Tag: Emmett Kelly

  • Presenting a Critique to Variety Artists

    By Bruce “Charlie” Johnson There is a lot of information here.  I decided to include all of it because instruction on presenting a critique is not readily available in variety arts. I was graduated by California State University – Long Beach with a BA in Technical Theater.  I took several makeup classes taught by Bill…

  • History and Philosophy

    History and Philosophy

    “To have any movement forward, you have to have a philosophy of clowning.  To have a philosophy of clowning, you have to have a history of clowning.” – Victor Vladimirov, Director of the Moscow State College of Circus and Variety Arts, speaking at the 1993 World Clown Congress in Harnosand, Sweden. “To have a valid…