VAUDE_VISUALS

“The Big Bupkis” has returned!
Cholent Space
127 W. 24th Street
Thursday, February 23rd at 10 PM
Saturday, February 25th at 8 PM
Sunday, February 26th at 3 PM
Tickets $20

For more information go here!
http://www.newyiddishrep.org/

Vaudephone is a co-production of Vaudevisuals.com and the American Vaudeville Theatre/Travalanche

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Recorded at Dixon Place on December 13th, 2011.

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Rebecca Joy Fletcher sings “Oy Madagaskar”.

Vaudephone is a co-production of Vaudevisuals.com and the American Vaudeville Theatre/Travalanche.

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Recorded at Dixon Place on January 19, 2012

Kevin C. Carr relaxing for the camera in my hallway.

Kevin performing at the New York Downtown Clown Revue for the first time.

Sitting in the park during the filming of ‘The Ridiculous Romantic’.

Kevin with Carol Sirugo in a still from the film ‘The Ridiculous Romantic’.

The silent film ‘The Ridiculous Romantic’ will appear soon at a theatre near you.

The cast includes Kevin C. Carr, Carol Sirugo, Mistress B, Peter Daniel Straus and Emily Season.

Kevin C. Carr can be reached here

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ALL PHOTOGRAPHS © 2012 Jim R. Moore

 

 

The evening was wonderful! Brave performers taking big risks!

Andy Sapora and John Leo start the show with a ‘new’ musical number.

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Emily James

Emily stroked something in her sleeping bag.

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Gustavo Pace

Gustavo was married without knowing he was married…

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T.J. KM

TJ with a meditation on love entitled Blink.

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Tanya Solomon

Tanya Solomon escapes in her Wonder Minute!

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Miz Sharky

Lust and Limerence, with Sword.

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13th Act

Cookies are gotten for the upcoming contestants of the 13th Act.

Cerveza Modelo Especiale perform their newly formed act.

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Eliza Ladd

Needle Hang an absurd /physical / clown piece.

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Ukelele Orchestra of Great Brooklyn

Three Mothers of Ten perform a sweet rendition of Killing me Softly…Caitlin Davis, Elizabeth May and Emma Reaves.

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Bathtub Jen

Jennifer Harder as Bathtub Jen, a Steampunk bootlegger.

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Mollena

Mollena confesses to a series of accidental pet murders.

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tinyDANGEROUSfun! is the last TUESDAY of every month at Sycamore Bar, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.

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ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE © 2012 Jim Moore

 

 

Vaudephone is a co-production of Vaudevisuals.com and the American Vaudeville Theatre/Travalanche

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Recorded at Dixon Place on January 19th, 2012

The evening was filled with surreal imagery provided by some of NY’s very eccentric performers.

The evening started off with a group of stage hands working on cleaning up the stage.

John Leo and Andy Sapora got involved in removing a metal apparatus that was hanging from the middle of the ceiling. YIKES!

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Lauri Berritta gets to clean up after the ‘never sure where’ bull. (Jason Leinwand  as the head and Perry Garvin as the bull Butt)

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Billy Dee Bedlam

Billy Dee Bedlam (Billy Schultz) sings as The Song and Dance Man.

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The Mayonnaise Man (Perry Garvin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gwendolyn Lee Performs ‘Little Lamb’.

with Carol Lee Sirugo and Honey Goodenough

Honey Goodenough escorts Carol Lee Sirugo off the stage at the end of her act.

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Andy Dickerson has a ‘moment of fuzzy bliss’ during the show.

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Andy Dickerson gets ‘bullied’ off the stage.

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Groundgrippers Dance Company

Wonderful energy in this dance piece by the Groundgrippers Dance Company.

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James and JF

Emily James and Ishah Janssen-Faith (Channel One) perform in their new piece! Surreal!!!

“Does that hurt” was one of the funny lines in the piece by Emily James and Ishah Janssen-Faith.

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Carol Lee Sirugo and Honey Goodenough in

Gwendolyn Rosa Lee performs ‘Burlesque’.

Off the ground with a bounce and a swirl! Honey Goodenough cleans up as Carol Lee Sirugo dances.

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Cirque This Ensemble perform for the audience inbetween pieces.

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Jonathan Nosan and Vangeline

Beautiful display of contortion by Jonathan Nosan and Butoh dance by Vangeline.

Vangeline and Jonathan Nosan added an exotic flavor to the evenings acts.

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John Leo and Andy Sapora

Andy Sapora tries his cutting skills on John Leo’s metal manliness.

John Leo and Andy Sapora wish the audience “Cirque Off”.

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Ethan Leinwand (aka Smokin Billy Slater) kept the evening moving with his wonderful piano.

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Curtain Call for the Friday night CIRQUE OFF cast.

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Vaudephone is a co-production of Vaudevisuals.com and the American Vaudeville Theatre/Travalanche

Hilary Chaplain accompanied on the piano by Ben Model.

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Recorded at Dixon Place on December 13th, 2011

As he walks into the sunset and begins a new life Barry Lubin will be missed by many Big Apple Circus spectators!

I was fortunate enough to have captured some wonderful moments of Barry in the last several years.

Here they are!

Dancing Ringside with GRANDMA

Barry Lubin doing makeup for GRANDMA at the Big Apple Circus backstage

Still taken from a book project about GRANDMA in New York City

GRANDMA says “Always throw away your coffee cup tops”.

GRANDMA performing in the “Dream Big” Edition of Big Apple Circus 12/2011

I am currently editing an interview I did with Barry in 2009 about his work in the Big Apple Circus and clown.

Stay Tuned for the screening here at Vaudevisuals.

Thank You Barry for all the laughs, fun and performances!

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Vaudephone is a co-production of Vaudevisuals.com and the American Vaudeville Theatre/Travalanche

vaudevisuals.com
travsd.wordpress.com/

Recorded at Dixon Place on December 13th, 2011.

To see more of the Vaudephone series:
vaudephone.com
Travalanche

The beginning of the New Year was a great FIRST showing of the New Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show at Dixon Place.

After getting noticed by the Village Voice Choices editor and Time Out the house was SOLD OUT!

Here are a few moments from the wonderful evenings performances.

Hosted by Bindlestiff’s own Master of Ceremonies Keith Nelson.

Keith Nelson with one of his favorite props. The spinning wooden top!

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JACOB D’EUSTACHIO

Jacob D’Eustachio juggling to open the show.

Jacob juggling 7 balls off the platform.

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DAVE COX

Dave Cox unicycling without feet on the pedals.

Dave Cox attempts a ‘hula hoop’ finale that gets the audience’s support.

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ZERO BOY

 

Here is an excerpt from Zero Boy’s vocal trickery that leads you down the path of creative visualization.
This piece was performed at the Jan. 2. 2012 Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show at Dixon Place.

For more information on Bindlestiff Open Stage.

http://bindlestiff.org/menu/calendar.html

For more information on Zero Boy.

http://www.zeroboy.com/

For more information on Dixon Place:

http://www.dixonplace.org/

 

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ADAM KUCHLER

A funny character piece by Adam Kuchler was a delight to the audience.

A ‘balloonatic’ on the loose. Adam gets sidetracked from his goal by the balloon.

Finally he gets his one arm balance accomplished. Amazing!

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BILLY SCHULTZ

Billy Schultz begins his ‘Song and Dance Man’ piece behind shades!

“I want to be a Song and Dance man”.

Billy Schultz makes the ‘split’ look pretty easy.

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KEITH NELSON

Keith Nelson attempts to catch 2 spoons in the cups while keeping his plates spinning.

Keith Nelson keeps his 4 plates spinning and next month will add more.

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MAGIC BRIAN

The suave performer Magic Brian takes the stage and begins his routine.

The volunteer audience member handcuffs Magic Brian first.

Magic Brian gets tied up with rope and his feet secured with chains and he is blindfolded.

He attempts to escape the ‘bonding’ and do it before the female volunteer can find her card in the deck.

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KEITH INTRODUCES THE NEXT ACT WITH A TOP TRICK

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999 EYES

The ‘sideshow’ band 999 Eyes performs a few songs from their set.

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RYDER COOLEY

Ryder Cooley performing with uke and kazoo an original song and projections.

Vieled and mysteriously aloff Ryder Cooley entertains the audience with her song.

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KYLE PETERSEN

Suave “The Brooklyn Juggler”  Kyle Petersen on a unicycle juggling clubs.

Kyle changes his wardrobe and begins to unicycle and hulahoop at the same time.

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OLIVIA

Olivia begins the piece as a classical accordion player and then everything goes wacky.

The sheet music leaves the stand and ends up on her shoe. She continues as if nothing happened.

With her accordion behind her back she some how ends up on the floor trying to read her sheet music.

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AMAZING AMY

Amazing Amy is indeed the most amazing contortionist around.

Great strength and flexible body makes this woman the most Amazing!

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JAN MANKE

Jan Manke enters the stage with crutches and angel wings.

Beautiful physical control and technique on the aerial act.

Sometimes the act took on a visual resemblance to a painting.

 

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ALL PHOTOGRAPHS © 2012 Jim Moore