New York Clown Theater Festival

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.[2][3][4]

New York Clown Theatre Festival
GenreClown festival
DatesSeptember 5–28[1] 2014,
Location(s)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years active9 years
Founded2005 By Audrey Crabtree, Eric Davis, Devon Ludow and The Brick Theater
Websitebricktheater.com

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.[5]

References
  1. Official site
  2. "Modern Clowns With a Fear Factor (Published 2006)". The New York Times.
  3. clowns-online
  4. New York Magazine
  5. NY Clown Theatre at The Brick, 2013


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