Fearless Clowns on the Loose!
Great photos of Abbey Pleviak clowning around in a monkey mask in today’s Oregonian article about Portland’s New Cascadia Clown Army brings humor to the front lines of cultural clashes. A few choice quotes:
… While comparisons can be made to other calming physical practices, like yoga and tai chi, [Clarmy member Natalie Whelan] points out that clowning takes the idea of meditation to a different place entirely: “There’s a part of me that gets a little turned off by the ‘woo’ of yoga; this feels very simple and physical and primal.”
… The small clowning collective certainly has plenty of heart. In that respect, the New Cascadia Clown Army is less like a battalion and more like a team of medics, always prepared to rush to a crisis with the best kind of medicine at hand.
And I happen to know that all that play and clowning around takes a lot of work to produce, because Abbey is taking some time off from her multi-faceted job at the Portland Shambhala Meditation Center to prepare for a
very special Día de los Muertos edition of
SKIN & BONE PERFORMANCE SALON
followed by a
RAUCOUS MASK-PARADE AND JUBILANT DANCING
Cailtin Bargenquast performs as well and includes a Day of The Dead Altar by
Amy Aycrigg & Anne Emmett
Lightbox Kulturhaus | 2027 NE MLK Blvd | Glass doors behind Tiny’s
