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Before Guy Laliberte's Cirque Du Soleil rose 20 years ago, the big top had degenerated into a tedium of cliches: Bozo-like clown acts, dancing bears in dresses and men with whips sticking their coiffed heads into lions' mouths. Laliberte changed all that, building a new, animal-free circus prototype that emphasized heart-tingling theatricality, New Age sensibilities and jaw-dropping athleticism. Then his troupe invaded Las Vegas, bringing imaginative original productions to the land of showgirls and Elvis impersonators. Today, Laliberte's 3,000-strong company juggles nine spectacular shows: five that tour the globe and four resident...
...brief history: Brown's first series, "Yummy Fur" appeared during a surge in the popularity of black and white, independent comix. Collected as the howlingly funny and surreal graphic novel "Ed the Happy Clown," those early issues were canonized as a highlight of 80s graphic literature. Then Brown did something unexpected: He radically changed the format of "Yummy Fur," using it for an autobiographical exploration whose nakedness caused many fans to cringe and slink away. Still, Brown soon found himself leading an "autobio" trend in the medium. Never one to stick to trends, after an aborted fictional project that featured...
...working on putting together a new edition of "Ed the Happy Clown...
...time for the war on terrorism, the economy, our kids' future and other priority issues to come to the forefront of the debate. Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, gay marriage and which candidate served more patriotically during the Vietnam War must take a backseat in the clown car of the circus, where they belong. MARK D. FULLERTON Mesa, Ariz...
...painting, sculpture, manuscript illuminations, enamels, tapestries, stained glass, embroidery and jewelry. Sometime in the late 18th century, it seems, artists began to alter their collective self-image. They stopped considering themselves as Renaissance men and started to strike outsider poses as bohemians - and even buffoons, jesters, jugglers, acrobats and clowns. At least, that's the premise of The Grand Parade, Portrait of the Artist as Clown at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais (March 11-May 31). With 200 paintings, drawings, sculptures, film clips and installations, the show covers two centuries of this circus lineup, as envisioned by 83 artists...