Forthose of us who have ever wondered what led the sword swallower to their careeror what it means t

Forthose of us who have ever wondered what led the sword swallower to their careeror what it means to be a performer of amazing feats in the age of the internetand CGI, may our questions be answered and our wonder awakened.This Saturday we’re hosting contemporary sideshow performers Fred Kahl, JenniferMiller, Todd Robbins, and Ray Valenz as they discuss the ways they reinterpret andinterrogate historical sideshow traditions for today, and share stories of howthey came to be performers. They will be joined by founder and ArtisticDirector of Coney Island USA aka the Mayor of Coney Island, Dick Zigun. Here’s more on the all-star sideshow lineup:Fred Kahl, former MC and sword swallower at Coney Island CircusSideshow and developer of the Scan-A-Rama 3D photo portrait studioJennifer Miller, playwright, bearded lady, founder and directorof Circus Amok, and professor in the department of Humanities and MediaStudies, Pratt InstituteTodd Robbins, magician, lecturer, actor, glass eater, and hostof the television series True Nightmares (as seen in the film PlayDead and the off-Broadway show Carnival Knowledge)Ray Valenz, MC at Coney Island Circus Sideshow, first prominentChicano sideshow performer and most handsome man in the American sideshow, whoalso happens to be the nephew of Richie ValenzSee you Saturday! Posted by Lena Sawyer -- source link

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