New York Clown Theatre Festival
GenreClown festival
Location(s)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Founded2005
FoundersAudrey Crabtree, Eric Davis, Devon Ludow and The Brick Theater
Websitebricktheater.com

The New York Clown Theatre Festival is an annual festival of the art of clown, held at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Kicked off every year by a parade beginning in Union Square and heading on the L train to Williamsburg, the festival opens with a huge indoor pie fight. Festival performers come from across the U.S. and the globe, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Catalonia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and Britain.[1][2][3]

Notable clowns, including Aitor Basauri, Christopher Bayes, Bob Berky, Audrey Crabtree, Dody DiSanto, Ronlin Foreman, Philippe (Gaulier), Bill Irwin, Eric Davis, Sue Morrison Joan Schirle, and David Shiner have appeared and also given workshops and lectures at the festival.[4]

References

  1. ↑ McElroy, Steven (3 September 2006). "Modern Clowns With a Fear Factor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "clowns-online". Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  3. ↑ Rosenblum, Emma (2006-08-17). "Picks From the New York Clown Theatre Festival -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "NY Clown Theatre Presents AMUSE BOUCHE 2013 at The Brick, Now thru 9/28". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-21.


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