This looks to be a great class, and a wonderful opportunity to see some rare and exciting early clown and comedy films. Ben Model is a fount of information, and a great silent film accompanist as well. If you've got the time and the dough, you'll be in for a real treat. "Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the […]
Read moreWorld's top clowns gather in Baraboo for show tonight By Brian D. Bridgeford / News Republic Many of the world's best clowns will be in Baraboo this weekend as they hold a 40-year reunion of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College graduates at the Circus World Museum. Tonight at 7 p.m., the clowns will perform a show called […]
Read moreThrough August 28, Audrey Crabtree (co-organizer of the NY Clown Theatre Festival at the Brick and who plays Laura in the Hilarious Bouffon Glass Menageree) , is hosting a drop in class in Bouffon. Mondays, 8-10 pm, Classes are $10 each, 521 West 26th Street, 2nd floor (between 10th and 11th)(More info below) For those not in the know, Bouffon […]
Read moreLaura Herts is a France based American performer, whose training began years ago at the The Baltimore School for the Arts where she studied Dance and Visual Arts. Upon graduating, she began a world tour, which has now been extended into a lifetime experience. Through her travels she rediscovered a childhood passion; mime. From that moment on, she performed wherever […]
Read moreInternational clown teacher Giovanni Fusetti will lead a class in Theatre Clowning in Kristiansand, Norway this summer from June 24-July 20. The class is limited to 14 students, and there are still a couple of places available. The class promises to be highly international– thus far they have received applications from Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Norway, South Africa, UK, and […]
Read moreThere 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 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 moreOften you hear about clowns cheering up people doing hospital visits, this is about clowns cheering up… other clowns! ==================================================FULL ARTICLE: CLICK HERE Cheers from a clown: Local jester buoyed by Ringling Bros. visitThursday, April 05, 2007 By Jim Six jimsix@sjnewsco.com WOODBURY, NJ After years of clowning around to raise the spirits of boys and girls of all ages, Al […]
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