Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Scrapbook
Having toured the country, been featured in dozens of magazines, and appeared on national TV shows, it's a wonder the Bindlestiff's heads don't get too big for their wigs. Presented here are the virtual memories of productions past (some to rise again!), images of acts of daring, and events of certain historical significance!
Current Productions
BFC on YouTube
and the Web

"It's fantastic. There are certain things that make New York City so incredibly special. And this is one of them."
Kim Palchikoff, New York Times

Current Productions
Kinko for President!
Currently in pre-production-
visit the offical
Kinko For President
website
!
Cavalcade of Youth
This exciting program and production trained and presented talent aged 5 to 21 in productions in 2004 and 2005 - a new installment is in the works.
More...
Interested in having
the Cirkus come to your town? This video was shot during their last tour and will give you a good idea of what you're in for!
Thrills, fun,
and excitement!
Cavalcade of Youth
Part stage production,
part collaborative education, all circus and all fun. Get an idea of what it's all about in this video slideshow.
Promo Reels
A modest collection of images from 13 years of the Bindlestiff's bringing the variety arts to the masses. A look inside Bindlestff Family Variety Arts and Playful Productions' innovative youth program. Sample the wares of the coolest show on Earth!
This video features some of the Bindlestiff's crowd-pleasing acts and performers - all available for your next big to-do!
Bindlestiff founders
Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu will stop at nothing to amuse and delight - any time, any place, anywhere.
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Touring Productions BFC on Film
Buckaroo Bindlestiff's
Wild West Jamboree
This family-oriented version of an earlier production (see below) is an outdoor spectacle with old fashioned tricks aplenty.
From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out With The Bindlestiffs
A look into the history of America's illegitimate theater traditions: circus, sideshow, vaudeville, burlesque, medicine shows, and TV game shows.
The Bindlestiffs were featured in Jeff Krulik's 2004 documentary Traveling Sideshow: Shocked and Amazed! about the past and present of the circus arts. This is a big file.
Acts Solo and Duo Acts - Available for hire!
Bindlestiff founders
Stephanie Monseau and Keith Nelson are practically a circus unto themselves...
Stephanie Monseu
Master of Ceremonies,
Ringmistress,
All-around Entertainer
"Stage Acts" Reel
The amazing duo of Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu offer up a cornucopia
of cirkus!
Keith Nelson
Award-winning clown,
master juggler,
fire eater,
entertainment chameleon.
Past Productions
Down & Out in NYC
This 2001 production, the Bindles first themed show, tackled serious "Quality of Life" issues.
Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Gender Bender Jamboree
The company's largest stage show to date, the show played Off-Off Broadway and Off-Broadway in 2002.
More about the PG version...
High Heels and Red Noses
This production toured the country in 2002 and played Times Square in 2004.
From the Archives Vintage footage and oddities: a virtual tattered shoebox of Bindlestiff memories
The irresistable Scotty the Blue Bunny entertains the "dot com" troupes at a 1998 Halloween party 1998 - when they all still had jobs!
Visit Scotty's webiste.
"Sideshow"
Think your little tongue piercing is rad? Check out this display of sideshow oddities
BFC & Daredevil Opera
A fun montage from 1998: The Bindles join Rocket Jonny in his Canadian hometown for their annual Pumpkin Fest - complete with a town hall stage show and amazing pyrotechnics
Bed-O-Nails
A video whimsy: would you do it on a bed of nails for your amore?
Old School Bindle:
1997 footage from their last big show in Brooklyn before heading out on the road. Music by Dawn the Fawn recorded that night.
Bingo Gazingo has performing with the Bindles for years. He has a fantastic CD recorded at freeform radio station WFMU. Fireplay - filmed at Brooklyn's Galapagos Art Space Who is that madam dressed like a bee? Why it's none other than Baby Dee. You may have been fortunate enough to see her riding around he east village with her harp and accordion strapped to her giant bicycle...
Bindlestiff Extended Family We are extremely proud of all our talented offspring and kin!
Tanya Gagné demonstrates awesome power and grace in this "striptease trapeze"
More about Tanya on her website. Filmed at the Loft Theater, Brooklyn, 2000.
Dirty Martini, now an internationally recognized burlesque sensation, back in 2001. Dirty's website Miss Una's Circus By The Sea Motorcycle Thrill Act - - featuring Stephanie Monseu and Una Mimnagh. The Reverend B. Dangerous is a part-time Bindle player now living in San Francisco. Do not try this at home.

"A decade ago, there were loft parties and shows by the fledgling Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a neo--vaudeville troupe that now has a national following, but that was about it, Now...there are more than a dozen spaces devoted to theatrical work..."
Ada Calhoun, New York Times

Bindlestiff on YouTube:
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Promotional Video
Keith and Stephand Bindlestiff-Unusual Entertainment Duo
Keith Nelson / Mr. Pennygaff Promotional Video
Stephanie's Monseu / Philomena Promotional Video
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Magic Hat Summer Variety Show Tour
From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs
BFC on The Web
The Serious Business of Show: The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus by Ilise S. Carter
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus: A Photographic Exhibit by Gregory Costanzo
"Old-Time Vaudeville Looks Young Again" by Douglas Martin New York Times
"Cirkus Subversive" by Okra P.Dingle Signum Press
"Daniel Browning Smith (The Rubber Boy) Joins the Cirkus" Carbon Based Films
The Site Before This Site hosted by Atomicage
BFC on the Radio
B2BN Radio Interview
WNEW Interview
KRNU Interview
KLCC Interview
WBSR Radio Interview
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