In a previous and popular post, this blog had the privilege of sharing Karen Gersch’s paintings and drawings of classic clowns. If you haven’t seen it, Do Not Pass Go and instead click here immediately!
Sweet, eh? And now that you’ve savored that, I won’t repeat everything I already wrote about Karen, but I will plug her upcoming exhibition of paintings, Circus Lives, which runs from May 25th to June 28th on the fabuloso Waterfront Museum barge in Red Hook, Brooklyn, an amazing decades-old project of David Sharps, nice guy and highly talented clown, juggler, and nautical impressario.
The barge is also home to a long-running tradition of hosting a circus show every Sunday in June. Originally called Circus Sundays, it now goes under the name of Showboat Shazzam. If you’re going to be in the NYC area next month, check out the schedule of performances. And to bring it full circle, you’ll never guess who produces and hosts Shazzam…. yep, none other than Karen Gersch. So come see the paintings, the shows, and Karen. Three for the price of one!
So here we go with another amazing series of clowns. Enjoy!
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Clown, Slava’s Snow Show, NYC
Clown, Slava’s Snow Show, NYC
Clown, Cirque du Soleil
Bill Irwin
Michael Davis
Jamie Adkins
Clownesse, Jamie Adkin’s assistant
Tom Dougherty
Guy La France, France
Drew Richardson & Donna Pennoyer, USA
Guy & Jean-Louis, Clowns with Le Rire Medecin, France
Ami Hattab as “Mr. Baxter”
Clown, Cirque du Soleil’s “Alegria”
Clown, Cirque Gruss, France
Plate Spinner, Cirque Gruss
Stiltwalker, Big Apple Circus
That’s it for now. Don’t want to crash your browser but — not to worry — part two of Contemporary Clowns is coming very soon. In the meantime, check out Karen’s web site by clicking here.
