West Stockbridge— On Saturday, June 29th at 3 p.m., The Foundry presents “PREPOSTEROUS!,” a clown circus by Happenstance Theater.
PREPOSTEROUS! is a sophisticated, family-friendly, pocket-sized clown circus in which charming vintage clowns play circus animals, sing as a human calliope, do the classic circus mirror routine with a twist, invent a number of ridiculous “entrées,” perform live music, and execute a very satisfying slow motion number involving a pie.
The artists at Happenstance Theater harvest imagery from the past and re-contextualize it in performances that address the universal themes of mortality and the ephemeral. With the simplest means: humor, whimsy, music, silence, text, physical comedy, object manipulation, vulnerability, and generosity, they seek to elevate the moment when the performers and audience meet, to lift the encounter beyond the daily and pedestrian into the realms of dreams, poetry, and art. Meaning is often found… by happenstance.
The performance is on Saturday, June 29th at 3 p.m. at The Foundry at 2 Harris Street in West Stockbridge. The doors open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door for adults and $10 in advance and $15 at the door for children. Tickets and more information can be found online.