2022 PRESS
Clownfest featured Cutting Edge Indigenous Performers - The Nation (p.9)
Interview with Vanessa Rigaux - Global Montréal
"The Montreal Clown Festival brings together clowns and other artists from across North America, with free outdoor shows and world-class performances. Artistic director Vanessa Rigaux joins Global’s Kim Sullivan with a preview."
Nunavik circus troupe tells contemporary stories blended with Inuit mythology - CBC All in a Weekend
"CBC speaks with Saali Kuata, a founding member of Tupiq A.C.T, a circus troupe from Nunavik that blends Inuit stories with contemporary circus arts."
Un clown, c'est pas juste drôle - Journal Métro
"Politique, constructions sociales, féminisme, enjeux autochtones : tant de sujets que les clowns ne craignent pas d’aborder." - Journal Métro - Caroline Bertrand
Diving into the deep end of Montreal's fall theatre season - Montreal Gazette
"The lineup includes acts from all over Canada (as well as New York), including Toronto’s Pearle Harbour and Tupiq A.C.T. from Nunavik and Montreal." - Montreal Gazette - Jim Burke
English Theatre Shines in Montreal - Mtl.org - Richard Burnett
Montréal Fall cultural calendar - Mtl.org - Richard Burnett
What's Happening in Montreal - Stuart Nulman's Grapevine
Festivals and Events in Montreal September 2022 - Montreal Rampage
Interview with Vanessa Rigaux - Global Montréal
"The Montreal Clown Festival brings together clowns and other artists from across North America, with free outdoor shows and world-class performances. Artistic director Vanessa Rigaux joins Global’s Kim Sullivan with a preview."
Nunavik circus troupe tells contemporary stories blended with Inuit mythology - CBC All in a Weekend
"CBC speaks with Saali Kuata, a founding member of Tupiq A.C.T, a circus troupe from Nunavik that blends Inuit stories with contemporary circus arts."
Un clown, c'est pas juste drôle - Journal Métro
"Politique, constructions sociales, féminisme, enjeux autochtones : tant de sujets que les clowns ne craignent pas d’aborder." - Journal Métro - Caroline Bertrand
Diving into the deep end of Montreal's fall theatre season - Montreal Gazette
"The lineup includes acts from all over Canada (as well as New York), including Toronto’s Pearle Harbour and Tupiq A.C.T. from Nunavik and Montreal." - Montreal Gazette - Jim Burke
English Theatre Shines in Montreal - Mtl.org - Richard Burnett
Montréal Fall cultural calendar - Mtl.org - Richard Burnett
What's Happening in Montreal - Stuart Nulman's Grapevine
Festivals and Events in Montreal September 2022 - Montreal Rampage
2019 PRESS
Amanda Huotari Makes American Politics Wear a Red Nose - The Link (Concordia University)
"Huotari’s style of clowning allowed her to grapple with U.S. politics. She performed in the bouffon style where her protagonist came to mock the audience, rather than the clown poking fun at its own flaws." - The Link - Abegail Ranaudo
Funny how? Montreal Clown fest counts the ways - Montreal Gazette
"This is a festival that looks to the outer limits of the clown universe." - Montreal Gazette - Jim Burke
2018 PRESS
Clowns take over Montreal - Global News
"Morro" of Morro and Jasp moonlights as a camera person for Global.
"Global’s Kim Sullivan gets a look under the big top and finds out why clowns will be taking over the city as Montreal hosts the 3rd annual Clown Festival." - Global - Kim Sullivan
Montreal's anglo theatre scene turns over a new leaf with fall season - Montreal Gazette
"Yes, there will be zany fun, and most probably fright wigs and red noses. But the festival has proved itself to be a lively showcase of up-and-coming and established talent that can appeal to those with a more scholarly interest in the form, too." - Montreal Gazette, Jim Burke
Bill Brownstein: Yet more clowns are coming to Montreal - Montreal Gazette
"Troupers, anglos and francos from 11 companies hail from as near as here, Quebec City and Toronto and as far away as Santiago, Chile. The goals of festival organizers Rigaux and Kendall Savage are to provide a space for clowns to experiment in addition to educating the public on the fine art of clowning." - Montreal Gazette - Bill Brownstein