Clown Events, Panels, Lectures and Screenings!
The Brick Theater, Inc is proud to welcome a host of Master Clowns for special workshops and guest lectures as part of The New York Clown Theatre Festival.   Most of these events are either free or $10 only. Free events serve on a first come first served basis. September 1st, 5pm CLOWN SUBWAY PARADE, FREE-FOR-ALL PIE FIGHT and OPENING NIGHT CABARET - Free This opening day event begins at the steps of Union Square Park (opposite Fresh Fields and Virgin Megastore) at 5pm.  Clowns and audience members alike are invited to gather, in costume or out at this location.  Shortly after 5pm, all will be asked to descend to the L Train platform of the Union Square subway.  Stuffing the unsuspecting rush hour L train with clowns and clowns enthusiasts, we will take the L Train to the Bedford stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (less than a 15 minute ride).  At Bedford, groups will be encouraged to march with musicians and jugglers and other fanfare to The Brick Theater.  Once at the theater, a giant free-for-all pie fight will be held within the completely tarped-off theater itself.  At 8pm the theater will be cleaned in preparation for the 9:30pm Opening Night Cabaret.  During this interval, and after the Cabaret, pie-fighters are encouraged to congregate at The Lazy Catfish (around the corner from the theater) for specially arranged Happy Hour priced drinks and 15% off foods. September 10th, 4:30-6pm CELEBRITY CLOWN PANEL - Free FREE Bill Irwin and David Shiner lead a Celebrity Guest Panel where accomplished performers talk seriously about clowning.   Also featuring Sue Morrison and Chris Bayes. More to come... September 4th, 7-8pm CLOWN THEATRE IN NORTH AMERICA by Ronlin Lecture - Free The Director of Pedagogical Research at The Dell'Arte School in Blue Lake California show a multi-media presentation on the clown in North American Clown, past present and future.  Discuss on performance styles, how they developed and a discussion on where they are headed today. September 13th, 7-8pm WHY I HATE CLOWNS: The de-evolution of a Sacred Clown by Sue Morrison - Free A discussion that reinstates the sacred position of clown, which has been usurped by balloons and birthday parties.   Sue Morrison discusses the Pochinko Technique, which combines European and Native American clowning philosophies to reinvent the classic themes of clown, in order to find new ways to make us listen. September 17th, 4-5pm CLOWN IN THE COMMUNITY--local and global - Free Short films and Q&A with directors of the two clown-based service organizations: Big Apple Circus' Clown Care Unit, a hospital clowning program that brings laughter and joy to the bedsides of acutely and chronically ill children year round, and Glass Contraption, which offers outreach throughout the five boroughs and to developing countries across the globe transform the found materials, stories and characters within a community into art. September 17th, 5:30-7pm FROM STAGE TO SILENT SCREEN by Ben Model (New York) - $10 www.silentfilmmusic.com See how the masters of silent comedy film did it!  Ben Model, noted film historian and MoMA silent film accompanist, will show and accompany short films and clips of the great clowns of the silent screen, and will talk about the aesthetics of transitioning live performance into a screen entertainment. September 24th, 2:30-3:30 pm HOW YOUR CREATIVITY CAN DEVELOP INTO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A PERFORMING ARTIST by Michael Bongar - $10 Michael Bongar, president of Bongarbiz-a leading entertainment source for events including The Late Show with David Letterman, Cirque du Soleil and the Walt Disney Company-talks about his experiences as a performer, agent, producer and casting director. Identify your potential as a performer. Find where you can work and be happy. Discover and exploit your unique identity as a performing artist. Think about how to market yourself and put a price on your services. http://www.silentfilmmusic.comshapeimage_1_link_0