Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - November 28, 2010 This update includes: * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret, NYC. , 4/1 & 2/11 * Bindlestiff in Sinterklaas Celebration, Rhinebeck, NY. 12/4/10 * Bindlestiff's Open Variety Stage Show,Brooklyn, NY. 1/3/11 * Other Upcoming Bindlestiff Family Cirkus productions * The Bindlestiffs [10 Webisode Series] available on one DVD * Bindlestiff mentions on the internet * Support the Variety Arts For the most up to date info visit http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret April 1 and 2, 2011 Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie Street (between Rivington and Delancey), NYC Showtime 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 / $5 discount for clowns in make-up (walk-up only) Information: http://www.dixonplace.org 212-219-0736 http://www.bindlestiff.org 1-877-BINDLES Bindlestiff's sixteenth annual Cirkus Cabaret season is coming to New York City on April Fools Day. This NYC tradition presents a line-up of world class circus acts, sideshow marvels and entertainment legends. Only two performances this year. Be sure to mark your calendar and get your tickets early. The New York Times said of the BFC Cabaret: “It’s old-fashioned variety entertainment of the sort Ed Sullivan so astutely scooped up, but with twists.” More details coming soon. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Sinterklaas Celebration in Rhinebeck, NY Bindlestiff presents "Sinter Cirkus" show, Hey-Ya Brothers Comedy Show & Circus Sam December 4, 2010 Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY Entertainment all day. Admission: Free For more details, call 1-877-BINDLES or visit: http://www.bindlestiff.org http://www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com Join The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on Saturday December 4 for Sinter Cirkus, part of Rhinebeck's Sinterklaas Celebration! Joining the Bindlestiffs will be our cousins in comedy, The Hey-Ya Brothers! EIGHT free shows in TWO theaters at Upstate Films, housed in the historic Starr Builidng at 6415 Montgomery Street / Route 9 in Rhinebeck. Plus, wire-walking daredevil Circus Sam performs his precarious funambulistic feats at the fabled White Corner, the intersection of Route 9 and East Market Street. In The Big Theater, the Bindlestiffs present Sinter Cirkus, a live Vaudeville and Variety tribute to the Starr Building's theatrical past. Witness circus skills like juggling and acrobatic balance on the Rolla Bolla, and sideshow thrills as Mr. Pennygaff, one of 70 living sword swallowers in the world drops 24" of shining steel into his gullet! Led by whip-cracking Ringmistress Philomena and live musical guest! Showtimes: 12:15, 1:30, 2:45 and 4:00pm. In The Small Theater, see calssic slapstick comedy by The Hey-Ya Brothers. 30 minutes of uproarious slapstick variety combining circus skills, magic, and music to create big time laughter. In the tradition of comedy greats like The Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, or Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the Hey-Ya Brothers make the most simple of tasks turn into outlandish laughs. Showtimes 12:00, 1:15, 2:30, and 3:45 Outdoors, at the corners of Route 9 and East Market Street, look for Circus Sam's wire-walking feats as he juggles and performs amazing acrobatic stunts atop his rig. FREE SHOWS between 12:30 pm and 4 pm In the evening, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus teams up with Bond Street Theater in a parade through Rhinebeck and a flame filled finale. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Open Variety Stage Show Galapagos Arts Space, 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY Next Show: January 3, 2011 [The Open Stage will not be taking place in December] Door $5 Showtime: 8 pm A First Look at NYC's Finest Emerging Variety Talents And An Intimate Experience with Circus Stars from Around the World Circus * Sideshow * Vaudeville * Burlesque * Dance * Music Come to Dumbo Brooklyn for a spectacular night of variety entertainment that will include much more than a simple song and dance. Hosted by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder Keith Nelson, Bindlestiffs Open Stage Variety Show is a non stop variety show experience that may include The Heavy Metal Magician, Kung Fu juggling, trained rats, clown bands, aerial artists, wire walkers, sword swallowers, stripping clowns, living cartoons, physical comedy, a cougar contortionist and a cowboy from the Bronx. Every show offers amazing sights, quirky surprises, and some of the best variety artists working New York and the world. Always entertaining. Every month you can expect a different line up of emerging artists and professional entertainers. Galapagos Art Space has dedicating the first Monday of every month to New York City's variety, vaudeville, aerial, and circus artists. Celebrating works in progress, emerging artists, and professionals trying something new, this night promises many surprises. For more information and to buy tickets go to http://www.galapagosartspace.com If you would like to be on the stage, email keith@bindlestiff.org. Write 'Open Variety' in the subject line! And if you want to see who has been on the open stage in the past, visit the blog at http://bindlestiffopenstage.blogspot.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other Upcoming Bindlestiff Family Cirkus productions * Bindlestiff artists will be working in a window display at 350 Bowery, NYC at 7 pm from November 30 to December 4. * Buccaneer Bindlestiff's Swashbuckling Cirkus will appear at Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland, NY on December 25. * Buccaneer Bindlestiff's Swashbuckling Cirkus is coming to Millbrook for First Night. Millbrook, NY on New Year's Eve. * Juggling and Cirkus Arts Workshops in Columbia County. Contact stephanie@bindlestiff.org for details. * 2011 NYC Unicycle Festival summer plans are underway. Stay tuned for updates. For more upcoming Bindlestiff events visit bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Bindlestiffs [10 Webisode Series] soon to be available on one DVD Just in time for the holidays, The Bindlestiffs, a ten episode series documenting the 2008 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus tour will be available on December 14. Ordering information will be available at http://www.thebindlestiffs.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff mentions on the internet Bindlestiff performers in action at Park Avenue Armory Carnival http://nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com/2010/10/park-avenue-armory-indoor-carnival.h... And with the US midterm elections just ending, the 2012 Kinko for President campaign is heating up. Word is getting around: London Guardian calls Keith Nelson/Kinko the Clown "leading US Clown" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/02/us-midterms-2010-election-diary Elections Likened to Circus? Clown Takes Offense http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130969957 Angry Clowns. Don't Call Washington a Circus http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news-elections/article/angry-clowns-dont-call-w... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Support the Variety Arts We ask for your contribution in support of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and our mission to promote, develop and sustain the variety arts. If you feel a connection to Bindlestiff—if our unconventional vision and values speak to you, if you consider yourself a Bindlestiff at heart, or if you just love coming to our shows—we invite you to deepen that connection this year by making a tax-deductible financial contribution. We need your help to continue creating provocative, thrilling performances, conducting youth programs that develop skills and self-esteem, and cultivating a vital community of variety artists, all while keeping ticket prices accessibly low. Tax-deductible donations can be made at http://www.bindlestiff.org/menu/donate.html or by sending a check or money order to Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., PO Box 1917, New York, NY 10009. Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and evolution of the variety arts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus PO Box 1917 New York, NY 10009 1-877-BINDLES www.bindlestiff.org Bindlestiff Family Cirkus PO Box 1917 New York, NY 10009 http://www.bindlestiff.org 1-877-BINDLES info