PERFECT BEASTS: modern Bouffon Clown
Apr 24 and 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA
PERFECT BEASTS is an evening of Bouffon Clown performance by Stephen Daytime and Joshua Kilcoyne, devised and presented in collaboration with Jay Dunn.
WHAT IS BOUFFON?
Bouffon is a form of modern clown and physical theater rooted in the art of satire and mockery. Bouffons are voracious, lustful, mischievous creatures to whom nothing and no one is sacred. They are seductive mimics and shameless provocateurs who revel in ridiculing everyone and everything around them. The audience laughs at the Clown – the Bouffon laughs at the audience.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The creators of PERFECT BEASTS met in 2024 while training with renowned Italian theater artist and teacher Giovanni Fusetti. Recognizing their shared passion for the art of Bouffon, they joined forces to bring this lesser-known form of contemporary clown to new audiences. PERFECT BEASTS debuted with a three-night run at La Porte Rouge in Montreal, Quebec in December 2025.
Total runtime approximately 75 minutes, no intermission.
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
https://events.humanitix.com/perfect-beasts-show
These performances are being presented in conjunction with a one-day Bouffon Fundamentals Workshop on Sunday, April 26. Workshop students will be granted free admission to the show. Info & registration can be found at https://events.humanitix.com/perfect-beasts-workshop.