We went to see, Anne Rabson, the mother of a mommy friend from the ‘hood, play her blues at Jalopy tonight and she was fabulous.  Paul Geremia also played.  I had no idea I liked blues music so much. I thought about clown acts while I listened to the music. Blues seems more appropriate for [...]

I’m reading Richard Hugo’s book, The Triggering Town, and am finding much to think about regarding the application of his insights about writing poems to the creation of clown pieces.

THE ROTTEN PLANTAINS presents FRENCH CONNECTION (via Texas & Brazil) ONE NIGHT ONLY 45 Bleecker: Bleecker Street Theatre Recommended for 18 + Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre. Fred Blin, Claudio Carneiro, Julie Ferrier, Patrick de Valette, and Wayne Wilson are THE ROTTEN PLANTAINS… Never before have you seen [...]

So here I am at the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, plugged in to a power source provided complements of Chevy and feeling a little disoriented because in addition to the blogging mommies, the clown voices of the friends I saw after the show last night are still echoing in my head.  I loved it [...]

Press Release: The New York Goofs return to The Flea Theatre with the premiere of NEW YORK GOOF SHOW, written and directed by Dick Monday. The three-night-only evens begins on Thursday, August 5 for a limited engagement through Saturday, August 7 at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, between Broadway and Church.) The performance schedule is [...]

The apartment is dark and quiet.  My family is in bed. I am wound up after five hours in the studio with Jef Johnson and a dozen other clowns. Since we were at Theatrelab and a few of us decided to put together an application for their Open Frames Series which had a deadline of [...]

This morning, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, I watched a woman struggle onto a bus, apologize to the bus driver for the stroller that was not yet folded up, put down her bag, grab the stroller that was rolling, bend down for her bag, catch the baby that was starting to fall out of the front [...]

I was so excited about making new clown pieces after the clown lab today that I was making The Husband dizzy while talking to him. There is a way of being as a clown. There is a clown mind. Sounds like Zen. It’s not.

So at dinner tonight I was telling The Husband about something Jef said at the clown workshop today and My Kid piped up:  ”Is that the Jeff, who is a clown, that was throwing beer into his mouth when I was with the babysitter?” “No, it’s not that Jef it’s a different Jeff clown that [...]

Workshop Posting: Touch the Moon A Workshop for Clowns and Creative Artists Jef Johnson returns to New York City for this special workshop. The most difficult challenge facing all of us is overcoming the programming of our upbringing. Growing up you were constantly told to DO things that should occur spontaneously. “Relax.” “Smile.” “Sleep.” “Eat.” [...]