Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Update - October 14, 2010 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus' summer included producing NYC's first Unicycle Festival (nycunifest.com), participating in the International Juggling Conventions public shows (produced by Bindlestiff co-founder Keith Nelson), producing Cirkus Cabaret in the Spiegeltent at Summerscape, offering circus skill summer camp programs in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Hudson. In the past month Bindlestiff Family Cirkus performered at Virgin Mobile Free Festival (Maryland) and Dumbo Arts Festival (Brooklyn), and just this past weekend provided 30 circus artists to the Park Avenue Armory Carnival (NYC). Although Bindlestiff has packed the seersucker suits away for the season, the Cirkus is already rocking the fall: This update includes: * Ringmistress Philomena Bindlestiff's Estrogen-Powered Femme Fatale Cirkus at Highline Ballroom, NYC, Halloween Night * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth, Coney Island, November 7 * Bindlestiff's Open Variety Stage Show, Brooklyn, NY. * Cirkus Skill Workshops, Hudson and Chatham, NY * Other Upcoming Bindlestiff Family Cirkus productions Including Ghost Walk in Hudson, NY on November 5 * Support the Variety Arts For the most up to date info visit http://www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ringmistress Philomena Bindlestiff's Estrogen-Powered Femme Fatale Cirkus Halloween, Sunday October 31, 2010 Highline Ballroom: 431 W 16th St NYC Doors at 6pm / Show at 7pm Tickets: $12 Advance / $15 day of show Tickets/Directions: http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=1593 Images available upon request Join Ringmistress Philomena Bindlestiff and an all-star, all-girl cast of femme fatales on Halloween Night for an estrogen-powered evening of circus thrills, sideshow chills and vaudevillian virtuosity. Live, real, and undeniably exciting! The Cirkus Superstars who will grace the stage include: Lady Latex herself, Mistress B, ; Juggling juggernaut Jen Slaw; Aerial Force of Nature Petra Lange; Bleeding Hearts Collective Belly Dance; Comedienne, Ventriloquist , and slayer Carla Rhodes, plus live Cirkus music by Los Mysticos... The early showtime 7pm lets you catch ALL the Halloween fun in NYC! A Bindlestiff Family Cirkus production. http://www.bindlestiff.org http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161821230503803 http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=1593 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth The Performers of Tomorrow Steal the Stage Today! Sunday, November 7, 2010 Showtime: 4 pm Sideshows by the Seashore, 1208 Surf Ave., (Coney Island), Brooklyn, NY Admission: $10 youth / $15 adults (21+) Information: www.coneyisland.com 718-372-5199 www.bindlestiff.org 1-877-BINDLES Tickets: http://commerce.pair.com/alhadeff/coneystore/index.php? main_page=index&cPath=37 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. Starting its seventh year, the Bindlestiff Cavalcade of Youth continues to feature an amazing array of young talent. These are the future stars of Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Coney Island Sideshow, and television. Where else can you see juvenile unicyclists, tap dancers, magicians, clowns, and contortionists sharing the stage with Broadway-bound singers and classically trained musicians? All the performers are under 21, but audience members of all ages love this show! A Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and Playful Productions production. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bindlestiff Open Variety Stage Show Next show November 1 Galapagos Arts Space, 16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY First Monday of Every Month Coming Shows: November 1, December 6, January 3... 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 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. 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! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Other Upcoming Bindlestiff Family Cirkus productions * Ghost Walk continues to haunt Hudson, NY. November 5. ghostwalkhudson.com * Bindlestiff Family Cirkus returns to Millbrook for First Night. Millbrook, NY New Year's Eve. * Juggling and Cirkus Arts Workshops in Columbia County. Contact stephanie@bindlestiff.org for details. * Keith Bindlestiff at Six Flags for Fright Fest. Keith Nelson is swallowing swords, eating fire, and drilling holes in his head every weekend this month at Six Flags Great Escape, Lake George, NY. * Kinko the Clown is starting to awaken his campaign machine. Think Kinko 2012. kinkoforpresident.com Stay tuned for more upcoming Bindlestiff events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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