Mon, March 5, 2018
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION! FREE POPCORN!
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WINNER OF THE CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
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Tag: Carol Sirugo
THE BINDLESTIFF OPEN STAGE VARIETY REVUE
Hosting the evening’s entertainment was ‘Magic Brian‘.
First up was the ‘Amazing HouDino’ performing a wonderful card trick with his father Magic Brian.
HouDino carefully selected a card as audience volunteer looks on.
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Penelope the Clown carried a cinder block on stage. WOW..must have been heavy.
Albert Kirchner does some funny standup material.
Ellia Bisker and Adam Kuchler perform a lovely duet with uke and bells.
The Flying Luango Brothers performed a musically accompanied escape/magic act.
Christie Cahill and Amy Schulster perform a wonderful aerial act.
Magic Brian places HouDino on the stage with his ‘straight jacket’ sweater ready to escape.
HouDino escapes the ‘straight jacket’ sweater with time to spare and a nice smile.
Magic Brian moves the show along with the classic ‘linking rings’ routine.
Ambrose gets an audience member to ‘nose up’ and hands him a whip cream pie.
Ambrose gets the pie in the face as both he and the audience member laugh.
Carol Sirugo performs a solo piece about mountain ranger guide.
Greg Dubin performs the lovely classic magic routine ‘cups and balls‘.
Jerline Custa performs 3 ball juggling on the unicycle.
Lucy Shelby performs a ‘political’ piece with an audience member.
Maks and Skyttles perform an enchanting aerial drama.
Curtain call for the cast and MC of the Feb 2017 Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Revue.
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With the news that Galapagos Arts Space is moving to Detroit, I wanted to post a series of photographs that I took while I documented the Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Revue there.
Here is a video collage and a few images from that series.
Currently Bindlestiff is presenting it’s monthly series (1st Monday of Every Month) at Dixon Place.
Jen Slaw – Juggler
Keith Nelson – Host of Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Revue
Catahoula Cajun Music Band
Stephanie Monseau on the ‘Rola-Bola’.
Magician/Ventroliquist Dave Cremmin
Aerialist Amy Chen
Clown/Comedian Jeff Seal
Zero Boy with Tanya Elchuk
Rob Lok
Michael Richter
Jan Damm
Ekat MissEkaterina
Magic Brian
Sincerely Yours
Le Gateau Chocalat
Amazing Amy
Cast of Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Revue at Galapagos Art Space.
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Billy Schultz (Phil) and Audrey Crabtree (Maggie) attend an evening performance in the park.
While attending the performance in the park they host the cabaret.
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Carol Sirugo and Jonathan Kaplan
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Will Shaw
Will Shaw gets the spinning top moving in space.
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Maggie and Phil get closer together on their date in the park.
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Zero Boy
Zero Boy performans his magical voice sound effects.
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Pearl the Mime
Pearl the Mime arrives on stage with a beautiful white costume.
Pearl the Mime performs a lovely mime tale.
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Dante – The Magician
An amazing talent for magic and close up.
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Jeff Seal and Buttons
Buttons and Jeff perform some funny comedy.
Jeff Seal and Buttons stir up the audience with laughter.
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Sampo Kurppa
Sampo Kurppa entertains the audience with his ridiculous coat hang up.
Sampo Kurppa juggles with amazing finesse.
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Maggie and Phil get crazy when they get a bottle of wine.
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Miguel Suero cleans up the mess as a janitor character.
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Helen Donnelly
Helen Donnelly performs an excerpt from her ‘Foo Musical’.
Helen Donnelly is Foo in this delightful excerpt from ‘Saucisse. A Foo Musical.’
Helen Donnelly’s “Foo” strikes a pose for the photographer.
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Directed by Jim R Moore
Thanks to all the made this film possible.
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It will be screened on Sept 28th at The New York Clown Theatre Festival 10pm Cabaret
The New York Downtown Clown Revue
Season 5, Show #58
Christopher Lueck hosting the Downtown Clown Revue.
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Will Shaw
Will Shaw performs a new piece of business which includes a dry wit and dazzling skills.
Will Shaw spins a top on top of his cigar box structure.
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The Ridiculous Romantic
Kevin C. Carr and Carol Sirugo in a still from the film “The Ridiculous Romantic”.
Directed by Jim Moore, edited by David Katz, with Kevin C. Carr, Peter Daniel Straus, Kenwyn Dapo, Carol Sirugo, Emily James, Ishah Janssen-Faith, Emily Season, Music Score by Polygraph Lounge.
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Matthew “Phineas” Lish
Matthew ‘Phineas’ Lish juggles 9 balls all at once!
Matthew ‘Phineas’ Lish juggles 3 machete knives.
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Christopher Lueck prepares the audience for the next act by reading the cue cards.
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Everybody Nose It’s My Birthday
A series of short vignettes about dating and family life.
An offer from the audience to ‘marry’ the on stage actress.
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No Reservations
Billy Schultz takes Audrey Crabtree out on a date in ‘No Reservations’.
This piece gets wilder as it goes along but I will leave that to you when you see it!
This new piece is being directed by John Towsen.
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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
Mark Lonergan knows how to make great shows! His last production was a terrific hit. ROOM 17B.
His company PARALLEL EXIT has been making great shows for quite a few years now. So it is no surprise that when he puts together a variety show it is wonderful!
Tonight’s show wasn’t any exception.
Mark Lonergan introduces the first act of the evening.
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ERIC WRIGHT and KATRINA DENNY
A puppet performance with different disciplines used.
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COMPANY SoGoNo
Choreography by Tanya Calamoneri
A humorous dance piece about birds.
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Carol Sirugo with Jonathan Kaplan
A very funny dance piece about relationships!
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Honey Goodenough
A precious teddy bear and his coming of age outside the box.
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KEVIN C. CARR
A clown and his relationships. Wonderful physical humor.
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PARALLEL EXIT – DAPPER TAP TRIO
Derek Roland – Brent McBeth – Danny Gardner
Talented tap dancers and physical comedians as well!
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MICHAEL KARAS
Michael Karas has amazing juggling skills and comedic timing to go along with it.
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HONEY GOODENOUGH and MARTA MOZELLE MACROSTIE
A fun collaboration involving plastic manipulated objects, food products and a human being.
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PARALLEL EXIT NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The funding for Parallel Exit’s theatre performances has been cut drastically.
Help them out with any donation you can give. Click here.
Mark Longergan is tipping the hat for your helpful donation.
He deserves whatever you can give. A wonderful presenter of great variety.
Make sure you see one of Parallel Exit’s next shows!
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ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COPYRIGHT © 2011 Jim Moore
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DIXON PLACE
The new home for The New York Downtown Clown Revue.
More commissioned work and a variety of eccentric clowns.
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Audrey Crabtree
was ask to create a work based on a Thanksgiving dish of Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmellow Topping.
Her act was with one of her fun character ‘Graspy‘.
Arriving on stage with her suitcase and some rough manners.
Once she realizes there is an audience she begins dispersing her ‘home cooked’ meal.
A little coaxing from her gets the audience to give her their possessions.
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The Amaziny Amy
was commissioned to create a 5 minute act of gratitude and transformation. The act was to follow the guidelines.
Walking on stage with a cane and serious physical discomfort.
After taking off her outdoor garments she loses the head band and tries to pick it up.
Amazing Amy gets herself tied up like a pretzel.
Physical acts of amazement are her trade.
Off the stage with her chair prop and cane.
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Jonathan Kaplan
performed his whimsical “Le Fleur” act.
Growing out of the seed into the flower.
He turns into a full fledged ‘rapping’ flower.
“Le Fleur” has an audience member on stage performing. (Anna Zastrow)
A psychedelic ending to a ‘bravura’ performance.
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New York Downtown Clown INTERN ENSEMBLE
Performing routines created from their classes at the ‘Slapstick Dojo’.
Summer the Clown flexes her clown muscles.
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The host Christopher Lueck introduces another act.
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Mr. Fromage Meets Coccina
A wonderful duet with Peter Daniel Straus and Carol Sirgo.
Mr. Fromage plays the music and makes flowers magically appear.
He has to communicate with Coccina that he doesn’t want to read the letter she has for him.
After reading the letter he realizes it was really bad news and he can’t take it.
Coccina cleans up while Mr. Fromage meditates on the ‘best friends’ last banana.
Finally we discover that his friend (the monkey)isn’t dead. But there are many other wonderful discoveries to be had.
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Rob Torres
A delightfully simple and funny piece of clowning by Rob Torres finished the evening off.
Greeting the audience was his first task. No problem!
He tied the knot in the rope without touching the rope.
Taking notes on an audience member’s technique on putting on a tie.
Then he proceeded to follow the instructions and tie the tie without touching it! Amazing skill.
Taping up the box with a string attached to make it work the way he wanted it to.
The final moments of a very funny act.
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Christopher Lueck pops open a bottle of champagne to toast the evening’s talent.
Everyone gets a glass of champagne to celebrate the work.
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Come and see next Month’s Revue.
Check here to see what is going on.
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All Photographs are ©2010 Jim R Moore
