Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - March 25, 2010 This update includes: * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth at Coney Island, March 28 * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 15th Annual NYC Winter Cabaret. Only 2 more shows! * Bindlestiff's Open Variety Stage Show, Brooklyn, NY * Bindlestiff sponsors NYC's Shoebox Tour Show * Bindlestiff Celebrates World Circus Day in New Brunswick, Canada, April 17 * Development Internship Opportunity * Upcoming Bindlestiff Events * NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour * The Bindlestiff's Webisode Series * Bring the Cirkus to your town * New Bindlestiff Videos on YouTube * Support the Variety Arts For the most up to date info visit http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus’s Cavalcade of Youth March 28, 2010 THIS SUNDAY!!! at Sideshows by the Seashore 1208 Surf Ave., (Coney Island), Brooklyn, NY Showtime: 4 pm Admission: $10 youth / $15 adults Information: www.coneyisland.com 718-372-5159 www.bindlestiff.org 1-877-BINDLES Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/94327 This show is almost sold out. Get your tickets now. The Performers of Tomorrow Steal the Stage Today! Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a special showcase for young variety performers, ranging from amateurs to world-class professionals. Juvenile jugglers, diminutive dancers, adolescent acrobats and a host of other moppets and mummers present a full show of vernal vaudeville. Acts range from debuting amateurs to world-class champion performers—all under the age of 21. The May 23 Cavalcade of Youth will be at Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY. A Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and Playful Productions production * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 15th Annual NYC Winter Cabaret Only Two more performances left! April 11 and April 25, 2010 Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie Street, New York, NY Showtime: 8 pm Cocktail Lounge opens at 7 pm. Admission: $20 ($5 discount for clowns in make-up) Tickets: 212-219-0736 www.dixonplace.org Info: 1-877-BINDLES www.bindlestiff.org The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret at Dixon Place. Bindlestiff's 2010 Cabaret features different fabulous guest acts each week from the world's best in Circus, Variety, Burlesque, Sideshow, and Physical Comedy. Live, original music each week by the Mystic Orchestra. Join Ringmistress Philomena, Kinko the Clown, and Mr. Pennygaff and their amazing line-up of special guests April 11 Cirkus Cabaret features Mistress B, Jonathan Nosan, Matt Henry, Angelo Iodice, and Helium Aerial Dance and the April 25 Cirkus Cabaret features Magic Brian, Tanya Gagne, Dance Paradizo, and Michael Karas See www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES for weekly updates * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Open Variety Stage Show April 5, 2010 at Galapagos Arts Space, 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY First Monday of Every Month Coming Shows: April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5... Door $5 Showtime: 8 pm A First Look at NYC's Finest Emerging Variety Talents Circus * Sideshow * Vaudeville * Burlesque * Dance * Music Come to Dumbo Brooklyn for a spectacular night of variety entertainment: tap dancing bears, Kung Fu juggling, trained rats, clown bands, aerial artists, wire walkers, sword swallowers, a bit of burlesque, physical comedy, contortionists and cowboys. Every show offers amazing sights, quirky surprises, and some of the best variety artists working New York and the world. And at every show you will witness your host Keith "Bindlestiff" Nelson attempt the Human Blockhead Kendama Feat. Always entertaining, sometimes almost successful, this daring and painful feat has never been accomplished. Every month you can expect a different line up of emerging artists and world class entertainers. Galapagos Art Space has dedicating the one 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. Next show is April 5. For more information and to buy tickets go to http://www.galapagosartspace.com A Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and Galapagos Art Space production * * * If you would like to be on the stage, email keith@bindlestiff.org. Write 'Open Variety' in the subject line! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff sponsors NYC's Shoebox Tour Show Shoebox 2010 American Tour (Only NYC show) Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Student Union, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Showtime 8 pm Free! http://www.shoeboxtour.com 2010 marks the 5th year for Shoebox Tour. In that time, the project has traveled to 7 countries and included performers from 6 countries. Shoebox endeavours to bring contemporary juggling to audiences that normally don’t have access to such esoteric art forms. Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. is sponsoring the first show of the American tour. This year's international cast of world-class modern jugglers includes: Luke Wilson, Sean Blue, Tony Pezzo, and Jay Gilligan The program is part of the Pratt Juggling Club. A chance to juggle with the cast will follow the presentation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Celebrates World Circus Day in New Brunswick, Canada Interactive Kids Fun Fair Exploratorium Saturday, April 17, 2010  Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus show at 2 pm Circus skill workshops offered from noon to 5 pm Info: http://www.exploratoriumkidsfair.com Celebrating World Circus Day on April 17, Bindlestiff is going to New Burnswick, Canada to take part in a Kids Fun Fair. The Exploratorium is an interactive kids fun fair where children of all ages can discover, experience and get hands-on. Combiing must-see demonstrations and simulations, kid-centric booths and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' Spectacular, you get an afternoon filled with mind-expanding fun. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Grand Spectacle features Viktoria Grimmy, Book Kennison, Richterscale, Kinko the Clown and Philomena Bindlestiff. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Development Internship Opportunity Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., a small NYC-based performing arts organization dedicated to the preservation and evolution of the circus and variety arts, seeks a development intern to assist with institutional fundraising by coordinating Common Grant Application submissions: * Research list of foundations that accept the common grant application to identify strong prospects * Draft and send Lletters of Inquiry * Help assemble and submit applications * Track submissions and follow up with funders Candidates receiving academic credit are preferred but all will be considered. Existing online access to the Foundation Directory would be a plus. Hours are flexible (most work can be done via e-mail) and duration of internship is open to discussion (12 week commitment minimum). Performances are scheduled for March/April so there will be multiple opportunities to experience Bindlestiff’s programs firsthand. If this institutional fundraising project is successful, the internship has the potential to grow into a paid staff position. To apply, please send cover letter/resume to Ellia Bisker, Intern/Volunteer Coordinator, at ellia@bindlestiff.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Upcoming Bindlestiff Events - Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns to Hudson, NY, May 30 and June 25 at Club Helsinki. - Bindlestiff Family Cirkus returns to Spiegeltent for Summerscape 2010 at Bard College. Bindlestiffs Cavalcade of Youth All-Stars will also be making an appearance at the Spiegeltent - Bindlestiff is organizing a NYC Unicycle Festival for September 4 on Governors Island. - Bindlestiff co-founders are a part of a 1940's themed USO show at the FDR Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY on May 28. For more details and updates, go to the calendar at http://www.bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour There are 2,078 bridges in the 5 boroughs of New York City. Since October 14, 2009, Keith Nelson (Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder) and Rob Hickman have been making weekly treks around the city to cross every one of them.... on unicycles. The duo has been joined by several other one-wheelers. Taking advantage of cycle lanes throughout the city, the one wheel mission may be rolling through your neighborhood soon. Rides are  on Wednesdays, weather permitting. You can follow the NYC Unicycle Bridge Tour at http://unicyclenycbridgetour.blogspot.com/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Webisodes On-line! DVD of season one will be available this summer! Need a bit of time with the Bindlestiff's? Travel with the Cirkus. The Full Season One is now online. Visit http://www.thebindlestiffs.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bring the Cirkus to Your Town! All of the Bindlestiff programs--educational and performance--are available for booking. For more details contact booking@bindlestiff.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Videos on YouTube. New promotional videos are now up on YouTube including a look at 15 years of present variety arts, a cowboy clown show, The New Vaudeville Revue (a college residency program), and more coming soon. http://www.youtube.com/user/bindlestiffcirkus?feature=mhw5 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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