Clown Axioms at La Mama (NY)

Clowns ex Machina is Kendall Cornell's continuation of her work with groups of female clowns. (which started as Kendall Cornell's Soon-to-Be-World-Famous Women's Clown Troupe) Clown Axioms is a show of 12 women clowns that "create a poetic yet preposterous world" Expect some interesting takes on female stereotypes, and by extension female clown stereotypes. Last July they did a workshop showing, and now they are doing an expanded show. the show features a number of clowns, including: Amanda Barron, Christine Bodwitch, Kendall Cornell, Melinda Ferraraccio, Kathie Horejsi, Emily James, Ishah Janssen-Faith, Mona Le Roy, Judi Lewis Ockler, Julie Pulmettaz, Maria Smushkovich, and Virginia Venk. where: The CLUB at La MaMa ETC 74 A east 4th St. (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue) cost: Tickets $15 $10 student tickets with valid I.D. call: Box office: 212-475-7710 when: Friday, October 9th at 10pm Saturday, October 10th at 10pm Sunday, October 11th at 5.30pm Friday, October 16th at 10 pm Saturday, October 17th at 10pm Sunday, October 18th at 5.30pm Find out more: clownsexmachina.com, www.lamama.org (and by the way, I know I'm being incredibly un p.c.-- but www.clownsexmachine.com is available. Possibly Kendall and Co. should snatch that up before someone else does and uses it for their own nefarious purposes. Clown porn could be a big business! and works pretty contrary to the whole ClownsExMachina.com theme.)