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Press

"We can think back in time to watching Buster Keaton and Charilie Chaplin...and you will see what Danzig and his clowns do - make people laugh, but also to make them think."

Around the Town Chicago


"A remarkably clever ensemble that is as fantastically funny as they are freakishly physical."

Robert Andersen Chicago Stage Review
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"A superb and charming acrobatic trio...dynamic performance was enjoyed by all - young, old, with or without kiddies in tow."

Beverly Friend, Chicago Critic



"Bring someone who doesn't like theater and watch them change their mind."

New City

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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 in Chicago in 2000, and became a company in 2001 founded by Adrian Danzig, Paul Kalina, Molly Brennan and Leslie Bauxbaum Danzig. Since then 500 Clown has journeyed on, driven by a deep passion for developing our highly physical and immediate theater, which had garnered ongoing enthusiasm from audiences, critics, students and supporters of all kinds. To date 500 Clown has created 4 full-length performances: 500 Clown Macbeth, 500 Clown Frankenstein, 500 Clown Christmas, and 500 Clown and the Elephant Deal. Between 2000 and the present
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Repertory

500 Clown Trapped (60 min. no intermission)


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 TRAPPED, three clown-musicians are unexpectedly ensnared. Their response to this surprising turn of events ineffectively spirals out of control. Slapstick mishaps, vaudevillian turns, and untiring resilience are put into play as the clowns try to escape the trap they've made....>more info



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...>more info


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... >more info



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.


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


 

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Hear audience reaction from a recent perfromance of 500 Clown Frankenstein

 

Photo Gallery

 500 Clown Frankenstein; Michael Brosilow photographer  500 Clown Macbeth; Michael Brosilow photographer  500 Clown Christmas; Michael Brosilow photographer  500 Clown Trapped; Photo Johnny Knight  500 Clown Trapped; Photo Johnny Knight

 500 Clown Trapped; Photo Johnny Knight  500 Clown Trapped; Photo Johnny Knight  500 Clown Trapped; Photo Johnny Knight

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2011/2012 Tour Dates

Sat, Jan 14, 2012 Center for the Performing Arts
500 Clown Frankenstein
Carmel, IN
     
     
 
   
       
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