Thursday, January 03, 2008

PHILIPPE “PIPO” SOSMAN, JR.


Pipo Sosman, Jr. The very picture of a classical white clown and, while extremely underutilized during his time here in America, a great pleasure to watch and study.

The Fool Time Circus blog had the following...

Born and raised in Paris, France, he began clowning at age 14 in Cirque Medrano, working side-by-side with the man who inspired him - his father Gustave Sosman. “A clown does not play a character - a clown is the person himself. I am a perfectionist in everything I do. My father told me, ‘Practise erases practise, work erases work.’ I try to live by that,” says Sosman Junior. Today, Philippe enjoys the same recognition and adoration as his famous father. He has starred in the Cirque Bouglione (France), Cirque de Paris, Cirque Knie (Switzerland National Circus), Circus Nock (Switzerland), and Circus Roncalli (Germany). Sosman lives in Paris with his partner, ex-Bluebell dancer Judy Benson. His hobbies include collecting old musical instruments and circus photographs.

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