GET A LOAD OF THESE CLOWNS.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Critic A BIG BOX, a magical coloring book, some juggling pins and a room full of tumblers For other meanings, see Tumbler. Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in "Literary Machines" as a means to address every bit ever written, or a particular span of bits in any text ever written. A tumbler is a unique numerical address of an interesting artifact. was all it took to give a group of youngsters a magical hour in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . During a recent performance of their children's show ``Funky Punks Circus Spectacular'' - playing through August at the Miles Memorial Playhouse - the Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. Theater Company may have been without its ringmaster/artistic director Matt Walker. But the Troubies - professionally trained clowns all - were on steady footing even in Walker's absence. Consider ``Circus Spectacular'' as a more intimate version of a big-top act, all but guaranteeing that A) you'll be seated close to the action and B) your child will get a chance to participate if he or she is willing. That may mean throwing out a little magic to help the Chico Marx-like Guilford Adams fill up his coloring book. Or it may entail counting along in butchered French as Jordan Savage's impossibly limber ballerina prepares for an exercise. The Troubie clowns dance, tumble, juggle and generally cavort ca·vort intr.v. ca·vort·ed, ca·vort·ing, ca·vorts 1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper. 2. all over the stage. For every routine that showcases grace or dexterity, Timothy Groff steps up to take a spill as a clumsy fat lady. Routines are executed quickly with no long gaps in between, and the vaulting and tumbling finale is unquestionably un·ques·tion·a·ble adj. Beyond question or doubt. See Synonyms at authentic. un·ques  tion·a·bil a highlight. Squirted liquid is frequently on the menu of Troubadour shows, but the ``Circus Spectacular'' was goop-free. The company also has a grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. show in the evening, a remounting of its Shakespeare/Kool and the Gang melding, ``All's Kool that Ends Kool.'' FUNKY PUNKS CIRCUS SPECTACULAR - Three and one stars Where: Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. When: 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through Aug. 31. Tickets: $10. Call (213) 303-0096 or www.troubie.com. In a nutshell: Delightful, entertaining show featuring jugglers and clowns. |
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