The Short of it:
Jamie Coventry & Natasha Kaluza were clown school sweethearts and are graduates of both the first and second year programs of the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center. Coventry & Kaluza won Best Comedy/Clown Act in the American Circus Festival two years in a row, and best duo in the Picklewater Free Circus Festival two years in a row. Credits include: Teatro Zinzanni Events, New Pickle Circus, Pickle Circus School Tour, Sweet Can Productions, Circus Bella, Flynn Creek Circus, and more.
The Long of it:
Jamie Coventry is a harmonica addict and eccentric juggler. Natasha Kaluza is The Super Duper Hula Hooper. Together they are Coventry & Kaluza! Clown school sweethearts and graduates of both the first and second year programs of the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus
Center, they won Best Comedy/Clown Act in the American Circus Festival two years in a row, and best duo in the Picklewater Free Circus Festival two years in a row. Coventry & Kaluza have developed a unique blend of comical characters, music and circus skills, providing uplifting, heartfelt, and dazzling performances.
Whether live looping 7 harmonicas while keep several plates spinning, or funk dancing with multiple hula hoops, Coventry & Kaluza never fail to, “bring the needed pizzazz!” (Spectacle Magazine). An unstoppable force in the world of entertainment, Coventry & Kaluza have made audiences laugh in schools, festivals, nightclubs, variety houses, private houses, circus tents, churches, elder care facilities, juvenile hall, on the street, and even in a castle in Scotland! They serve as co-artistic directors of Sweet Can Productions (hot link), and produce their annual holiday show Mittens & Mistletoe: A Winter Circus Cabaret. Credits include: Teatro Zinzanni Events, New Pickle Circus, Pickle Circus School Tour, Circus Bella, Flynn Creek Circus, Tandy Beal Co., Circus of Sound, The NY Clown Festival, The Aurillac Festival of France, Velocity Circus and more!
Jamie Coventry
Jamie Coventry has a background in theater, music and education. Having completed a BA in Liberal Studies, Jamie’s next academic adventure was the first and second year program of the Clown Conservatory at the SF Circus Center.
Jamie is a skilled comic actor, an eccentric juggler, and a multi-instrumentalist and has developed his own 45min show about his experience as a clown and inspires others to be creative with everyday objects. He also formed Tin Sandwich, a neo-vaudevillian harmonica ensemble that plays blues, jazz, pop, Balkan and Tango and anything else that comes to their lips. www.JamieCoventry.com
Natasha Kaluza
Natasha Kaluza, aka The Super Duper Hula Hooper, graduated with honors from UCSC with a degree in Theater Arts, and a minor in Education, and followed that with a graduate certificate in Dance. She attended two years of the Clown Conservatory at the SF Circus Center under Jeff Raz.
A quadruple threat (acting, dancing, singing, and circus), Natasha is best known for her funk and b-girl inspired hula hoop acts. For more on her solo work, see natashakaluza.com
Finley Marten Fabusse
Finley is a poodle mix that was rescued in Oakland, CA on on Valentine’s Day 2020. He made his debut performance of sitting and giving a high 5 just one week after being adopted. He’s since added a variety of tricks, including speaking and pirouettes to his repertoire. He’s now performed in over 200 shows with his “parents”.
Credits include
Sweet Can Productions
Teatro Zinzanni/ EnJoy Productions
New Pickle Circus
Circus Bella
Flynn Creek Circus
Circus of Sound
One Thought Theatre
San Francisco Circus Center
Cirque de Boheme
The Clown Cabaret
Picklewater Free Circus Festival
Circus Finelli
The NY Clown Festival
The Aurillac Festival of France
Velocity Circus
Moisture Festival, Seattle, WA
Trapeze World
Kinetic Arts Center
Vermont Vaudeville
Tandy Beal Dance Co
Gandhi King Peace Train
Clients include
Stanford University
Berkeley Rep Theatre
The Olympic Club
SF Rec and Park
Feld Entertainment
Clean Comedians
The Dahlias
Shoreline Amphitheatre 4th of July
Arcata Playhouse
Randall Museum
Benton Co. Fair
Canyon Co. Fair
Contra Costa Co. Fair
Deschutes Co. Fair
Grant Co. Fair
Darioush Winery
Aji Network
Rodef Sholom
Northern CA Libraries
Harker School
Curated Entertainment
Catalyst Arts
Circosphere
Sonoma Co. Fair
Klamath Co. Fair
Lane Co. Fair
Lynn Co. Fair
Malheur Co. Fair
Palouse Empire Co. Fair
Whim Agency
Rick Hearns Productions
San Ramon Valley School Dist
Mt. Diablo Unified School Dist
Young Audiences Northern CA
Hornblower Cruises
Chemeketa County Libraries, Oregon
Asotin Co. FairTillamook Co. Fair
Umatilla Co. Fair
Wasco Co. Fair
Whitman Co. Fair
Ravelli Co. Fair
Berkeley Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival
Granville Island, BC
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