Naked Empire Bouffon Company
is an ensemble-based theatre company dedicated to the training, research, and performance of bouffon.
We combine social activism with grotesque satire, in original, actor-created bouffon performances for the stage and street.
“The work of bouffon satisfies my greatest desires of the theatre. As a performer it demands an intense athleticism and availability to one’s wildest imagination. As audience to it I have found a way to both laugh at myself and check my apathy at the door. As a citizen I am consistently impressed by how much of the ‘unsayable’ the bouffon is allowed to say and by how well people hear it. The space is electrified by the presence of the bouffon, making each moment potentially and hilariously explosive or deadly silent. No one is safe.” -Nathaniel Justiniano, Artistic Director
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