclaimed mime Daniel Stein and Dell’arte graduates Kali Quinn and Bill Celentano are featured in a new show about Polish artist and novelist Bruno Schultz (author of the classic Street of Crocodiles) Schulz was killed in the Holocaust in 1944 by a German officer. The show will be performed at Atlanta’s PushPush Theatre. The play,written by author Murray Mednick, is […]
Read moreNYC’s 7th Annual Juggling Festival!Friday March 7-Sunday March 9, 2008 Pratt Institute200 Willoughby AveBrooklyn, NY Juggling, workshops, games, shows, prizes, special guests, a raffle and more!! For more information click the links to the right. All events open to the public. JUGGLING AT PRATT ACTIVITIES RESOURCE BUILDING:FREE and open to the publicFriday 5-10:30 pm (open juggling)Saturday 10 am-7 pm (open […]
Read moreIn conjunction with the LA tour of The Golden State, the Dell’Arte Company is offering a one-day workshop at 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 9. Where: 24th Street TheatreWhen: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, 2:00-6:00pmCost: $100 This four-hour workshop will be an exploration of the physical comedy techniques and ensemble-based exercises at the core of Dell’Arte’s work. Physical […]
Read moreThe Silent Clowns Film Series is New York’s longest-running regularly-scheduled showcase for classic silent film comedy. Every show features live musical accompaniment by Ben Model and introduction and Q&A with film historian Bruce Lawton. Featured are the movies and shorts of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Lloyd and more. Programs are presented on alternating Sunday afternoons from October through April […]
Read moreCirque du Soleil has created a new “christmas” winter show called WINTUK, about a city boy who craves snow, and who goes to a magical winter wonderland called Wintuk. It’s playing at Madison Square Garden, which is a HUGE venue, and very unlike the expensive and beautiful tents that Cirque is used to playing. I’ve read the previews which make […]
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