This camp is inspired by all the adults who not only allowed us to be ourselves as kids, but who encouraged and helped guide us along the way.
We put Clown Camp together to create a space for kids to play games and move; where they are allowed to be loud restless and goofy, all while creating and learning. We understand the youth of today have more obstacles than we did growing up. With lock-down, online learning, and limited access in schools to art/music/gym & recess. Creativity, imagination and motivation are always competing with the screens for our attention. We want to build and strengthen the ability to connect, entertain, and find joy offline.
The intention of Clown Camp is to spark a long lasting flame of fun, curiosity and possibility.
We strive to create a physically and emotionally safe space for children. We teach our campers how to craft safely and follow our safety guidelines.
Every child is part of our clown family and we make sure everyone feels seen and accepted. We also pride ourselves on teaching children how to respectfully compromise and resolve conflicts when working together.
We encourage every child to take a creative risk, and find different ways to communicate ideas and emotions.
We hope that by the end of a session our campers feel empowered with the tools to make new friends, play imaginatively, and feel confident making creative and artistic choices everywhere they go.
We want every child to wake up in the morning excited to come to camp! Moving, crafting, and clowning around everyday is a circus at CLOWN camp!
Passionate Staff Committed to Creating Unforgettable Experiences
Anthony is a graduate of the UConn Puppet Arts BFA Program. They are constantly creating, performing, and devising new work for both children and adults. They are a skilled workshop leader and teacher. They used to be the Education Coordinator at The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, heading workshops, museum tours, community puppetry pageants, and teaching puppetry to both children and adults. Anthony is also a well versed performing who has toured much of North America as a clown and puppeteer.
Jeb can be found teaching juggling in parks around Brooklyn, performing in Clown & Puppet shows here in town, in New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest, and working as a court jester in Québec at La Duché de Bicolline. They studied film, french, and graduated with a BA in Philosophy at Western Washington University (2018). Jeb has always been immersed in performing arts; growing up with Seattle Children's theater, Shakespeare in the Park, and taking modern dance classes with an emphasis in the Horton Technique. Inspired by street performers and the PNW circus culture they learned to juggle, and have expanded their practice taking classes from the legendary Luther Bangert.
CLOWN CAMP is located at Mayday Space — 176 St Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn.
Located just a few blocks away from the DeKalb stop off the L. Mayday Space is both a neighborhood resource and a citywide destination for engaging programming, a home for radical ideas and debate, and a welcoming gathering place for people and movements to work, learn, celebrate and build together.