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Press
"Elephant Deal never fails to command our
attention. Fournier's vaudeville/Weill score grounds us
at the intersection of truth and fiction, engagement and
entertainment. And the ensemble's live-wire connection to
its audience, rendering the perforance both polished and
infinitely malleable, only enhances the show's rough-and-tumble,
invigorating interrogation of identity."
Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago
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"an incredibly smart piece of work... under
the direction of Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, that players...
achieved not only a new level of physical subtletly and
precision but emotional authenticity. "
Tony Adler, Chicago Reader
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"At the heart of what [500 Clown] the non-profit
company does is to get the audience to be an active player
in a spontaneous moment. "
Margo O'Hara, Grapers
Block
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article (PDF)
"500 Clown's 'The Elephant Deal' is a wonky,
Brecht-inspired cabaret... a lovely, death-defying mess...
Bring someone who doesn't like theater and whatch them change
their mind. "
Lisa Buscani, New City
Stage
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article (PDF)
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Description
500 Clown
uses circus arts, improvisation, and action-based performance
to produce theater that catapults the performers into extreme
physical and emotioinal risk. Performances shift the audience
from passive to active observers, creating a charged environment
celebrating the unpredictable power of the moment.
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500
Clown Biography
500 Clown Macbeth premiered at Charybdis, a gutted bowling
alley on Chicago's Northwest side in the fall of 2000. Recognizing
that they had an underground sensation on their hands as well
as one of those collaborations you wait for all your life,
creators Adrian Danzig, Leslie Danzig, Paul Kalina and Dan
Reilly decided to journey on, adding Molly Brennan to the
mix. Alternating between performing and rehearsing, 500 Clown
works on its shows over years with broad and fine-tuned strokes.
The clowns, director and designer actively incorporate feedback
from audiences, valuing actual rather than intended communication
with audiences.
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Repertory
500 Clown Nose (Work-in Progress)
Experience 500 Clown's signature mix of high physicality,
raw emotion and powerful storytelling with content accessible
to an all-ages audience. In 500 CLOWN NOSE,
three clowns stumble into a quagmire and soon find themselves
jailed in a barren landscape. Their attempts at escape encompass
slapstick mishaps, vaudevillian turns, clown acts and daring
physical feats. Their desperate search for a way out relies
on ingenuity and resilience. When they find the exit, freedom
comes at the price of leaving the fun world they've created.
Featuring 500 Clown founder Adrian Danzig with Timothy Heck
and Lea Pascal. The work will premiere at Adventure Stage
Chicago, May 3-21, 2011.
500 Clown Macbeth (60 min. no intermission)
500 Clown's Macbeth is an unpredictable and hilarious
deconstruction of Shakespeare's classic. Three clowns descend
upon a stage to perform the Scottish play, and infected by ambition,
they compete for the title role. Ripping through the fourth
wall, the clowns generate a charged environment in which the
audience is left to wonder what was planned and what was created
for the first time before their very eyes.
500 Clown Frankenstein (60 min. no intermission)
Three clowns embark on a madcap journey to construct Dr. Frankenstein's
laboratory. Stymied by elaborate and exaggerated period costumes,
the clowns are propelled into acrobatic feats in an extended
battle with an unruly table. Comic mayhem takes a sharp turn
to a devastating climax when one clown is forced to play the
role of the creature and suffer abuse and abandonment. Clown
make monster.
500 Clown Christmas (60 min. no intermission)
Diving into the dark and light sides of the all-consuming consumer-driven
yet still surprisingly touching Christmas season, three clowns
and a three-piece band throw a celebration to make Dicken's
Fezziwig proud, complete with a holiday toast, gift-giving,
and original live music written by the incisive John Fournier.
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Educational
Offerings
500 Clown teaches workshops in Risk, Clown, Physical Comedy,
Improvisation, Adaptation, and Devising Performance. 500 Clown
has taught at advanced theater programs, conservatories, universities,
high schools and grammar schools throughout the U.S. 500 Clown
will gladly design workshops for the specific interests and
backgrounds of participants.
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Downloads and Links
Website:
500 Clown
To access high resolution images or technical specifications
for this artist send an email to: info@elsieman.org,
be sure to include which artist you are interested in!
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Video
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2010/2011
Tour Dates
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| Th-Sat, Nov 5-7, 2010 |
Edison Theatre
500 Clown Frankenstein & 500 Clown Macbeth |
St. Louis, MO |
| Wed-Sat, Feb 2-5, 2011 |
State
Theatre of NJ
500 Clown Macbeth |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Tue-Sat, May 3-21 |
Adventure
Stage Chicago
500 Clown Nose
World Premiere |
Chicago, IL |
| Sat, June 4 |
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville |
Edwardsville, IL |
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