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Bubkus
Event Details: The
purpose of Bubkus is to show the audience the beauty and possibility of a
play without words, without bright lights and loads of witticisms. In a world where everything beeps, flashes,
shakes, rattles and rolls, Jesse is offering a simple vision of a simple man
struggling with his position in the world.
The word
“bubkus” is Yiddish for “nothing”, and Bubkus was in fact created out of
nothing. Using only a blanket, a pillow
and a toothbrush, the clown takes the audience through a conventional fairy
tale. His role as clown and the
expectation of those around him to be funny has left him feeling alone and
disenchanted both with the world and with his audience. He tries to tell the audience, without words,
a story about love. However, his
disenchantment and bitterness comes through and begins to infect the story,
twisting it towards a tragic end.
With
Bubkus, Jesse explores “dramatic clowning” to pull, push and envelope the
audience in a world of make-believe, which can simultaneously be beautiful and
alarming, joyous and tragic. Clown is
mainly known for its tendency towards comedy, however with Bubkus Jesse
is developing a more emotionally driven style of Clown. Working to destroy its surrounding
stereotypes, He is trying to show a clown that feels pain, anger, resentment as
well as joy, innocence and a love for comedy.
“This actor is a non stop whirlwind of breathless energy… A great performance… You have to see Jesse Buck.” Alvina Ruprecht, CBC Radio |
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