Bindlestiff Bookings
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Solo Entertainers
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| Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founders Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu are supreme entertainers while performing with the Cirkus, as a duo, or solo, and are at your service to make your next event (or cast or film...) an unforgettable one. Links to their solo reels below; more videos (inluding duo reels) on our Scrapbook page. |
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Keith Nelson
Variety Entertainer
Award-Winning Clown
Fire Eater, Master Juggler
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Keith Nelson is co-founder of Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc., a.k.a. the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a national traveling theater-based circus (more). Keith learned to juggle and eat fire while in college in 1989. Since then he has learned to swallow swords and be a clown. 
Keith has an act for every stage, from the carnival sideshow to Broadway, from college to kindergarten, and from circus to burlesque. See Keith's promo reel.
Work Experience/Performance Venues:
Avery Fischer Hall (w/Ornette Coleman), NYC
Hall & Christ's World of Wonders, NJ
Yale Cabaret, Yale University, CT
Toyota Comedy Festival, NYC
Burning Man Festival, NV
Glastonbury Festival, UK
Coney Island Sideshow by the Seashore, NYC
Wild Style Tattoo Convention, Austria
King Opera House, Van Buren, AK
San Diego Street Scene, CA
Blue Angel Cabaret, NYC
Knitting Factory, NYC |
Television/Film/Video:
Oddville, MTV
Oz, HBO
The Today Show, NBC
Twisted Lives of Contortionist, Discovery
Rock of Ages, VH-1
212, Fox
On the Inside, BBC
Tudo de Bom, MTV Brazil
Carson Daly Show, NBC
Late Night with David Letterman, CBS |
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Print Media:
Details, The New York Times, Yahoo, Backstage, Civilzation, Tattoo Savage, Village Voice, Games, New Yorker, Nightclub & Bar Magazine, Cups, Paper, Spectacle, Spin, Shout, Eye, Wall Street Journal, Circus Report
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Corporate Clients:
Bendel's, Discovery Channel, Stover Bros. Construction, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown Alley, Village Voice, Club Med, Sunny Delite, KBA Marketing, New York Housing Authority
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See more promo reels and other fun Cirkus videos in our Scrapbook. |
Performance Skills:
Sword Swallowing, Clowning, Fire-eating, Bed of Nails, Human Blockhead, Trick Rope Spinning, Juggling (four balls and four clubs/torches), Plate Spinning, Diablo, Balloon Sculpture, Balancing, Straight Jacket Escape, Stilt Walking, Bullwhips, Magic, Knife Throwing, Archery, Gun Spinning, and Tuba.
Education/Traning:
- BA in Social Sciences, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 1992
- New York Goofs Ultimate Clown School, NY, NY 2001
- 2 years (so far) Tap Dancing at Broadway Dance Center
Interesting Notes and Honors:
Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout, Amateur radio operator. Walked across the United States in 1991. |
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Stephanie Monseu
Variety Entertainer
Master of Ceremonies
Ringmistress
- Ideal for corporate events, revues, private parties, night clubs, cruise ships & parades -
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Skills Include:
Stilt Walking
Juggling
Fire Eating
Sideshow Performances:
Human Blockhead
Bed of Broken Glass
Bed of Nails
Target Bull Whip
Mental Flossing
Characters:
Madame Bolo (psychic)
Lilly Lipid (Cabaret singer)
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Children's Entertainment:
Face painting, Balloon animals
Television Appearances:
The Today Show, NBC
Twisted Lives of Contortionist, Discovery
Rock of Ages, VH-1
Carson Daly Show
Late Night with David Letterman, CBS
Performance Credits:
Avery Fisher Hall (w/ Ornette Coleman), NYC
Hall & Christ's World of Wonders, NJ
Yale Cabaret, Yale University, CT
Toyota Comedy Festival, NYC
Burning Man Festival, NV
Glastonbury Festival, UK
Coney Island Sideshow by the Seashore, NY
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See more promo reels and other fun Cirkus videos in our Scrapbook. |
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