I got an e-mail that makes me a little sad:
Hello NY clown community.
The Clown Revue is near the completion of its 4th year. In that time the show has met all of its initial goals and exceeded my personal expectations. In four years we have presented over 300 different clown acts! We are so grateful for the support and work that the entire community has given us. We are grateful for the amazing relationships between clown artists, audience, photographers, techies, companies, and media the Clown Revue has inspired. Thank you to everyone.
After evaluating the company’s mission as well as my personal goals I have decided this will be the Clown Revue’s final year. There will be 2 more Revue performances (February 15th, and March 15th) and 1 last Golden Nose Awards Ceremony on April 19 2010.
From the onset the Clown Revue’s goal was educational, to give NY clowns an opportunity to learn by performing and learn by observing. I have learned a lot about the art of clowning over the past four years and I hope each clown in NYC took many lessons away from the Revue. I have enjoyed watching the community grow and individuals take personal and artistic risks. I am so grateful for the opportunity to have presented the show and value each clown’s contribution over the years.
I will miss the artistic dialogue on stage every month and I will miss the gathering of community. But I look forward to the clown future that 4 years of the Clown Revue helped create.
There are still slots available in the final performances, if you want to perform let me know asap-info[at]newyorkdowntownclown.com
Thanks for your support as audience and clowns over the past four years.
Clown On!
Christopher Lueck
I am sad about this but I too am ready to move on. I attended regularly after learning about the venue at the New York Clown Theatre Festival when I first ventured out into the city on my own (without My Kid in tow). I performed on that stage with Kendall Cornell’s “Soon-To-Be-World-Famous-Women-Clowns” and with Jef Johnson’s Clownlab and on my own as a solo performer. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt (actually there isn’t a T-shirt that I’m aware of.) I will say good-bye without regret. I have not been making it to the shows as frequently as I did when I first encountered the downtown clown community. I’ve got projects of my own and people I’ve met that I work with some who I met at Downtown Clown. I will miss the bull sessions in bars after the shows. They made me feel young. But, we all move on.