Clown Workshops at Clown Conservatory, Circus Center San Francisco. This video features program director Joe Dieffenbacher and students from the class of 2013. Crazy, absurd, imaginative and irreverent! Clown Conservatory offers Clown Workshops and classes in Physical Comedy, Mime, Slapstick, Acrobatics, Circus Skills and Developing original comic material. And it’s in San Francisco, one of the coolest cities on the planet. Check out our website for more information: http://circuscenter.org/clown-conservatory/
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Giggle Blossom the Clown Answers Questions
Giggle Blossom the Clown has kindly answered a list of Clown Questions about what it is like being a Clown Entertainer. Giggles reveals the size of Clowns feet, what is takes to become a Clown and what her funniest clown joke is. Watch this clown video for some real chuckles.
Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit
A good story about the healing power of laughter.
Cirque Du Soleil Makeup
Compared with these faces, the typical clown makeup is very simple. As a clown, people often ask who did my makeup. They are surprised to learn that clowns and other entertainers often do their own makeup. Now, with Cirque, I am sure someone else designed the makeup and taught the performers how to apply it.
Makeup for Cirque du soleil show TOTEM
Zaia flying trapeze Makeup
Cirque Du Soleil make-up workshop
Category: Circus, Clown Makeup, Videos
Clown does flea circus with children
“Vanilla Swirl” the clown performs a make-believe flea circus for some children.
Category: Circus, Clown Skits, Clowns, Videos
Ringling Clown College Auditions
Boston Globe video about the New England Clown College Auditions. No date given for when this happened. I didn’t hear about auditions there this year, but recognized several clowns as being part of the circus.
Ringling Clown Auditions – Another Update
It is that time of year again, Ringling is planning their Clown College Auditions and announced the third and final audition date. They had previously announced they would hold auditions in Dallas Texas on Friday, August 9th and in San Francisco, CA on Friday, August 30th. The date for St. Louis, MO is now said to be Saturday, September 7th, 2013 from 3:30pm – 6:30pm at Circus Harmony At City Museum, on 701 N 15th St., St. Louis, MO 63103.
For full details, see their website.
If you plan to attend, you must register. They have a form you can use on their website.
Here is a little more information from their website…
What do you look for in applicants to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College?
An overactive funny bone and a heart the size of Texas! Also: improvisational ability, a sense of timing, and a sincere desire to be a clown with The Greatest Show On Earth® are necessary characteristics of a potential applicant. Previous professional clowning experience is not required.
What happens when candidates are selected at an audition to continue being evaluated?
They will have an opportunity to see a performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and a more detailed application will be filled out. From there, potentially, another meeting and an intensive training session will be held. The entire process will be reviewed to determine if there’s a mutual fit, and if so, a one year contract could be offered.
REQUIREMENTS:
Auditionees must be 18 or older and come prepared to show a 3-5 minute routine. This routine should display exaggerated facial expressions and body language, showcase any unique physical skills (juggling, unicycle riding, gymnastics, etc.) and demonstrate an understanding of their comedy, a sense of personality and a true desire to become a member of the world famous, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Clown Alley.
IMPORTANT:
Auditionees should not wear any clown makeup and should not wear any costumes. Loose, comfortable clothing should be worn. It is preferred, but not required, that you bring a headshot and a resume to your audition.
Clown Memorial Service at The Showman’s Rest
(Inter)National CLOWN WEEK observance at SHOWMEN’S REST is a loving and festive remembrance of circus artists past, held in the nation’s most well known final resting place for circus artists, remembered especially for its elephant statues and roustabout headstones. This event includes speakers, placing of flowers, circus arts performances, lots of fun stuff for kids including activities and entertainment and contests with prizes, snacks and drinks, and many many many clowns.
The Hagenback-Wallace Circus Train Disaster:
On June 22, 1918, the time at about 4:00 am Dawn was not yet painting the eastern sky. The Hagenback-Wallace Circus was scheduled to present its fabulous spectacle in the Show Grounds at 150th and Calumet Avenue in Hammond, Ind.
An empty troop train was approaching at full speed from behind, piloted by engineer Alonzo Sargent, who had previously been fired for sleeping on the job. Ignoring the red lights, at Signal No. 2581 and the efforts of a frantic flagman to signal the oncoming train, it plowed into the back of the circus train, destroying three sleeping cars before finally coming to a halt. A fire then broke out. Survivors of the crash, trapped under the wreckage, were unable to free themselves and escape the flames. An estimated 86 people died in the accident. No animals were killed. Most of the dead were roustabouts who had been hired hours or days earlier for the Hagenback-Wallace performance in Michigan City. Among Circus performers were often known only by nicknames, and many had joined only recently. The stones shown here are labeled “Baldy” and “4 Horse Driver”; almost all of the others simply read “Unknown Male”, followed by a number. Among the dead were Arthur Dierckx and Max Nietzborn of the “Great Dierckx Brothers” strong man act and Jennie Ward Todd of “The Flying Wards”.
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