Character Mask to Clown Workshop Jan 8-Feb 9

Character Mask to Clown–with Deborah Kaufmann Inspired by the teaching of Richard Pochinko A multi-disciplinary way for any artist to make direct connection to aspects of his/her true self, for devising material and performance. In the spirit of playfulness we will face the six directions of self: North, West, South, East, Above and Below, by painting, sculpting masks with clay, […]

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Short Clown Film- TUBA

Great short documentary featuring Michael “Tuba” Heatherton. He was a Ringling clown who now works in the LA area doing a variety of stuff, including with the cabaret/pop band “The Ditty Bops” Not sure how much he uses it, but here’s Tuba’s Myspace Page: http://www.myspace.com/tooobah “TUBA” from Gabriel Romero on Vimeo. Tuba’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tooobah

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RIP: Ted Ferlo

Ted Ferlo was a clown on the Blue Unit of Ringling from 1986-88 and on the Red Unit from 1989-1991. He had been the event manager of the Turning Stone Resort and Casino for approximately 10 years. He had not been well, and had a recent surgery that he did not recover from. He leaves a wife and two children, […]

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Handsome Little Devils in Squirm Burpee Circus (New Victory in NY, Nov 12-28)

I saw the Denver based Handsome Little Devils production Squirm Burpee Circus on the Saturday matinee at the New Victory Theatre .  If you don’t know about the New Victory, you probably should — they are a beautifully restored off-broadway theatre (that is actually at 42nd and 7nth Ave, in the heart of Times Square) that specializes in presenting theatre […]

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Stars of Vaudeville #257: Trav S.D.

This post is in the style of Trav. S. D’s wonderful blog Travalanche in honor of Trav’s 45th Birthday. You should definitely be reading Trav’s blog, as he opines about lots of stuff, and gives information found nowhere else about his passion: vaudeville and variety. In a grand burlesque tradition, everyone should find Trav over the next year (preferably at […]

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Call for Submissions: 2011 Toronto Festival of Clowns (June 2-5,2011)

Call for submissions:  2011 Toronto Festival of Clowns The Toronto Festival of Clowns aims to bring together clowns and physical theatre artists of all disciplines and backgrounds and provide a common space to showcase their work. From June 2nd to 5th, 2011, some of the World’s best Clown and Physical performers will take over 6 Noble Street, the beautiful Pia […]

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I Love Lucy: The Complete Series– on sale today! (Amazon)

I Love Lucy: The Complete Series This set features the whole McGillicuddy–34 discs of non-stop redhead hilarity.  It’s retail priced at $235.98.  Today at Amazon it’s $84.99.  Click the link above or the image to the left to purchase.  Hurry, it goes off sale tomorrow! CLICK HERE TO BUY. (Amazon affiliate link) This set includes all 180 episodes plus the […]

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NY Times: Lives: Back to the circus

Aaron Bloom, former Ringling clown and player in the upcoming  movie WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, writes clearly and eloquently about the series of unfortunate events that drove him back to whiteface and large shoes in the NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/magazine/17lives-t.html If you haven’t read the book WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, I highly recommend it. (click the book title to see it on Amazon)

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