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I just think we need one. One thread where all the resources, books websites, organizations, museums, magazines, and whatever else is out there public that we have used to learn to clown, and other skills, can be seen by all. So post them... if they are not posted already.


Websites: there are definitely many many more good sites out there. Post them, and I will add them too the list here in the first post. I am breaking them up in the broadest of categories to facilitate the wonders of browsing, and me not having to continually make new categories.

Website Directories:
Clown Resource Directory A giant directory on all things clowning.
Balloon Twisting Directory on Whispy A two page list on all things Balloon Twisting.
ClownEvents.com A list of Clown and related events from all over the place.
Hickory's Clown Alley A highly informative and linked up website on clowning.

Education:
Circus Historical Society A society dedicated to preserving material and facilitating research on the American Circus.
Clown - Wikipedia The Wikipedia article on the clown.
The Clown Conservatory A part of the San Francisco Circus Arts Center. It has year long programs in stage and circus clowning and numerous workshops around the world.
Dell'Arte SchoolA Theater school in Northern California with a year certificate program in Physical theater and a three year MFA in Physical Theater Ensemble.
Ecole International de Theatre Jacques Lecoq A physical theater school in Pairs, France founded by Jacques Lecoq who was one of the first people to really study the art of clown in theater. It has a two year program, and yes you do need to know some French.
The Wright School The school of Bill Wright, the author of "Why is that so Funny? An Exploration of Physical Comedy" and a student of the Lecoq School. It is in England and has workshops on clown and physical theater all year long.
performers.net - The Performers' Network - Busking Community A site and forum on the great art of Busking or preforming on the street.
Hickory's Clown Alley A highly informative and linked up website on clowning.
MooseBurger Camp Homepage of Mooseburger Camp that is often referred to here at the forum.
Circus Camp A day-camp for kids centered around circus, performing, and visual arts in Atlanta Georgia.
Nose to Nose Workshops A clown as personal and social growth group based in the UK that has workshops around the World.
The Simple Fool School A spiritual growth through clowning serise of workshops.
TnT Clown Retreat A week long Christian clown retreat in Georgia.
Phillidelphia School of Circus Arts A school for all ages in the Circus arts, not specifically clowning, but definitly teaches skills that can used in clowning.
Bump a Nose Another clown community website containing a forum, blogs and other such resources!

Skills lots of skills:

Balloons:
Balloon HQ presents: Twisting Balloons 101
Fedemelis's alphabetical list of model instructions with links - in English
http://balloon.nakayosi.jp/
Balloon HQ
Free balloon twisting,model,sculpture instructions
Entertaining with balloon models and sculptures
The Balloon Animals Blog

Magic:
Card Trick Central
Magic Tricks
Cold Reading Resources
All Born Ventriloquists
Professor Wonder's Wonder Factory

Juggling:
Internet Juggling Database
JuggleThis.net
Juggling Tricks unlimited
Juggle Now
KingsCascade.com
Wildcat Jugglers - Tutorial
Ball Juggling
Juggling with balls
Juggling Instructions : Tricks, tips, videos, how to juggle tutorial
Juggling

Various kinds of object manipulation:
TricksWithHats.org
How to yoyo
WWW Collection of Favorite String Figures
International String Figure Association
Bubble Town, soap bubble fun and magic - Home page
The Bubblesphere
Big Bubble Magic
Home of Poi
Diabolo Tricks
Diabolo.ca
The Fire Chains Site
Lightertricks.com
Coin Manipulation
Knife Throwing.info
Fire Breathing

Puppetry and Ventriloquism:
AXTELL EXPRESSIONS Puppets & Magic |Puppets
Ventriloquism 101-Learn How To Be A Ventriloquist.
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/campf...ventriloquism/
The Puppetry Home Page
Ventriloquism - Instructions on How To Talk Without Moving Your Lips

Facepainting:
Snazaroo USA for face painters
Snazaroo World face paint and body paint

Circus and Variety Arts:
Variety Arts Directory
TeachCircus.com


Online publications of various sorts:
http://www.clown-forum.com/
clownalley.net
Reporting on Clowns in the news all over the world
CircusWeb! Circus Present and Past
kidabra.com
CircusNews.com / News.SimplyCircus.com
clownlink.com
The Theatrical Clowning Blog


groups:
Texas Clown Association
Clowns of America International
Clown Ministry
http://www.cowtownclowns.net/
Mid West Clowns
Red Nose Ranch
clowns without borders-usa
Wise Fool Community Arts
Clowns International
World Clown Association
World Juggling Federation
International Jugglers Association
Cascade Jugglers: The Seattle Juggling club.
Inky Clowns: Clowns of Indiana and Kentucky
Mid-Atlantic Clown Association

Costumes and props:
Mehron
Clown Costumes
Clown Antics Shop
Simplicity Patterns
Pavelka Design
LaRocks Magic
www.mooseburger.com
Costumes by Betty
http://classicsbybarbi.homestead.com/
Clown Supplies
Silly Farm Supplies
Dube Juggling Equipment
Jugglingstore.com
Serious Juggling store
Renegade Juggling
The Balloon Page
Klamm magic
Idaho Fun House
Special Effect Supply
Visual Comedy Shop on Ebay
Original Bird Whistles

Joke sites:
Jokesareawesome.com

Troupes and Personal sites:
Sweet Fanny Adams Theater
Improv Everywhere
Home Page
Charlie the Juggling Clown
Magical Balloon-dude Dale
Lollypop's Site
Chance Marmalade's LinkedIn site
Chance Marmalades fund raising site
Jusby's Wordpress site
Sloopy Da Clown's Insider Page
Pricilla Mooseburger Originals The great Pricillia Moosburger's site. She is a graduate of the Ringling Clown College, and runs a popular weeklong Clown Camp and makes costumes as well as clowns.
Mr Fudge's web site (Balloon Twisting)

Business sort of thing sites
Fundable: A place to raise some money for projects and causes.

Books on Clowning:

Creative Clowning by Bruce Fife
Why is that so Funny? by John Wright

The Physical Comedy Handbook by Davis Rider Robinson
Clown Alley by Bill Ballantine
Clown Magic by David Ginn
Be A Clown by Mark Stolzenberg
How to be a Compleat Clown by Toby Sanders
The Mime Book by Claude Kipnis
The Moving Body by Jacques Leqoc
Clown Alley by Bill Ballantine

Books on comedy in General:

Books on Juggling and manipulation:
How to be a Goofy Juggler by Bruce Fife


Books on Magic:

Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic

Books on mime:
The Mime Book by Claude Kipnis
The Art of Pantomime by Charles Aubert
Be a Mime by Mark Stolzenburg
Combat Mime: A Non-Violent Approach to Stage Violence by Caren Caraway


Movie (more or less) Clowns: Clicking will take you to youtube.

Marx Brothers
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Laurel and Hardy
W.C Feilds
Tim Conway (on the Carol Burnett Show)
Three Stooges
Rowan Atkinson
Harold Lloyd
Peter Sellers
Steve Martin
Zero Mostel
Mel Brooks
Gene Wilder
The Muppets, especially, Fozzy Bear and Gonzo the great.
the Old Warner Brothers cartoons
Animaniacs.
Sid Ceaser
Foster Brooks

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I'm not at home so I don't have my resources at my fingers, but...

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I'll throw a quick one in to be added to the magic category:

www.penguinmagic.com

I like it because many of the tricks have videos (both Windows Media and Quicktime) that you can watch before you decide to buy.

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Here are some more I have in my favorites:

Juggling general:
http://www.jugglingdb.com/
http://www.jugglethis.net/
http://www.teachcircus.com/

Poi:
http://www.geocities.com/baja/outback/3100/index.html
http://www.homeofpoi.com/

Diabolo:
http://www.diabolotricks.com/
http://www.diabolo.ca/

General performing/clowning:
http://www.performers.net/
http://www.webclowns.com/index.html
http://www.dufferz.com/ceo/
http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm..._being_a_clown

Balloons:
http://www.mbd2.com/index_IE.html
http://www.professorwonder.com/
http://www.balloondesigns.net/
http://www.magicgeorge.co.uk/entertainer.html
http://www.balloon-animals.com/

Bubbles:
http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/bubble/bubble.html
http://www.bubbles.org/
http://www.wetrock.com/BBM/bbm.html

Ventriloquism:
http://www.axtell.com/
http://www.ventriloquism101.com/ventriloquism/index.htm
http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/campf...ventriloquism/
http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/
http://www.brownielocks.com/ventriloquism.html

String figures:
http://www.isfa.org/
http://www.alysion.org/string.htm
http://www.darsie.net/string/

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Snugglesnort: You should keep updating your post to add what others have said so you don't have to scroll down to get to the links.
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Dube is a fantastic juggling supplier, their weighted hats are great! I 2nd...or 3rd.... PenguinMagic! That site is terrific! Patrick from ProClownWigs has the best wigs I've probably ever seen. Sillyfarm.com seems like a great place to do business and they have 250 ct of 260Q's for $13 or $14, depending on color variety. Anybody have any good links for facepainting? You clowns are the best! I love this forum! Bravo!

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Face Painting:
www.snazaroo.us (Also www.snazaroo.com links to snaz sites throughout the world.)
www.fbpaa.com (Face and Body Painting Artist Association)

Balloons:
www.balloonhq.net

Education:
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