{"id":7050,"date":"2019-05-09T21:04:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T04:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2019-09-05T11:37:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:37:16","slug":"calgary-clown-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=7050","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Clown Festival, September 18 – 21 (2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Clowns Are Coming<\/h2>\n

Calgary is finally getting a clown festival! Info is scarce thus far, but here’s what we know:<\/p>\n

Are you looking for an absurdly good time, clowning around with your friends?<\/p>\n

All four days will be jam-packed full of shows and entertainment at the Pumphouse Theatre. We are incredibly excited to announce that the famous clowning duo, Mump and Smoot will be headlining the festival, bringing their classic show Something<\/em> back to the stage just for us!<\/p>\n

Six other acts will be featured along with a family day on Saturday for the kids and late-night cabarets for the adults!<\/p>\n

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  1. Mump & Smoot \u2013 Something<\/em>\n
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    1. CREATED AND PERFORMED BY MICHAEL KENNARD AND JOHN TURNER DIRECTED BY KAREN HINES<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Mump and Smoot live on the planet Ummo and worship the deity Ummo, as long as he might be responsive to their prayers. In \u201cSomething\u201d, Mump & Smoot delight in the chaos of a nightmarish world. Their journey takes them to a quiet cafe, a somewhat gruesome wake, and finally, a catastrophic visit to the doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

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      1. Teddy<\/em> \u2013 Green Fools Theatre\n
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        1. Exhausted after a terrible day of birthday party clowning, Teddy just wants to relax and hang out with his best pal \u2014 his dog Bella. After a walk gone awry, his dog disappears and Teddy starts the panicked desperate search for his beloved Bella. The loss of Teddy\u2019s dog begins a search into his own psyche and a journey to save his pal ensues. Dean Bareham, Artistic Director of Green Fools has been performing and clowning around the world for the last 28 years, including with Cirque du Soleil. Dean is working with Andy Curtis, from One Yellow Rabbit, as co-writer and director.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Jan & Peg\u2019s Ritual Sacrifice <\/em>\u2013 Valour & Tea\n
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          1. Cousins Jan and Peg are hosting a nice, normal party\u2014and you\u2019re invited! It\u2019s definitely a totally normal party and nothing sinister is going on at all! Did someone say \u201ctrip to the underworld?\u201d No, no\u2014more like \u201ctrip to the FUNderworld!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Clown Snack Pack of Tasty New Works: 3 shows in 1 <\/em>\n
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            1. Iam Shakespeare \u2013 Desperate Shakespeare<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            2. Virginia, a desperate housewife, fulfills her dreams of being a great classical actor by enacted some of Shakespeare\u2019s great roles with the aid of finger puppets. Alongside snippets of classical text compulsive bouts of rap adaptations illuminate the internal landscape of Shakespeare\u2019s great heroines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Pinwheel Productions \u2013 Mandated Birthday<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. It\u2019s everyone\u2019s birthday and they want to celebrate. But be careful \u2014 Big Brother is watching. Join two Soviet comrades as they conduct a government approved birthday party for the masses.\u00a0There will be government approved humor, government approved balloon animal making, and government supplied Birthday rations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      1. Canplay Arts Collective \u2013 Bubbling Over<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. \u201cBubbling Over\u201d is about the struggles of routine, friendship, and bubbles! Establishing routine is a difficult task, even for great scientists, like Jojo and Keebo; in their laboratory, they must overcome their personal tensions to create something truly beautiful: friendship!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. James Jordon \u2013 Vaudevillian<\/em>\n
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                            1. This one-man vaudeville variety show with original magic, skilled juggling, royalty-free music and comedy has been headlining comedy clubs and children\u2019s festivals all over the world!\u00a0 A clean polished and professional performance for every demographic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              Wednesday, September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n