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Clown Biography
These characters were born to the wildly creative imagination of performer Roxy Roth, whose multiple talents include roving tom-foolery, interactive stage shows, facepainting, creative balloon art, live music, teaching music & workshops. She has been clowning around since the ripe age of 14, beginning her roots at Clown Camp in Medicine Hat, AB. With an off and on interest in this line of work since then, Roxy has now settled in the Shuswap, with a dream of bringing people together through the healing potential of music and laughter. Thanks to the support of the Salmon Arm community, she has seen this dream come to life through her clowning and music programs. Outlined below are highlights of this journey...
All the world loves a clown. ~Cole Porter
In 2008, her passion for entertaining was renewed after several years on hiatus. Past characters were dusted off and some new seasonal characters emerged...Scarlett the Scarecrow, Bop the Bunny, and Patti the Pirate. She was delighted to rediscover the joy in making others laugh.
In 2005, Roxy went to Germany to be an aupair. Her clown skills were put to use there, especially the art of pantomime....as she did not know the language when she first arrived! It was a relief for her to put some of these skills to use again as for several years, between university studies in Lethbridge and Vancouver, clowning took a backseat.
In 2000, this character was born after appearing in a dream! Portrayed
as a 4 yr old little girl from the country, Firzle was sure to win the hearts of the big and small, young and old. Her favourite colour is yellow, she
loves bug's, has a little bit of a lisp, and hides surprises in the MANY pockets of hers. She is learning to be an artist, so she practises by facepainting and learning
to make bawwoon animals.
In 1996, Bumfuzzle was the name, and confusion was her game. (Honest...it means "to confuse"...look it up!) Bumfuzzle was to go through a couple of wardrobe changes before finally finding blue coveralls, funky socks, a professional wig and an auguste clown face.
Clown Santa also emerged, in 1996, as an attempt to quiet the cries of many
afraid of the traditional bearded fellow! Not surprisingly, it worked. While some children are afraid of clowns, far more seem afraid of Santa. Who could resist this
silly santa in long red underwear with xmas boxers hanging out?? He brings joy to all the girls 'n boys...& has been sighted ice skating, performing, making balloon
animals, & handing out toys.
While many of Roxy's high school peers were supportive, some were scornful
or wary, but she was not discouraged! Dial-A-Clown had become a passion. Throughout highschool, she continued clowning around while others got jobs in
fast-food and retail. She'd take clowning around over flippin burgers any day!
Dial-A-Clown was also unique as it was comprised of a mother-daughter team... Bumfuzzle
and Valentine. Few can say that they grew up "clowning around with their mother..." As they learned new skills together, they also made a bold
(and wise) move to attend Clown Camp at the Medicine Hat College, earning them each a degree in Clownology. Roxy was the lucky recepient of several scholarships to
attend for two consecutive years, also earning respect as the youngest scholarship recipient. This training was graced by renowned entertainers from around the world. It
was 7 days of dawn to dusk (and beyond) of collaboration and learning--an experience that she still looks upon with fond memories.
In the beginning, Roxy's first outfit was a bit shabby, a red/white striped sweater, blue shorts, suspenders, and long socks with multicolored toes. Her wig was a mop, on this whitefaced character. "How embarrassing this look seems now," she thinks. This picture was taken shortly after sheattended her first Clown Alley meeting where clowns would get together and share skills such as facepainting, juggling and more. She was hooked right away, on learning new skills and simply being in a supportive environment where no judgements were cast.
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