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Fwd: Don’t miss Improviso! by Dell’Arte’s first year students

Monday, 2 February, 2009 Leave a comment

Directed by Stephanie Thompson Thursday – Saturday, February 5-7 at 8 p.mDell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake.$8 general and $5 for students/seniors (click here).The Thursday, Feb. 5 performance is Pay What You Can. For mature audiences.For reservations, call 707-668-5663 Ext. 5. Visit www.dellarte.com for more information. A physical celebration of rhythm, attitude and improvisational madness, Commedia dell’Arte pushes passions to […]

FW: NYC Area Clown Insider Info

Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 Leave a comment

SHOW DISCOUNTS Baby Wants Candy was founded in Chicago in 1997, and has performed over 2000 completely improvised musicals to sold-out crowds and rave reviews from Singapore to Edinburgh. The Scotsman says "They are an entertainment phenomenon and I am in awe of their talent". TimeOut New York awarded BWC "Best Visiting Comedy Ensemble of the Year". Chicago Sun Times […]

Seattle Clown Classes with Arne Zaslove

Friday, 4 July, 2008 Leave a comment

Arne 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 â€“ 674 S. Orcas, Seattle. The class is a very reasonable $133. Arne Zaslove is a director, […]

Paul Wildbaum

Saturday, 17 May, 2008 Leave a comment

Paul Wildbaum is a mime/clown/ standup comedian that has thrilled audiences around the world with an inspired repertoire of comedy, visual theater and audience participation. Described as “hilarious” and “touching”, Paul is a compelling performer who combines the sublime with the ridiculous to create a brilliant cast of characters: Hamlet as a drunk, a baby unsure about being born; and […]

6 week acting intensive in LA

Sunday, 4 May, 2008 Leave a comment

6 week Acting Intensive YOU ARE YOULaboratory Theater Work for the foundations of the actor’s practice and the devising of performanceBased on Eastern European and Russian Traditions Monday Evenings May 19 â€“ June 237 – 10pm $240limited scholarships available This Workshop will approach the necessities of creating a foundational actor’s practice and its application to monolog and scene work through […]

NY Clown Training Opportunities

Wednesday, 16 April, 2008 Leave a comment

Training New York Downtown Clown Playground Conditioning for the Physical Performer with Keith Nelson of Bindlestiff Family Circus May 5th 9-10 pm. Come learn excercises that will keep you in top shape. More info: http://www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops.htm New York Downtown Clown Slapstick Dojo – Every Wed- Info http://www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops.htm Maestro Antonio Fava Commedia workshop– April 26th, 2008 Register now http://fava.stolenchair.org Columbus Program for […]

Clown Show for Bruno Feb 27,28 in Atlanta

Sunday, 24 February, 2008 Leave a comment

Acclaimed 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 […]

Dell’arte Workshop in LA 2/9/08

Wednesday, 6 February, 2008 Leave a comment

In 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 […]

Emotion Masks

Thursday, 6 December, 2007 2 comments

Cleaning up old papers, found this photo of masks. We used these in Arne Zaslove’s commedia class at Dell’arte in the summer of 1995. Arne, Carlo Mazzone-Clemente, and Joan Schirle team taught the class. Not sure who made the masks, but they are stunning, easy to use, and oh so much fun. (UPDATE: Â Melody Anderson is the creator of these […]

School of Physical Theatre, London England

Monday, 19 November, 2007 Leave a comment

The School of Physical Theatre is a full-time professional school based in London, UK, devoted to the training of physical theatre artists – writers, directors, and actors. The School offers a focused program – a voyage from the complex everyday world to its created reflection in the theatrical space. The School was founded in 1978 in Toronto, Canada under the […]

Stanley Allan Sherman

Wednesday, 10 October, 2007 Leave a comment

Stanley Allan Sherman is a graduate of Ecole Jacque Lecoq in Paris France and has been making leather theatre masks since 1976. He was in the original cast of the Off Broadway Show, Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral that ran for 3+ years. On NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien he has been in over 40 comedy bits. Stanley is co-director and […]

Ciao, Pagliacci.

Saturday, 8 September, 2007 One comment

If 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 […]

Dario Fo– Fears of a Clown

Friday, 31 August, 2007 6 comments

An 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 […]

Elemental Theatre Collective’s King Stag in RI

Wednesday, 1 August, 2007 Leave a comment

I’ve been hearing about these guys for a while, but didn’t realize that they were Trinity Rep Conservatory grads. (I am also a Conservatory grad as well, admittedly a lot earlier than these guys (like 14 years!)) They are performing Carlo Gozzi’s commedia masterpiece, King Stag through the month of August at venues around the state of Rhode Island. Admission […]

NY Workshop with Mario Gonzalez

Saturday, 28 July, 2007 2 comments

Master Commedia Dell’Arte Mask and Clown Teacher, Mario Gonzalez, former principal actor with Le Theatre Du Soleil and Master Mask Teacher at the Conservatoire National Superieur D’Art Dramatique in Paris, will teach two workshops in New York in the beginning of August. The workshops are designed for professional actors and other performers, yet are also appropriate and useful for teachers, […]

July 2- NY Downtown Clown Playground

Monday, 25 June, 2007 Leave a comment

New York Downtown Clown Playground is a monthly skill based workshops for clowns.This Month’s Workshop: Theatre Games. New York Downtown Clown producer Christopher Lueck will lead the class through several top theatre games he uses in classrooms and rehearsals. Games for focus, ensemble building, Clown, exploring physical choices, and fun will be included. Come play and learn! DATE: Monday, July […]

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