The Circus of The Sun

Around the world Cirque du Soleil resident troupes are performing in settings as diverse as Disney World, Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada in the USA to Tokyo, Japan and Macau on a daily basis. Other Cirque du Soleil troupes perform traveling shows throughout the world, each with a thematic show that is totally unique. Considered the animal free circus, Cirque du Soleil grew from the vision of two Street Performers helped by grants from the Canadian Government. Cirque du Soleil has many metamorphosis on its way to becoming the world wide entertainment company that it is today.

Soon to lift their curtains in New York City with a traveling show entitled, OVO, Cirque du Soleil continues to be a laboratory of circus arts mixed with music, choreography, production, brightly colored costumes and innovative use of Theatrical Makeup, Face Painting Makeup and Body Painting Makeup. The shows are Cirque du Soleil merge the traditions of the Circus with the innovations in showmanship. Everyone involved in the Cirque du Soleil shows from costume designers, choreographers, makeup artists and performers continue to constantly evolve the productions to capture the imaginations of audiences of all ages throughout the world.

Sell out shows around the world are a testament to the universal language that Cirque du Soleil speaks. Including the audience in the performance is a masterful art employed by the Performers of this modern circus hybrid. Circus traditions like Clowns, Trapeze Artists, and Acrobats lend the circus atmosphere to this entertainment experience that is hard to define. There are traditional White Face Clowns, along with Clowns of all genres continually expanding the the Art of Clowning. With artistic twists on the colors and application of Clown Makeup, the Performers of Cirque du Soleil continue the centuries old tradition of the Clown as they expand the meaning of the traveling circus coupled with a stage show. with thousands of performances throughout the world on a yearly basis, Cirque du Soleil offers millions of people the chance to witness a one of a kind circus that evolved from the free form entertainment of two street performers.

Makeup for Clowns in Training

Now that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College® has closed its doors, clowns must find regional schools or transient seminars to hone their craft. For beginner Clowns, makeup is an important craft that must be learned in order to be an effective clown. Centuries ago the Jester was the equivalent of the clown. The Jester wore unusual hats or over sized clothing to emphasise the point that he was "clowning around". Clowning is serious business with Clown Schools all around the world teaching the art of clowning.

For students of clowning, Mehron still produces the palette 5-Color Palette w/Yellow Kit and the 5-Color Palette w/Auguste Kit that they produced excllusively for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College® at their request. These are the exact same palettes of Clown makeup that every incoming freshman was required to have at the Greatest Show on Earth's Clown College. Unless you are in your late eighties, the Clown Makeup that you have seen on the clowns throughout your life at the the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was Mehron Clown Makeup. In fact when the Greatest Show on Earth use to make its way to New York City, the current President of Mehron, Martin, son of the Founder of Mehron was assigned to hand deliver the Clown Makeup to the waiting clowns.

Although Clowns in training no longer have the benefit of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College®, they still have the benefit of the same Clown Makeup that the instructors felt was the best Clown Makeup on Earth for the Clowns of the Greatest Show on Earth. Even if you are not in training to be a Professional Clown and you do some volunteer clowning for the kids in hospitals or orphanages, or community events, you can have the benefits of the Clown makeup that was sought by the Clowns we all knew and grew up with in the the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown Circus.

Put On A Clown Face

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is pitching their tent in Coney Island, NY for an extended stay through the Summer of 2009. The famous Coney Island Boardwalk will be the home of the world famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus which will settle in New York with their Tigers, Acrobats, Dogs and of course the most famous clowns in the world.

Getting World Famous Clown Makeup to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clowns will be much faster than usual because Mehron, leaders in Clown White Face Makeup since 1927, is also headquartered in New York. When Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus still had their Clown College, Mehron was chosen to produce a special palette of Clown Makeup for their incoming freshman. The most famous circus in the world is no stranger to the White Face Clown makeup produced by Mehron, and even the current President of Mehron has fond memories of hand delivering Clown Makeup as a young lad to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clowns. Martin Melik, the second generation of the Melik Family to lead Mehron was often dispatched to Madison Square Garden with orders personal;ly produced by his father Mehron Melik whenever the famous circus performed at the world famous Madison Square Garden.

This Summer with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus pitching their tent for an extended stay will bring back many memories for Mehron, the world class producer of Clown Makeup. From the early days of Mehron, White Face Clown Makeup was a staple of the Company, now over eight decades later Mehron still produces the whitest clown face on the market along with hundreds of other Makeup Products that have been added to the Mehron Makeup Collections.

Professional Clown Makeup is now available to everyone from Mehron including the Clowns of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. If you are visiting the circus in the coming months you can use the exact same clown makeup used by the world famous clowns of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The selection of Clown Makeup from Mehron includes the traditional Clown White Face, Clown White Face Light, and Pink Clown Face Makeup along with colorful Grease Paint Makeup, Clown Face Noses, and Clown Glitter and Sparkles for the dazzling clowns. Join in the fun when you visit the Circus this year with Professional Clown Makeup from Mehron.

When the Circus Comes to Town

If you have just discovered Mehron Makeup and are wondering what it looks like, you have most likely already seen it. Every year when the Circus comes to town, Mehron is there. Mehron is a leading manufacturer of high quality Clown Makeup. The Clown Makeup that was chosen by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey for their clown college was Mehron Clown Makeup, a special pallet was made by Mehron for their incoming freshman clowns and is still available today for anyone who wants to be a clown.

Mehron has been turning the faces of clowns white since 1927. White Face Makeup by Mehron is the brightest, whitest most consistent Clown White that has ever entered the three rings under the big tent. Although Clown White is a traditional clown makeup base, it is not for every clown. So Mehron also produces Clown Pink for Auguste Clowns and Hobo Clowns and they don't stop there. Mehron offers clowns a selection of colors to compliment the multi colored costumes that they love. HYPER-FORMANCE CreamBlend™ gives clowns a selection of over 60 colors in an easy to use Cream Makeup that was specially formulated by Mehron to be used in a quick and easy stick makeup applicator. The same high quality, durable, consistent pigmentation that is the hallmark of Mehron Cream Makeup is specially reconstituted for HYPER-FORMANCE CreamBlend™ allowing clowns an easy, quick application of rainbows of colors.

Before the advent of Cream Makeup and a host of other innovations by Mehron in the filed of Clown Makeup, greasepaint was the makeup of choice for clowns. Bringing tradition into the future Mehron manufactures a modern greasepaint foundation for the traditional clowns Foundation Greasepaint . Mehron, using the concept of greasepaint has moved this performance makeup staple into the future, Foundation Greasepaint has been blended to have a creamy texture and is lanolin enriched to be gentle on the skin.

When you have catered to clowns for over eighty years, Clown Makeup becomes a very serious business, and although Clown Makeup was one of the foundational building blocks of Mehron Makeup in 1927, it is now one aspect of multiple collections of Professional Performance Makeup, Special Effects Makeup, Body Painting Makeup and Extreme Beauty Makeup. Not all of us will experience wearing clown makeup but almost all of us have experienced clown makeup. Most of the clowns that you have seen throughout your life are very familiar with Mehron Clown White, Clown Pink and all the other Clown Makeup and colors that Mehron produces for Clowns and the entire Professional Performance Community. This year when the circus comes to town take notice of the whiteness of the Clown's Face and the richness and vivid colors of all the clown makeup. Mehron is a company that knows clowns so well that the founder would personally make, and deliver rich, creamy, high quality White Face Makeup to them whenever the Circus was in town.

When The Circus Comes To Town

If you want to watch a young child's eyes open wide, take them to the Circus. The Circus is a colorful eye opening experience for everyone, who doesn't marvel at the acrobats and the lion tamers, but a child is enamored by the Clowns. The Circus Clowns are colorful zany characters who are silly and goofy and they capture the soul of a child. Would the Circus Clown capture the interest of a child without his colorful costumes and Clown Makeup? Think back to the excitement of seeing your first Circus Clown. Do you know that he was probably wearing Mehron Makeup?

That's right Mehron has been producing makeup for Circus Clowns since 1927. If fact the current President of Mehron, Martin Melik, remembers as a child delivering the Makeup to Madison Square Garden to the Clowns for his Father, Mehron Melik, the founder of Mehron Makeup. Martin would hand deliver the Circus Clown Makeup backstage when the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to New York. The Circus Clowns of today still wear the same high quality clown makeup that Mehron made for them years ago because quality never goes out of style.

So, when the Circus Comes to Town you be sure to visit, and when the Circus Clowns make you forget the stresses of everyday life remember their faces are covered in Mehron Clown Makeup to make you smile. If your child falls in love with the Clowns you can buy them the same exact makeup that the Circus Clowns wear from Mehron.