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American clown and theatre director (born 1958)

Born (1958-12-20) December 20, 1958 (age 67)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

OccupationsActor, comedian, clown, theatre director

Stefan Haves
Born	(1958-12-20) December 20, 1958 (age 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor, comedian, clown, theatre director
Website	stefanhaves.com

Stefan Haves (born December 20, 1958) is an American actor, theatre director, comedian and clown.^[1]^[2]

Born and raised in Los Angeles,^[3] Haves acted in television as a teenager.^[3]

Haves attended California State University and Brandeis University,^[3] while at Brandies he joined the ‘Dell Arte Players.^[4] He studied theatre with Czechoslovak director Antonín Hodek who inspired Haves' interest in juggling and the physical aspect of theatre.^[3]

Haves worked as a street performer in Europe where he first met David Shiner in 1981^[3] and in 1984 he studied with Philippe Gaulier in his workshop on Lecoq movement training in Paris.^[4] Haves' work is based on the tradition of the French movement of commedia-style.^[5]

He later worked with Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco^[6] and with Cirque du Soleil, which he joined in 2006,^[1] as a designer in the fields of comedy and clown for such Cirque shows as David Shiner's Koozå and Drawn to Life.^[7]

Haves was a creative consultant for the Tony Award winning show^[8] Fool Moon starring Bill Irwin and David Shiner.^[2]^[3]

Haves' comedy contortion act "Back Man" won $10,000 on the television series America's Funniest People.^[3]

References

1 2 "Cirque du Soleil Tapped CSUN Alum for Comedy". CSUN Today. January 19, 2018.
1 2 Shirley, Don (June 20, 1994). "Theater : 'Moon' Aims High, but It's Not Quite a Cirque Thing". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Breslauer, Jan (June 14, 1994). "Madness for the Sake of Variety : Stefan Haves' Comic Spectacle Kicks Off Series at Ford". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023.
1 2 Koehler, Robert (November 19, 1993). "'Comedy With Teeth' : 'Vaudevillage' is a variety show offering a mix of signature acts, new pieces and surprise guests, ensuring a different performance every night". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024.
↑ Provenzano, Tom (December 8, 2011). "Atomic Holiday Free-Fall at Actors' Gang Raises the Question: Was Cirque du Soleil Created by Aliens?". LA Weekly.
↑ "Stefan Haves on the world of circus". The Free Press Journal. May 30, 2019.
↑ Barrett, Shari. "Interview: Cirque du Soleil's Stefan Haves, Creator and Director of SHAMBLES". BroadwayWorld.
↑ Lefkowitz, David (June 6, 1990). "Tony Winner: Special Award - Fool Moon". Playbill.

External links

Official website
Stefan Haves at IMDb

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