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Our goal is to cultivate clowning. We want to expand the discussion of the art of clown in New York City. We hope to provide a place where, through performance the great clowns of our time can share their tradition and inspire younger clowns. We want to discover the driving forces and profound influences of clowns working today and share them with the clown community. We would like to create an environment of support where clowns of all levels will have an outlet to test original work and take necessary risks. Also, to provide an inexpensive way for audiences to experience the many facets and traditions of clowning. We would like to invite the audience to see the depth of clowning and understand where the clown’s work is coming from. We hope to achieve these goals through this web site, the New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue, and through a monthly newsletter highlighting the performers of the upcoming revue and their artistic process. Our goal is also to have lots of high-level, artsy-fartsy, silly, slapsticky fun.

PRODUCERS

Christopher Lueck is an actor, clown, and educator in NYC. He was named one of nytheatre.com’s people of 2006.  A member of Actor’s Equity Association, Christopher has worked in many venues, including films, commercials, downtown theatres, The Grand Ole Opry and has recently appeared on ABC’s All My Children.  He is the founder and co-producer of New York Downtown Clown, a company that is dedicated to cultivating clown theatre in NYC. The company produces the only all clown variety show in the world- The New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue, for which Christopher is the host and curator. Downtown Clown also curates the Clown Playground which is a series of monthly workshops for clowns. Downtown Clown's special events include a Clown Awards Ceremony (Golden Nose Awards) and The Clown Olympics. Christopher is the founder and co-instructor of the Slapstick Dojo. Christopher has toured his solo clown show i want to be MUSASHI: a clown samurai fantasy to festivals around the country. The show combines clown with Japanese sword fighting, two of Christopher’s great passions. He is currently developing several new clown projects. He holds a  Masters Degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. Christopher Lueck is a graduate of the Dell’ Arte School of Physical Theatre and has a BFA in Acting from Brooklyn College. When not acting or clowning Christopher teaches puppetry, masks, and clown in the New York Public Schools. www.christopherlueck.com

Amanda Pekoe (co-producer) - Has a BFA in Acting and an MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brookyn College. She has performed in and directed various productions in NYC. Amanda has done marketing for various Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and was the VP of Business Development for Spiegelworld. She is now a partner of Art Meets Commerce, acompany which handles web site design, internet marketing, video and photography, and traditional advertising for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and nonprofit theatres.