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Saturday March 8
Pratt Memorial Hall, 7:30pm
200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $10
Hosts: Matt "from Pratt" Guzzardo
 Dennis "Mr." Kane
Scheduled Performers:
(subject to change, click for photo/bio)
Show Producer: Playful Productions®
If you would like to be in the show, please contact Viveca.
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 Matt "from Pratt" Guzzardo and Dennis "Mr." Kane
Matt and Mr. Kane reflect both sides of the "Juggle This" audience. Matt is a juggler; Mr. Kane is not. Mr. Kane likes smooth jazz; Matt likes classic rock. Matt lives 5 minutes away; Mr. Kane lives 5 hours away. Mr. Kane is a kindergarten teacher; Matt has a 15 lb. rubber band ball. Matt brushes his teeth with small circular strokes; Mr. Kane brushes his teeth side to side. Mr. Kane is an adroit ballroom dancer; Matt just learned the word adroit*. They both like "Car Talk" on NPR.
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 The Adult Circus
Chris Chelko and Michael DuBois have been learning magic and juggling
since they were kids. Not long after becoming friends in college they
teamed up to develop a show that would change the perspective on
variety entertainment. Since their appearance on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno, they've been in high demand. Combining the arts
of magic, juggling, telepathy, sideshow, and comedy into one hilarious
and mind-numbing event, The Adult Circus can peak the interests of
everybody throughout the performance. The show welcomes audience
participation, often making the participants the star of the show. The
Adult Circus performers have been everywhere from live shows at
hundreds of colleges and universities across the country to
corporations such as HBO, NBC, Barnes & Noble, Cadbury Schweppes, and
Sirius Satellite Radio to headlining at the Turning Stone Casino and
many theaters across the East Coast. They have also entertained many
of today's popular celebrities private events including Jay Leno,
Michael J. Fox, Steven Tyler, Jim Breuer, and NY Governor George
Pataki, and NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg.www.TheAdultCircus.com top of page |
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 Josh Casey
Josh is a comedian with a history of juggling, improvisation, and non-sequitors. He has performed in 35 states and all across the country. Before a show he likes to ask the audience to "think of pancakes" so it will be easier when later he tries to read their minds. He lives in Los Angeles pretending to be an actor who is between jobs. www.joshcasey.com top of page |
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 Amanda Huotari
Amanda is an actor, teaching-artist, and the Executive
Director of Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris, Maine. She
studied physical theater at the Lecoq School of Theater in Paris and
is a graduate of the International School of Comic Acting is Reggio
Emilia, Italy. Amanda has a BFA in acting from Emerson College. Since
2002, she has been working with Add  Verb Productions performing in the
one-woman show, The Thin Line. She is a founding member of the New
England based eccentric touring ensemble, The Odd Company, with Mike
Miclon and Fritz Grobe. Last October she premiered her solo play,
Invitation to the Soiree, and is currently developing it for touring.
For more information about Celebration Barn's summer workshops, visit:
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 Les Frères Pinard
Gregory Arsenal and Yannick Thomas (Yann et Grég) welcome you to a
wonderful world where you might see an angel (l'ange) with his head
upside down or an imbecile (le con) with his mind wandering from his
body, but don't worry! Everything is under control--enjoy the journey
with Le Con et L'Ange.
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 Florent Lestage
Florent is a circus artist who mixes original juggling with circus skills to open windows on his intemporal world. In his universe, gravity disapears and reappears to change his character's mood. He draws inspiration not only from circuses, silent movies, all kinds of dance, music, and virtual arts, but also from his trips, meetings, cultures, dreams, and deceptions. After 12 years practicing circus skills, Florent will graduate this year with a three-year degree from the National Circus School of Montreal's professional training program, In Juggle This, he will perform one devil stick number and one with "canne massue," a new technique he's been developing for the last three years. www.myspace.com/blerotito top of page |
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The Maestrosities: The Coolest Band Ever!
If no one tells these clowns
how stupid they are, they will continue to tour the world, imagining
that they are, indeed, "The Coolest Band Ever!" Inspiring Resilience
or Obstinate Mediocrity? Decide for yourself. The Maestrosities are
a fairly new band made up of seasoned clowns, musicians, and actors
including two Flying Karamazov Brothers and the supervisor of the NYC
Sloan Kettering Big Apple Clown Care Unit. In the short year that
they've been together they've already been "The Featured Performer" at
the Monthly NYC Downtown Clown Revue and performed at the New York
International Clown Theater Festival at the Brick Theater; the Laugh
Out Loud Festival at Emerging Artists Theater; and the Kim Tom Clown
festival in Shanghai, China, where they were selected to open at a
gala night of clowns at the Oriental Arts Center of Pudong, Shanghai.
They've also performed at the Tribeca Film Festival Family Fest, the
Spiegeltent's Outside Garden Tent, and the Waterfront Museum Showboat
Barge's "Ahoy There!" concert. The Maestrosities are David Gochfeld, Glen Heroy, Roderick Kimball,
Jenny Lee Mitchell, Gina Samardge, and Andy Sapora.
www.TheCoolestBandEver.com
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 Brent Eden McCoy
Brent grew up in Northeastern Vermont with a bunch of trees
and cows. He graduated from Bates College with a degree in the
Juggling of Everything, and has since worked internationally as a
performer, director and teacher. Highlights include the AEMI Happy
Tiandu International Clown Festival, the Dundas International Busker's
Festival, the Vermont Festival of Fools, and his father's 50th
birthday party. Brent has studied clowning and eccentric performance
with the Celebration Barn, The Odd Company, Gould & Stearns, and
Creatively Independent. He currently lives on a dirt road in Vermont,
and is really happy that you've read this far. www.brentmccoy.com
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 David Menes
Born in Madrid, the communications center of Spain, I have always felt the links among people. So when I was a little boy I started writing stories, poems, and songs in order to express my vision of reality. My reality now involves studying at the National Circus School of Montreal, and my goal is to add technique to this need of comunication: dancing and juggling to link my passion to my future and give in total sincerity whoever I am to the world.
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 Paris
After years of waiting, there's finally a juggler with swag.
Representing Harlem, New York City, Paris presents a perfect mix of
juggling and hip-hop into one stylish display. Paris has appeared as a
guest at the Big Apple Circus, The Today Show, Good
Morning America, UniverSoul Circus, the International Juggling
Association's Youth Showcase, and more. Show him some love. www.HarlemJuggler.com
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 Jens Sigsgaard
Jens is a Danish juggler who has been juggling since the age
of 12. Since graduating from Cirkus Cirkor's circus school
"Cirkuspiloterna" in 2005 he has been performing throughout Europe,
participated in various competitions (winning a Bronze medal
in the "SOLyCIRKO" festival in Germany in 2005), and founded "Company
Jean" with musician Anders Bo Eriksen. Currently he works in France
with the Virevolt Company.
Examples of Jens's juggling can be seen in Visionbots "9-1 Nordic
Objects" and Peapot's "Headache." To see a trailer from Company Jean,
go to myspace.com/companyjean.
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 Playful Productions®
In addition to producing shows, Playful Productions books performers for special events, corporate training, and education programs. President Viveca Gardiner is Company Manager of the Flying Karamazov Brothers, Youth Director of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Co-Producer of the Grand Falloons, and a contributing editor of JUGGLE magazine. She was also a director of the Big Apple Circus for almost eight years. She has rigged for Cirque du Soleil; coached for Circus of the Kids; performed as a juggler, ringmistress, trapeze artist, stilt walker, and roller skater. Most importantly, she is a Carmine Street Juggler. www.playfulproductions.com
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