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Eric Davis Performances (Brattleboro) May 29–31
Posted April 29, 2009
Note: Eric also teaches and performs a lot in NYC. See Workshops too for related info. Details posted as received.
Strong Coffee Stage Presents Performances with Celebrated
Clown Performer Eric Davis
Strong Coffee Stage and the Arts Council of Windham County will
host Mr. Davis' one man show The Red Bastard on Friday, May
29, Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31 at 8pm at the Hooker-Dunham
Theater in Brattleboro, Vermont.
In the world of Bouffon, the audience is the joke. Bouffons show no
vulnerability. Their great joy is to parody the audience, its values
and flaws. They are disgusting, yet beautiful. They hate you, yet
they flatter you. The Bouffons are the ultimate manipulators! A
joke—told by a nightmare. A ferocious social satire is about to
explode, liberating the energy in the room with an immense pleasure to
parody and to play.
Mr. Davis currently resides in New York. His original creations have
won him both critical and audience acclaim. He performs and teaches
internationally. In 2007, Mr. Davis was nominated for a Golden Nose
for Clown of the Year in New York. In addition, he was a finalist for
the NY Comedy Festival’s Andy Kaufman Award, and the award winning
director and co-writer of Bouffon Glass Menajoree which was
nominated for Outstanding Director, Outstanding Script, Outstanding
Ensemble and Outstanding Production by the NY Innovative Theatre
Awards. He is most recently the co-writer and director of Kill Me
Loudly: A Clown Noir. Mr. Davis is a Founder and Co- Director
of the NY Clown Theatre Festival, an international festival
celebrating and promoting the art of contemporary theatrical clown.
Performance credits include the clown in Cirque du Soleil’s highly
celebrated production Quidam, as well as being contracted for
developmental workshops of Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza, under
the direction of Tony-winner David Shiner, and Cirque’s 2009 touring
production. Mr. Davis has trained in Pochinko clown technique and
Bouffon with masters Sue Morrison as well as Phillipe Gaulier. He has
also been a practitioner and teacher of improvisation, movement, Lecoq
technique, and mask for over 15 years.
The shows are at 8pm Friday May 29, Saturday May 30, and Sunday May 31
at the Hooker-Dunham Theater in Brattleboro, Vermont. Tickets are
$15. For more information, email strongcoffeestage@gmail.com or call the Hooker Dunham
to make a reservation at 802-254-9276.
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