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is the best in the world!
Not only can they perform, they can teach.
You will learn more from our staff in one week than you could ever dream imaginable!
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Tricia Manuel
The one and only |
The unmistakable Pricilla Mooseburger got her clowning start with Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus. Since then she has devoted her life to Clown Arts Education, touring the country providing innovative classes and opportunities at conventions festivals and camps.
Tricia possesses exceptional skill in reaching the beginners as well as the advanced performers. Through the years she discovered she could reach more audiences through her students than she could through her own performance. Teaching the art of clowning has become her passion.
Not only does she love to teach, she loves to bring the best educators to you. Mooseburger Clown Arts Education is her vocation and life's work.
Join her in a class and you will experience one of the brightest clown arts educators sharing the art of clowning today. You will receive and education and make a friend.
Currently she tours the country teaching, performing, selling Pricilla Mooseburger Original costumes, Mehron make-up, and a new wig dept.
In her spare time she is a tireless volunteer in Maple Lake, her home town, as well as a frequent performer and producer in the Maple Lake Community Theater.
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She is the mother of Julia |
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Karen Hoyer!
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We plan to bring in a new staff member each year as our "Special Guest Star", and we are very proud to have Karen Hoyer join us for 2011!
Ever since she landed in Chicago, Karen "Dots" Hoyer has been using mime and movement theatre as her creative launching pad. Highlights of her career to date include: co-founding Partners in Mime, presenting Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College Workshops, creating her one-woman show "Apparent Appearances," trapeze/bungee flying in the Opera, and being Chief Bonehead for the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program. |
Check her out online at dots-all-folks.com (http://dots-all-folks.com/) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Dot/181844392557)
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 Fred Baisch
Fred is an award winning clown as well as an accomplished magician. He owns one of the largest magic shops in the world, Twin Cities Magic, in St. Paul Minnesota,
We are thrilled that Fred takes time from his busy schedule to be with us at Moose Camp
Fred is a big part of our Dealer Room he brings a huge magic shop to Moose Camp along with everything you need in magic, balloons, puppets and more. |
| Then he breaks out all of his personal favorites and trade secrets and hauls them up to the classroom to share in his comedy magic course. Fred has been a perfect addition to Moose Camp. He fits in perfectly with his giving teaching style, his real love of being a clown himself, and his chance to mess around and laugh with all of us instead of being trapped in his huge magic shop! Fred is teaching the course on Comedy Magic, of course! He became one of the gang the first day he was here. We expect to keep him around for years to come! |
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Karen believes clowns serve a deeper purpose than mere diversion. On a whim, when she was young, Karen attended a clowning class offered by the Pickle Family Circus. She was hooked! Later, when the "Greatest Show on Earth" came to town, Karen auditioned-and was accepted-at the world famous Ringling Brothers Clown College. During her eight years clowning around the globe with RBBB, Karen was the brains behind some of our favorite gags, and brought laughter into the lives of millions. She hid her ability to write and produce gags, but we found out about that too, and so she became apart of the team that teaches circus gags at Moose Camp! |
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Greg & Karen DeSanto Currently in their third decade as professional circus clowns, Greg and Karen DeSanto are one of the very few husband and wife comedy teams working in America today. Both graduated from Ringling Clown College (Greg in 1985, Karen in 1993) and went on to have careers with The Greatest Show on Earth, whether it was writing, producing, directing, or starring in gags. The DeSantos have served as consultants for Feld Entertainment and have directed the clown material for many editions of RBBB Circus. Besides Ringling, the DeSantos have also performed at the White House, Big Apple Circus Clown Care, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Madison Square Garden, and other fun locales and programs all over the world. For seven seasons, Greg and Karen were the favorite resident clowns at Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI. |
Christopher Hudert
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Christopher Hudert is a masterful puppeteer and expert clown! When you put the two of those two things together you get one wonderful instructor for Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp!
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Christopher met Tricia in the 1982 class of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Clown College. They ended up friends and on the road for with the blue Unit of the circus for three years. Christopher stayed on and became boss clown for the unit that went to Japan as well as the red unit back in the States. After leaving the circus 'Hoot' went back to one of his first loves puppetry. He has performed at the Smithsonian in Wash D.C., and performs the most delightful and heartfelt renditions of 'The Velveteen Rabbit' ever to grace a puppet stage. Check him out online at his company, Applause Unlimited.
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Sweet Connie Connie Kennedy came to us as a student and has stayed as a friend. We made her staff because we can't do without her! You will find her behind the registration desk and anywhere you need a helping hand. If you have questions about face painting, organizing a clown alley, or just about anything to do with clowning - just ask her. After all, there is a reason we call her "Sweet Connie"! She is a travel agent as well and can help you with your travel questions and plans for coming to any of our programs! |
If you need to make travel arrangements or flights to Moose Camp, check out her online travel agency for clowns: Gulliver's Travel.
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Dan Langwell Dan wants every clown and entertainer to be the best they can be -- this starts with quality education. He believes you should continually update your skills and improve your business every chance you get. Dan knows several facets of clowning for a living, and is happy to fill you in on his secrets of success! |
Brenda Marshall
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Brenda Marshall has been sharing the gospel with children of all ages as 'Flower the Clown' since 1981. Her book, 'Sharing God's Love Through Laughter - A Guide to Christian Clowning,' was written to encourage others in this unique ministry. Brenda, whose hospital personality is "Doctor Abby Normal," has been a long time hospital volunteer and is currently involved as co-founder and working clown in a program at Children's Medical Center Dallas. |
Brenda has performed internationally and was the leader of the first People to People delegation of clowns to visit China. She has taught workshops at festivals and conferences from Texas to Singapore. After 24 years of clowning, she still sees herself as a student of the art, most recently attending clown school in New York City.
Marcela Murad
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Marcela Murad is better known as Mama Clown around the world! She is a terrific clown, story teller, and delightful performer. She holds the heart of the Miami area in the palm of her hand.
She is the innovator of face painting education across the country having created the first Face Painting magazine and convention. When we wanted to expand our face painting education at Moose Camp there was only one call to make. Mama will offer the only face painting intensive course for clowns that feature on the job training! You will paint faces at the All Star Clown Show! |
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Rex Nolen
Rex Nolen was a teenager selling cotton candy at Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium when he first saw Otto Griebling perform and got hooked on clowning. Later, under the tutelage of Master Clown Frosty Little, Rex learned the finer points of physical comedy, timing, delivery, classic gags, and pyrotechnics. He loves passing along what he's learned over the course of 15 years of roughly 250 gigs a year, including birthday parties, festivals, grand openings, and special events. |
Check him out online at his company, The Gag Bag.
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Terry Ricketts Terry was born in 1955 - the same year Disneyland opened its gates. He began clowning in 1969 at carnivals and parades. Luckily, he met Happy Kellems, ICHOF member, who brought years of vaudeville and circus knowledge - and taught Terry about makeup and performance. Terry performed in the Air Force 1975-79 with a Hospital Visitation Program. In 1980, he began working with a nationally recognized food service. |
Terry is the master of props, with his wacky and zany ideas, from using everyday objects to great parade props! His enthusiasm is sure to spark a few great ideas of your own. Terry will be keeping the creativity going in the "New & Improved Prop Lab", so be sure to check it out and ask him for help on your projects.