Stefan Haves
Stefan Haves | |
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| Born | December 20, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, clown, theatre director |
| Website | stefanhaves |
Stefan Haves (born December 20, 1958) is an American actor, theatre director, comedian and clown.[1][2]
History
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
- ^ a b "Cirque du Soleil Tapped CSUN Alum for Comedy". CSUN Today. January 19, 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b 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.