February's A Short Mnth!

Katie Duck At Home and the Road:

Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE

Independent and unaffiliated digital graphic by M.E.

Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Sharon Smith, Katie Duck's ally in London:

See Sharon Smith and Felicity Croydon at their amazing site maxfactory.org (Updated Flash Required)

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.


Available Jelly's USA Tour 2011:

Michael Moore - alto sax and clarinets
Eric Boeren - cornet
Wolter Wierbos - trombone
Michael Vatcher - percussion
and co-founder Gregg Moore -- tuba etc.

Feb 17
Perspective 2 Lansing, MI
Feb 18
Kerrytown Concert House Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 19
The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Feb 20
The Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL
Feb 22
The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Feb 23
The Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL

Karin Pipa Wimmer's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page Try out this Nouveau Clown''s WEBPAGE too!

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:


Finishing up for the Spring!


Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Speaking/Reading of Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, German or even English!

After The N.C.I. Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

JANGO EDWARDS is in Austria during April !!!

April 6 "Classics" in Vienna; On April 7 "Special" in the small, but fine Theater Olé (Beatrixgasse Vienna 3); On April 8 at Kleinen Theater in Salzburg!

Am 6.4. präsentieret er "Classics" in der ((szene)) Wien; am 7.4. zeigt er ein "Special" im kleinen aber feinen Theater Olé (Beatrixgasse/Wien 3) und am 8.4. ist er im Kleinen Theater in Salzburg zu sehen!

Johnny Melville is going to ROME in April:

Groucho sez: Roamin' WHERE?
Sabato e Domenica Saturday, April 2 and April 3.

(Above) Johnny Melville performing his Motorcycle Improv in Chile with a volunteer from the audience.

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

The Bindlestiffs Open Stage -- First Monday of each month at Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St. (at Water St.) DUMBO, Brooklyn

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. Much-appreciated articles about the amazing Max Linder in this great series -- take a look!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

Footsbarn Traveling Theatre: 2011 - Footsbarn's 40th Anniversary - a year of celebrations including our Spring Festival at La Chaussée - March 18-26 - and an exceptional summer workshop in August.
2011 - five countries and three productions - including "Sorry!" our UFO of a show as full of surprises as ever. Our travels and revels will begin in Dublin. 2011 is also a year of preparation for our grand project of 2012: "The Dream" to tour India in a new theatre tent built over there... But that's another story you'll soon hear about!

Daniel Rovai and Margaret Biereye in a Footsbarn spinoff called The Barneys. Daniel acts in a new movie called
Silent Sonata. (slow loader)

P-Funk -- Uncle Jam's Army Around The USA:


Watch for -- RonKat's Katdelic at the Boom Boom Room next month; Professional Dancer and Katdelic "Sugar Booty" girl Rasa Vitalia has a link HERE; Eric McFadden Trio gigging out of San Francisco; Kim Manning's band Wanderlust on tour; Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC, and sitting in with the Funk Mob; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit; Bernie Worrell, Blackbyrd McKnight, Greg Boyer, Maceo Parker, Lady Miss Kier, and DJ Soul Sister in New Orleans, reelin' and rockin' during Carnival AKA Mardi Gras!

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Check out the mask show in ARTWORK!

Is It A Month Until Saint Patrick's Day ?

Available Jelly On Tour In The USA!
(Click on any image below to enlarge.)

Available Jelly in 1978: (L to R) Gregg Moore, Jimmy Serensky, Stuart Curtis.
Michael Moore - alto sax and clarinets
Eric Boeren - cornet
Wolter Wierbos - trombone
Michael Vatcher - percussion
and co-founder Gregg Moore -- tuba etc.

Feb 17
Perspective 2 Lansing, MI

Feb 18
Kerrytown Concert House Ann Arbor, Michigan

Feb 19
The Bishop Bloomington, IN

Feb 20
The Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL

Feb 22
The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

Feb 23
The Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL

Available Jelly emerged from the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe when this American group of clowns, dancers, mimes and musicians visited Amsterdam in the mid-seventies to perform at the ‘Festival of Fools’. The musicians stayed on, and a number of line-up changes later the group has developed into a constant feature of the Dutch improvised music scene ... The current Available Jelly has been together since 1995 and brings together an all-star line-up ... The group has recorded five CDs so far.


Katie Duck At Home and the Road:
Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE

Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Sharon Smith, Katie Duck's ally in London:

See Sharon Smith and Felicity Croydon at their amazing site maxfactory.org (Updated Flash Required)

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.

Karin Pipa Wimmer's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page Try out this Nouveau Clown''s WEBPAGE too!

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:

Master classes by Jango Edwards, Steve Smith, Lucas Trapaza, Claudo Fois, Michael Swatosch, Angel Amieva, Grada Peskens, David Berga, Virginia Imaz, Tom Greder, Merche Ochoa, Claudia Cantone, Stefano Iaboni, Sean Edwards, and Andreas Squaretoes.
Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Nouveau Clowns In Concert:


Jango Edwards and the Fools Militia in collaboration with The Nouveau Clown Institute and Rai-art present a special limited engagement of “THE CABARET CABRON”. Each Saturday evening of the first 3 weekends in February at Roca Umbert Fabrica de les Arts in Granollers and the last weekend of February in Rai art, C/ Carders 12, principle, Barcelona the N.C.I. under the supervision of Jango Edwards will present 6 unique cabaret productions featuring a cast selected from over 15 international artists attending the “N.C.I. Comic Formulas Master Class.”

The Nouveau Clown Institute presents "Tips and Tools for Accessing the International Performing Art -- a unique seminar presented by David Berga
WHO: The seminar is designed as a catalyst to assist emerging artists/companies in developing or expanding their global foundation and international marketing. Aspiring young artists, new companies and established ones encountering recurrent problems finding their way out there will benefit from his shared experience and the advice Mr. Berge offers.
WHEN: Monday February 21, 2011
WHERE:The Nouveau Clown Institute (C/ Mare de Déu de Montserrat 36, 08401 Granollers, Catalonia)
TIME: 18:00 to 20:00 COST: 50 Euros LANGUAGE: English only

David Berga -- professional actor/clown artist and as an international theatrical producer. Over the past 5 years he has toured and managed numerous shows and in collaboration presented their shows at festivals in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. During the second hour of the seminar there will be an open forum to provide guests the possibility to ask questions specific to your situation/company. This will give Mr. Berga an opportunity to address your specific concerns more thoroughly.

Speaking/Reading of Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, or even English!

After The N.C.I. Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

JANGO EDWARDS is in Austria during April !!!

April 6 "Classics" in Vienna; On April 7 "Special" in the small, but fine Theater Olé (Beatrixgasse Vienna 3); On April 8 at Kleinen Theater in Salzburg!

Am 6.4. präsentieret er "Classics" in der ((szene)) Wien; am 7.4. zeigt er ein "Special" im kleinen aber feinen Theater Olé (Beatrixgasse/Wien 3) und am 8.4. ist er im Kleinen Theater in Salzburg zu sehen!

WATCH OUT!!

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

The Bindlestiffs Open Stage -- First Monday of each month at Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St. (at Water St.) DUMBO, Brooklyn

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. Mmch-appreciated articles about the amazing Max Linder in this great series -- take a look!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW (Nouveau Clown Mandy Dalton was performing on Valentine's day, and is also shooting video and editing in the Washington D.C. / Baltimore area.)

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Johnny Melville visited Lake Titicaca in Bolivia before flying back to Europe. He's scheduled to do some film work soon -- including Parade of Fools with Jango. (Below) From his Facebook photo album (Let's leave it here for another cycle -- so fine!):


Speaking of film -- treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

Footsbarn Traveling Theatre: 2011 - Footsbarn's 40th Anniversary - a year of celebrations including our Spring Festival at La Chaussée - March 18-26 - and an exceptional summer workshop in August.
2011 - five countries and three productions - including "Sorry!" our UFO of a show as full of surprises as ever. Our travels and revels will begin in Dublin. 2011 is also a year of preparation for our grand project of 2012: "The Dream" to tour India in a new theatre tent built over there... But that's another story you'll soon hear about!

Daniel Rovai and Margaret Biereye in a Footsbarn spinoff called The Barneys. Daniel acts in a new movie called Silent Sonata. (slow loader)

P-Funk -- Uncle Jam's Army In The USA:

Watch for -- Kim Manning's band Wanderlust is on tour; Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC, and sitting in with the Funk Mob; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit; Bernie Worrell, Blackbyrd McKnight, Greg Boyer, Maceo Parker, Lady Miss Kier, and DJ Soul Sister in New Orleans, winning her second OffBeat Magazine Best of the Beat Award for "Best DJ."

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Check out the mask show in ARTWORK!

Tomorrow is Two One-One One-One

Lotsa Nouveau Clown Hijinx In This Post!

Katie Duck At Home and the Road:
Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE

Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.

Karin Pipa Wimmer's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page Try out this Nouveau Clown''s WEBPAGE too!

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:

Master classes by Jango Edwards, Steve Smith, Lucas Trapaza, Claudo Fois, Michael Swatosch, Angel Amieva, Grada Peskens, David Berga, Virginia Imaz, Tom Greder, Merche Ochoa, Claudia Cantone, Stefano Iaboni, Sean Edwards, and Andreas Squaretoes.
Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Nouveau Clowns In Concert:

Jango Edwards and the Fools Militia in collaboration with The Nouveau Clown Institute and Rai-art present a special limited engagement of “THE CABARET CABRON”. Each Saturday evening of the first 3 weekends in February at Roca Umbert Fabrica de les Arts in Granollers and the last weekend of February in Rai art, C/ Carders 12, principle, Barcelona the N.C.I. under the supervision of Jango Edwards will present 6 unique cabaret productions featuring a cast selected from over 15 international artists attending the “N.C.I. Comic Formulas Master Class.”

Click to see a larger image.
The Nouveau Clown Institute presents "Tips and Tools for Accessing the International Performing Art -- a unique seminar presented by David Berga
WHO: The seminar is designed as a catalyst to assist emerging artists/companies in developing or expanding their global foundation and international marketing. Aspiring young artists, new companies and established ones encountering recurrent problems finding their way out there will benefit from his shared experience and the advice Mr. Berge offers.
WHEN: Monday February 21, 2011
WHERE:The Nouveau Clown Institute (C/ Mare de Déu de Montserrat 36, 08401 Granollers, Catalonia)
TIME: 18:00 to 20:00 COST: 50 Euros LANGUAGE: English only

David Berga -- professional actor/clown artist and as an international theatrical producer. Over the past 5 years he has toured and managed numerous shows and in collaboration presented their shows at festivals in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. During the second hour of the seminar there will be an open forum to provide guests the possibility to ask questions specific to your situation/company. This will give Mr. Berga an opportunity to address your specific concerns more thoroughly.

Speaking/Reading of Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, or even English!

After The N.C.I. Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

Keith Bindlestiff wrote: One wheeling is not just one day a week, it is a life style. Sundays is the Hell on Wheel Unicycle Gang meet up and Uni Basketball in Chattham, Friday is Uni Hockey in Pittsfield, and The Uni Bridge Tour is generally during the week. And one can also get a bit of the one wheel action going at Monday night Juggling Club in Hudson and Tuesday night Juggling in Brooklyn.
The Bindlestiffs Open Stage -- First Monday of each month at Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St. (at Water St.) DUMBO, Brooklyn

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. Mmch-appreciated articles about the amazing Max Linder in this great series -- take a look!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW
Valentine's Day show is shaping up to be a hell of a show! We have an amazing line-up ... Moira Lee, Karin Abromaitis, Graham Pilato, Paul Reisman, Bill Boots, Mandy Dalton, Z Smith, Rich Potter, Karen Beriss, & Matthew Pauli. (Nouveau Clown Mandy is also shooting video and editing in the Washington D.C. / Baltimore area.)

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Johnny Melville visited Lake Titicaca in Bolivia before flying back to Europe. He's scheduled to do some film work soon -- including Parade of Fools with Jango. (Below) From his Facebook photo album:


Speaking of film -- treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

Footsbarn Traveling Theatre: 2011 - Footsbarn's 40th Anniversary - a year of celebrations including our Spring Festival at La Chaussée - March 18-26 - and an exceptional summer workshop in August.
2011 - five countries and three productions - including "Sorry!" our UFO of a show as full of surprises as ever. Our travels and revels will begin in Dublin. 2011 is also a year of preparation for our grand project of 2012: "The Dream" to tour India in a new theatre tent built over there... But that's another story you'll soon hear about!

P-Funk -- Back In The USA:

RonKat Spearman's Katdelic will be funkin' the Supper Club BIG TIME in San Francisco:

Poster by Ron Stozo the Clown Edwards & Gina Hall. My distant friend Eric McFadden will be on hand too!
Watch for -- Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit, and awaiting P-Funk's homecoming date; Bernie Worrell, Blackbyrd McKnight, Greg Boyer, Maceo Parker, Lady Miss Kier, and DJ Soul Sister in New Orleans, who just won her second OffBeat Magazine Best of the Beat Award for "Best DJ." .

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Feb 10 -- Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI, US
Feb 11 -- Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Feb 12 -- Bogarts Cincinnati, OH, US
Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Check out the mask show in ARTWORK!

One-One Two Three!

First of all -- TV or NOT TV? Without a question YES:

George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars on Craig Ferguson
Katie Duck At Home and the Road:
Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE

Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.
Nouveau Clown Karin Pipa Wimmer's black-light show in Galway, Ireland February 3, 4, and 5 Town Hall Studio.


About Momo: (The novel by Michael Neverending Story Ende)
... just outside an unnamed city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. The Men in Grey ... represent the Timesavings Bank and promote the idea of time which can be deposited to their Bank and returned later with interest. In reality, the time people save is actually lost to them ... Momo, however, is a wrench in the plans of the Timesaving Bank.

Pipa's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:


Master classes by Jango Edwards, Steve Smith, Lucas Trapaza, Claudo Fois, Michael Swatosch, Angel Amieva, Grada Peskens, David Berga, Virginia Imaz, Tom Greder, Merche Ochoa, Claudia Cantone, Stefano Iaboni, Sean Edwards, and Andreas Squaretoes.
Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Nouveau Clowns In Concert:

Click to see a larger image.
Speaking/Reading of Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, or even English!

After The N.C.I. Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis will be performing with Corvallis' own Hilltop Big Band, Fri. Feb 4, 7:30-9:30 pm at the Old World Deli ... Of special interest this month: Gordon Goodwin's frenetic shuffle "High Maintenance, " and the Mingus Big Band's "Moanin'."

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

IF YOU'RE IN NEW YORK CITY: The Bindlestiffs Open Stage February 7, 2011, and the first Monday of each month at Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St. (at Water St.) DUMBO, Brooklyn

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. MANY recent articles about the fateful life of Max Linder, and more in this great series! John should be back from Paris now -- take a look!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW
Valentine's Day show is shaping up to be a hell of a show! We have an amazing line-up ... Moira Lee, Karin Abromaitis, Graham Pilato, Paul Reisman, Bill Boots, Mandy Dalton, Z Smith, Rich Potter, Karen Beriss, & Matthew Pauli. (Mandy is also shooting video and editing in the Washington D.C. / Baltimore area.)

Nouveau Clown Pat Cashin has been collecting oral histories from circus veterans in warm Sarasota, Florida for the Hall of Fame in cold Baraboo, Wisconsin.

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Johnny Melville's still rockin' South America, working with YaYa Fuentes, and working on making a film Parade of Fools with Jango. (Below) In-performance photo by Oswaldo:


Speaking of film -- treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

It looks like Footsbarn Traveling Theatre is heading for India next year -- reportedly a tent is under construction over there for the tour.

P-Funk -- Back In The USA:

RonKat Spearman's Katdelic will be funkin' the Supper Club BIG TIME in San Francisco:

Poster by Ron Stozo the Clown Edwards & Gina Hall. My distant friend Eric McFadden will be on hand too!
Watch for -- Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit, and awaiting P-Funk's homecoming date; Bernie Worrell, Blackbyrd McKnight, Greg Boyer, Maceo Parker, Lady Miss Kier, and DJ Soul Sister in New Orleans, who just won her second OffBeat Magazine Best of the Beat Award for "Best DJ." .

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Feb 4 -- The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, US
Feb 5 -- 504 Club Des Moines, IA
Feb 8 -- The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Feb 10 -- Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI, US
Feb 11 -- Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Feb 12 -- Bogarts Cincinnati, OH, US
Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Illustrated memoirs, histories, and drawings!

Running Out of Month One -- Plenty of One-One Left

Katie Duck At Home and the Road:
Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE


Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.

Nouveau Clown Karin Pipa Wimmer's black-light show in Galway, Ireland February 3, 4, and 5 Town Hall Studio.


About Momo: (The novel by Michael Neverending Story Ende)
... just outside an unnamed city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. The Men in Grey ... represent the Timesavings Bank and promote the idea of time which can be deposited to their Bank and returned later with interest. In reality, the time people save is actually lost to them ... Momo, however, is a wrench in the plans of the Timesaving Bank.

Pipa's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:


Master classes by Jango Edwards, Steve Smith, Lucas Trapaza, Claudo Fois, Michael Swatosch, Angel Amieva, Grada Peskens, David Berga, Virginia Imaz, Tom Greder, Merche Ochoa, Claudia Cantone, Stefano Iaboni, Sean Edwards, and Andreas Squaretoes.
Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Speaking/Reading of Nouveau Clowns -- there's a Facebook page that alerts all and sundry about performances of the Worldwide Baggy Pants Krewe called Clowns On The Road AKA (EN EL CAMÍ/EN EL CAMINO). Get your translating pages ready though -- the posts can be in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, or even English!

After The N.C.I. Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. MANY recent articles about the fateful life of Max Linder, and more in this great series! John should be back from Paris now -- take a look!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW Nouveau Clown Institute ambassador Mandy Dalton says: Many thanks to Karen Berris, Matt Pauli, and Rich Potter for making it happen! (Mandy is shooting video and editing in the Washington D.C. / Baltimore area.)

Nouveau Clown Pat Cashin has been collecting oral histories from circus veterans in warm Sarasota, Florida for the Hall of Fame in cold Baraboo, Wisconsin.

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Johnny Melville's still rockin' South America, working on his birthday, and trying to make a film with Jango; Speaking of film -- treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

It looks like Footsbarn Traveling Theatre is heading for India next year -- reportedly a tent is under construction over there for the tour.

P-Funk -- Back In The USA:

RonKat Spearman's Katdelic will be funkin' the Boom Boom Room BIG TIME in San Francisco:

Poster by Ron Stozo the Clown Edwards & Gina Hall. I'm sure my distant friend Eric McFadden will be on hand too!
Watch for -- Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit, and awaiting P-Funk's homecoming date; Bernie Worrell, Blackbyrd McKnight, Greg Boyer, Maceo Parker, Lady Miss Kier, and DJ Soul Sister in New Orleans, who just won her second OffBeat Magazine Best of the Beat Award for "Best DJ." .

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Jan 27 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 28 -- Mateel Theatre Redway, CA , US
Jan 29 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 30 -- MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, Stateline, NV
Feb 1 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
(Watch out for a possible Davey Norkett sighting in the crowd.)
Feb 2 -- Anthology San Diego, California, US
Feb 4 -- The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, US
Feb 5 -- 504 Club Des Moines, IA
Feb 8 -- The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Feb 10 -- Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI, US
Feb 11 -- Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Feb 12 -- Bogarts Cincinnati, OH, US
Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

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One-One -- Month One -- Twenty One

(The following post is actually from January 21, 2011 -- too much cutting and pasting, I guess.)

The Word from Katie Duck:
Duck Projects -- Crime + Rock Casualties
Once a month, February to June 2011 in Zaal 100.
Read Her Announcements HERE


Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photographed by Anneliese Wolf.

Nouveau Clown Karin Pipa Wimmer's black-light show in Galway, Ireland February 3, 4, and 5 Town Hall Studio.


About Momo: (The novel by Michael Neverending Story Ende)
... just outside an unnamed city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. The Men in Grey ... represent the Timesavings Bank and promote the idea of time which can be deposited to their Bank and returned later with interest. In reality, the time people save is actually lost to them ... Momo, however, is a wrench in the plans of the Timesaving Bank.

Pipa's Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page

Look What Jango Edwards and Christi Garbo Whipped Out On Barcelona:

21/01/2011 23:00 (11 PM) Teatre Modern
Classics: Oral Bob – Reverend Rock and Roll, Retardo, Superman, Dick Dandy, The Great Zandu, Trawler Trawler Bidú, Nosferata, Gozilla Chicken, Super Potato, plus improvisations!

The Nouveau Clown Institute -- February 2011:


Master classes by Jango Edwards, Steve Smith, Lucas Trapaza, Claudo Fois, Michael Swatosch, Angel Amieva, Grada Peskens, David Berga, Virginia Imaz, Tom Greder, Merche Ochoa, Claudia Cantone, Stefano Iaboni, Sean Edwards, and Andreas Squaretoes.

Read All About It HERE: http://www.nouveauclown.es/gb/mc2010.htm

Words from Jango (All Caps Alert)

SOMETIMES A FEW WORDS ARE WORTH 1,000,000 PICTURES ... ANYONE WISH TO BUY MY COLORING BOOK ...

Stan's being sincere, and I'm joking. Just read:
A NOTE OF GRATITUDE ... AS THE 4TH AND FINAL NOUVEAU CLOWN INSTITUTE "COMIC FORMULAS MASTER CLASS" OF THE 2011 SEASON APPROACHES, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FROM THE GLOBAL CLOWN COMMUNITY WHO BELIEVED THE DREAM, STOOD BESIDE US AND WITHOUT A DESIRE OF GAIN OR A SINGLE THOUGHT OF PROFIT HELPED BUILD AN EDUCATIONAL ARK THOSE FRONTIERS MEN AND WOMEN ON A QUEST TO DISCOVER THEIR TRUE CLOWN AND REGAIN FREEDOM. TO THE 65 MEMBERS OF THE MASTER CLASS FACULTY DURING OUR INAUGURAL YEAR WE SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY BY OFFERING YOUR SERVICES AND SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE FOR SUCH A FEE SYMBOLIC, AND TO ALL OF THE ACTORS OR ACTRESSES WHO ATTENDED ONE OR MORE MASTER CLASS SESSIONS AT THE N.C.I. TO BENEFIT AS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN TRAINING FROM THE PROGRAM OFFERED. YOUR HUMILITY IS A MODEL OF VIRTUE WE MUST NEVER FORGET.
I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHERE WE GO FROM HERE -- THAT'S UP TO ALL OF YOU. I ONLY CAME HERE TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE CAN BEGIN. A WORLD WITH NO BOUNDARIES, RULES OR REGULATIONS. THE FUTURE IS UP TO YOU.

After The Flood:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

Across The Blue Horizon ...

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. MANY recent articles about the fateful life of Max Linder, and more in this great series!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- You Bet Your Bird!

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW
Nouveau Clown Institute ambassador Mandy Dalton said: Many thanks to Karen Berris, Matt Pauli, and Rich Potter for making it happen!

Mandy Dalton is shooting video and editing in the Washington D.C./Baltimore area.

A deeper blue lies across the blue horizon: Johnny Melville's still in South America; Treat yourself to Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

P-Funk On BOTH Sides of the Pacific Ocean:

While P-Funk went to Japan, Lady Miss Kier Kirby, with a new music video, did a gig at VAN DAYUM's in NYC, and is jamming on the high plains of Red Deer, Alberta -- between Calgary and Edmonton, January 21, 2011. (It's been snowing for 24 hours here -- Same thing happened when Gabe Gonzales come to Missoula in midwinter.)

RonKat Spearman's Katdelic is funkin' the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco tonight until after 3 AM, according to Gina.

Live photo of Ronkat (left) in concert courtesy of professional dancer Rasa Vitalia (center), alongside singer Pamela Parker (right) -- Rasa's a fan, but is also one of Gina & Ron's "Sugar Booty Girls." P-Funk features a male dancer named Carlos (Sir Nose) McMurray in their show -- who NOSE what might happen in San Francisco later at Yoshi's?
Also -- Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit; Award-winning DJ Soul Sister spinning in New Orleans; Bernie Worrell at The Bitter End.

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Jan 21 -- Billboard Live Toyko, JAPAN;
Jan 24 -- Billboard Live Osaka, JAPAN;
Jan 27 -- Yoshi’s San Francisco, California, US
Jan 27 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 28 -- Mateel Theatre Redway, CA , US
Jan 29 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 30 -- MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, Stateline, NV
Feb 2 -- Anthology San Diego, California, US
Feb 4 -- The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, US
Feb 5 -- 504 Club Des Moines, IA
Feb 8 -- The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Feb 10 -- Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI, US
Feb 11 -- Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Feb 12 -- Bogarts Cincinnati, OH, US
Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

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Month One of Year One-One Goes On!

Workshop by Katie Duck -- January 14, 15, 16
Utrecht, the Netherlands

From Katie's workshop in Iceland last November:


Katie in Amsterdam:
January 20 Thursday OT301 Amsterdam Dance: Katie Duck , Julyen Hamilton; Music: Alfredo Genovesi (electric guitar and electronics); Lights: Makiko Ito.

Katie Duck's Gruppo, photograhed by Anneliese Wolf.

A Darker Shade Of Pale:


Katie's Dance Noir Series: Happy Homicide, along with Criminal Mind, Kidnap, Profile, and UnSub. Read more about it! plus Read about the artists! Better yet -- BOOK IT!

Footsbarn ally Clara McBride was on a break from The Improfessionals in Paris, and did a production of Lysistrata.
(Clara's the tall lady.)


Nouveau Clown Karin Pipa Wimmer's black-light show in Galway, Ireland February 3,4, and 5 Town Hall Studio.


Sorcas Quircas Facebook Page

What Do We Have Here?


More News from N.C.I. (All Caps Alert):

THE NOUVEAU CLOWN INSTITUTE WISHES TO INFORM THE INTERNAIONAL CLOWN COMMUNITY OF OUR RECENT DECESION. AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE FEBUARY 2011 “COMIC FORMULAS MASTER CLASS” THE N.C.I. TEAM HAS AGREED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUSPEND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ADDITIONAL CLASSES...


Yet MORE N.C.I. News:

NUMBERS DIRECTION WORKSHOP -- Focused specially and specifically to work in the creation of new numbers and in the improvement or development of the numbers or ideas you already have. 20 hours of work from March 17th to 20th 2011 + 1 individual hour of work with Jango during that week. On 19th we will present a cabaret ...
Place: Barcelona Maximum 6 students Price: 250€
If you are interested contact Cristina (cristigarbo@gmail.com)

Across The Blue Horizon:

ALL the programs from 1976 -- Thanks to Ed Baker!
Program Collection Project -- Festival of Fools 1975 to 1984.
An online collection of the programs from the Festival of Fools -- searchable, downloadable PDFs.
Do YOU know where any of the MISSING programs are?
Contact Webmaster Michael from the link above!

Stuart Curtis' satellite page about the Hamburg production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is LINKED on the Outline and Scrapbook page of the Great Salt Lake Mime Troupe Saga-- plus the Handy Table of Contents.

Theater/Cinema/Circus scholar John Towsen's piece about our long-missing friend Mamako Yoneyama in Craft and Art of Physical Comedy. Recent articles about the fateful life of Max Linder, and more in this great series!

Nina (Out of Africa) Cheney on the Eagle Optics Blog -- Christmas Bird Count.

Washington DC's only Clown Cabaret Fort Fringe on New York Avenue in Washington DC. 2011 SEASON: February 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13 The Shop at Fort Fringe - 607 New York Ave NW
Nouveau Clown Institute ambassador Mandy Dalton said: Many thanks to Karen Berris, Matt Pauli, and Rich Potter for making it happen! (Review of January soon!)

Worth a try, or trying it's worth?

If anybody can bring the air-diving acrobatics of Marvel Comics to live theater, I'd say LeCoq alumnus Julie Taymor would be the person. (Digitized portion of a live photo by Annie Lebowitz)

Further over the horizon: Johnny Melville's in South America; Check out Justin Hunter Case in Sydney, Australia!

P-Funk On The Road:

Watch for Freekbass touring out of Cincinnati; Richie "Shakin" Nagan gigging out of NYC; Gabe Gonzales gigging out of Detroit; Award-winning DJ Soul Sister spinning in New Orleans (with Art Neville and the Funky Meters !! ); Lady Miss Kier Kirby with a new music video, back in North America -- jamming in the high plains of Red Deer, Alberta -- between Calgary and Edmonton, January 21, 2011. It would be ten hours hard driving for me in ideal conditions -- believe me, the roads and conditions won't be ideal!

Parliament/Funkadelic On Tour:

Jan 21 -- Billboard Live Toyko, JAPAN;
Jan 24 -- Billboard Live Osaka, JAPAN;
Jan 27 -- Yoshi’s San Francisco, California, US
Jan 27 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 28 -- Mateel Theatre Redway, CA , US
Jan 29 -- Yoshi's at San Francisco, California, US
Jan 30 -- MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, Stateline, NV
Feb 2 -- Anthology San Diego, California, US
Feb 4 -- The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO, US
Feb 5 -- 504 Club Des Moines, IA
Feb 8 -- The Cabooze Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Feb 10 -- Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI, US
Feb 11 -- Congress Theater Chicago, IL
Feb 12 -- Bogarts Cincinnati, OH, US
Feb 17 -- Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticutt, US
Feb 18 -- House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA, US
Feb 19 -- Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA, US

Webmaster Michael's E-Portfolio -- Illustrated memoirs, histories, and drawings!