This was quite a gig, an extraordainary experience that I’m still processing! There were over 200 artists, most acts had at least ten or so members, one act had 29 stunts cyclists! It was all a bit crazy. I was asked to do two numbers, my Boxing routine and a tug of war sketch. They were both successful but the audience was so unpredictable I never knew what I going to get. In one performance I managed to choose a Martial Arts Master! I was genuinely scared as he inch punched me out of the ring! What was super cool was hanging with the house band, they were such lovely people and a pleasure to work with. Here are some photos from the gig.

I’m delighted this is happening as Bristol feels like a second home to me.
There are so many great friends and artists there, it’s such a hive of creativity and good vibes.

Directing the play
Clown workshop with Fraser Hooper

June 21 – 23  (10am – 4pm)
Pionirski dom – Art centre
Ljubljana, Slovenia
PRICE: 150 € (concessions 100 €)

Workshop (in English language with translation if needed) for people with experience in the field of performing arts (theatre, street theatre, clowning, dance, circus etc.) and with an interest in clowning or comical theatre.
Application and information: bufeto.info@gmail.com

Organisation: Bufeto & Klovnbuf Festival in cooperation with Pionirski dom – Centre for Youth Culture and European Capital of Culture GO! 2025

After a quick visit to my folks in London I was back in  Christchurch NZ for The Bread and Circus World Buskers and then on to Nelson for their wonderful Buskers festival. In Christchurch I met a fabulous pair of Argentinian  identical twin jugglers and I ended up doing a couple of days development work for them in Wellington. You can view them here.
www.thetwinstrip.com 

Then it was down to Queenstown to work with a hula hooper artist Jodie Nakat on her new show. 
https://www.instagram.com/jodie_nakat/?hl=en

I also had the big pleasure of helping out my old mate Shay Horay for a few days on his new Keith Preene kids show Dinosaur Bingo. We both then performed at the re-opening of The Art Centre in Christchurch at The Off Centre festival March 3 – 5.

  

https://www.keithpreene.com/

Coming up in June I’m back in the UK again and I get to work with two great great acts who just so happen to be two great friends, Amazing Grace Billings from Flame OZ and Darryl Carrington.
http://flameoz.com/flameoz-fire-shows
https://www.darryljcarrington.com/

Most of my music choices come from my love of jazz, it just seems to go so well with clown. So to answer the question I often get asked after the show, “what was that track you played?” here is my current playlist.

ON BROADWAY, JESS RODEN
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER, BOB DOROUGH
ITUMELENG 1974, BATSUMI
PIGMY PART ONE, BILLY LARKIN
BOOGALOO IN ROOM 802, WILLI BOBO
WACK WACK, YOUNG HOLT UNLIMITED 
BLUE IN GREEN, MILES DAVIS
CANTELOPE ISLAND, HERBIE HANCOCK
SAMBA DE OREFU, BOSSA NOVAVILLE
EYE OF THE TIGER, SURVIVOR
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, VANGELIS
BAT MACUMBA, GILBERTO GILL
SOUL FOR SAHIB, KOOP
WALTZ FOR KOOP, KOOP
TUDO TOM, BRAZILICA
YO YO JAZZ, NICOLA CONTE
PARCHMAN FARM, MOSE ALLISON
MAS QUE NADA, SERGIO MENDES