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David Shiner is an American clown and physical comedian who has worked in various fields of entertainment, including circus, theater, film, and television. He is best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil and with Bill Irwin. Shiner was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Get ready for your breakout performance and work with David. David is an award winning clown offering his clear insights and versatile experience from performing on streets, with Cirque du Soleil, on Broadway and in movies.
David Shiner : Official Bio AWARD WINNING CLOWN, DIRECTOR AND MENTOR. David Shiner began his career on the streets of Paris in 1981 and quickly established himself as an artist with a vision. He drew hundreds of spectators at a time to his own form of guerrilla theater.
Founder & Artistic Director. David is the Founding and Artistic Director of The Clown School, an artist, scholar, author and educator whose expertise ranges from screen to stage, instruction to leadership. He has been teaching clown, mask, movement, and performance for thirty years.
- Los Angeles, CA 90065
- administrator@theclownschool.com
- Inspiration For and Development of The Shiner Method
- The Clown
- The Performer
During a clown workshop with experienced performers in Spain, David was surprised to see, as the students began to present their routines, that all of them had created something which had virtually nothing to do with, not only the art of clowning, but the very essence of performance itself. What was missing? Why had the students not discovered how ...
The clown is that very one ordained to gather our shared tears, transforming the once unbearable into peals of childish laughter. If a clown is worth his name it is only for this. The clown cares immensely for others. The clown reminds us of the possibilities of what lies within our hearts. The clown lights the lantern of hope, love, tenderness and...
The actor and clown is a fearless warrior who embraces all that life delivers, from its harrowing agony to its enraptured glory. A warrior’s unswerving devotion to completely annihilate all that keeps him small and safe….and dull.
Watch David Shiner, a Tony award-winning clown, perform a hilarious silent movie sketch at Just for Laughs festival.
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Oct 30, 2008 · Express. Clown Confession: Cirque du Soleil's David Shiner. By Express. October 29, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. While David Shiner spent part of his youth in D.C. (no comment on whether he was...
