Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Mexican clown conference

More than 400 clowns from Latin American countries are in Mexico City for their annual conference.

The Fraternity of Latin Clowns opened the 11th Clown Convention in a theatre.
The convention, which continues until Friday, features workshops, classes and competitions.
Conference organiser Jaime Segovia described clowning as a "serious business".

Most of the clowns are Mexican, but delegates have arrived from many Central American countries.
"Callejeros", street clowns, tend to perform routines for an adult audience.
White-faced clowns, known as "carablancas", perform for children."Vagabundo" clowns base their routines on the work of Charlie Chaplin.

Clowning in Mexico has traditionally been a male-dominated profession but increasing numbers of female clowns are attending the convention.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

They are all comparing best disguises to get across the USA border.

dom said...

You reckon the Ronnie Reagan masks still work ?