The second annual online summit for Clowns, Clownvergence, is nearly upon us. Clownvergence 2026, will run from Thursday April 9 through Sunday, April 12. It will be chockful of clowns as hundreds of clowns of all types- circus performers, theatrical comedians hospital clowns, activist provocateurs, pedagogues, and red nose fans will convene for three days to share tips, tricks, discussions, […]
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I am a proud graduate of the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre. I graduated in 1991, and went back twice for summer intensives, once with Carlo Mazzone-Clemente and once with Daniel Stein. Indeed for years, I was the unofficial moderator of the Dell’Arte alumni network, a yahoo group that was quite active at one point, It had nearly 900 people […]
Read moreThe Hinterlands, a Detroit based performance troupe, has a great performance here in Chicago that ends this weekend. I highly recommend seeing it. (Currently, all seats are sold out, but there are floor cushion seats available for three shows, and the Saturday show has reached its capacity. You should get tickets now! BUY NOW) The show, titled The […]
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[I’ve asked a few great mask makers to submit a guest post entitled: What Makes A Great Commedia Mask? Their responses will appear here over the next few days. The images sprinkled throughout this page are from the author’s website, copyright by the author (as is the text), and used by permission. For permission to reprint this article or the […]
Read more[I’ve asked a few great mask makers to submit a guest post entitled: What Makes A Great Commedia Mask? Their responses will appear here over the next few days. The images sprinkled throughout this page are from the author’s website, copyright by the author (as is the text), and used by permission. For permission to reprint this article or the […]
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