Sacred clowns, are a characteristic feature of the ritual life of many traditional religions, and they typically employ scatology and sexual obscenities. Ritual clowning is where comedy and satire originated; in Ancient Greece, ritual clowning, phallic processions and ritual aischrologia found their literary form in the plays of Aristophanes. Two famous examples of ritual clowns in North America are the Koyemshis (also known as Koyemshi, Koyemci or Mudheads) and the Newekwe (also spelled Ne'wekw
posters of circus clowns and other famous clowns, such as Bozo and Harlequin, Ringling Brothers and other circus clowns, and …
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Per David Price, "March 13, 1964 ... on Stage 43, CBS Television City in Los Angeles taping the final episode of THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW. In her pierrette costume, Judy attempted a pantomime while the off-camera chorus sang "Where Is The Clown?" When the show was edited for broadcast, the clown number was cut [as well as several other things ... ] but we can thank Pioneer Artists for releasing most of the excised material in their 2003 release of the show in Volume 8 of the landmark presentation of her entire series on DVD."
Liberty Fest Parade '09 (vphotorob) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Fireworks. * Peelander-Z @ Union Docs * The Feelies @ Maxwell's * I'm in You, Sonoi, Swamp Sex Robots @ Bruar Falls * Rooftop Films w/ Bachelorette @ Chelsea Art Museum * Mixtape, Pet Ghost Project, El Jezel, Quiet Loudly @ Cake Shop * Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, Jenny Lewis @ Battery Park * Japanther, NinjaSonik, Ghost Mall, Muhammid Ali @ Lit Fuse Cyclery * Fresh & Onlys, Brilliant Colors, Pink Reason, Babies @ Market Hotel * Afro-Punk Festival w/ Whole Wheat Bread, Pure Hell, Game Rebellion, American Fangs, The Objex, Funk Face, oOohh Baby Gimme, Jesse Nobody @ BAM * Woodsist/Captured Tracks Fest w/ Thee Oh Sees, Vivian Girls, Kurt Vile, Woods, The Fresh & Onlys, Brilliant Colors, Ganglians, The Great Excape, The Beets, more @ 979 Broadway Backyard * Miracles of Modern Science, Dinowalrus, Ex-Humans, Alana Amram and the Rough Gems, more @ Union Pool We already did a round-up of most of today's events...
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