upcoming

Conference Presentation

February 5-7, 2026

This conference will gather scholars, artists, and practitioners to explore the languages and non-languages of clowns and their connection to sound and performance. It coincides with the world premiere of Ana Sokolović’s opera Clown(s) at the Opéra de Montréal. Clowns employ unconventional languages—gestures, invented speech, and subversive forms—that challenge norms, embodying both marginality and resistance. Across forms from circus performers to slapstick cinema, they reflect the tension between power, taboo, and non-conformity.

Collaboration with MoA

We’re transforming the tufted rug we’ve been co-creating on Tuesday nights into a graphic score—and you’re invited to help bring it to life with your voice. No sheet music, no pressure—just an open invitation to get loud, curious, and a little experimental. Led by the Circus Opera Company, this workshop is all about interpreting shape, texture, and color through sound and collective performance.

a one-act circus opera

SOLD OUT RUN - FRINGIE WINNER

Composed by Steven Crino

Libretto by Laurel Andersen

Casie Girvin as "Girl"

Nicole Renna as "Woman"

September 4 at 6:30pm

September 8 at 8:00pm

September 15 at 5:00pm

Christ Church Neighborhood House

20 N American St, Philadelphia

Co-Produced with The Cannonball Festival

by Steven Crino

Casie Girvin, soprano on aerial silks

Steven Crino, piano

Test Flights

Sunday, June 2 at 7:00pm

FringeArts 140 N. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia