About Us

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Gadfly:

1. A persistent irritating critic; a nuisance.
2. One that acts as a provocative stimulus; a goad.
3. Any of various flies, especially a warble fly, botfly, or horsefly, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals.

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Mission:

Seek wit, humor, and compassion in our communities though the arts with a distinct focus on clown and physical comedy. Explore clowning and comedy through new media and avenues of expression. Create platforms to encourage and create collaboration between artists, performers, clowns, and physical comedians

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The Humanist Project:

Incorporating our full self into our work play life and art. Using performance as a vehicle, The Humanist Project is a performance company that is asking the artist to bring all the elements of their spirit to their work and to integrate those elements more fully into their work and the community.