Hello All,
I am sorry to say that the festival has ended and that I was unable to post to the blog due to continuing browser issues on my ancient home computer. Now that I've made my excuses, the shows I saw all had great laughs and merits worth mentioning even though I am unable to elaborate. What I can say is that the festival is a fantastic gathering of the clown community, made up of artists living locally and worldwide. Among the clowns who participate and attend as audience, the atmosphere is one of camaraderie and mutual love of this very special art form. For the general audience, I hope they appreciate the difficult nature of creating a clown show. They are always guaranteed some laughs even within shows that don't quite work at every turn. The performers are mightily talented even when the acts are rough around the edges. The beauty of this work is that it evolves with time, and early works repeated over years become great acts we welcome again and again. Also key to the festival are the exchange of ideas, styles and techniques that make up a great deal of the post-show socializing amongst the clowns.
I would like to acknowledge my colleague and friend, Deborah Kaufmann, for her excellent eye and nimble pen. We attended many of the same performances. Deb's blog is worth reading for all that I didn't get to say. She more than makes up for my lack. Thank you to Robert and Audrey for allowing me to blog, with all the flops therein. Thanks to all the clowns who make up our funny and dear-to-my-heart community. I've said it before and I'll say it again--you rock! Over and out folks. ~Nina
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