Clown and Character
Clowns, Mimes & Curious Characters
Some performers require a stage, a microphone and a carefully focused spotlight.
Others need only an expressive eyebrow.
Cirque Um Navigate’s clowns, mimes and roving characters bring visual comedy, circus skill and playful interaction directly among your guests.
They can welcome people at an entrance, wander through a festival, create unexpected scenes or simply appear in places where nobody reasonably expected to find a mime.
Clowns with Old-School Charm
Our clowns come from a tradition of physical comedy, circus skill and playful human connection.
They juggle, balance, improvise and discover tremendous complications in otherwise ordinary situations. Their performances can delight children while containing enough skill, wit and character to keep adults watching too.
Interaction is warm rather than overwhelming. A good clown reads the audience, knows when to invite someone into the fun and understands when a guest would prefer to enjoy the spectacle from a comfortable distance.
The laughs come from the clown—not at the expense of your guests.
Mime
Silence speaks volumes
Mime is one of the most flexible forms of roving entertainment.
Without relying on spoken language, a mime can interact with guests of different ages and backgrounds, create small improvised stories and transform an ordinary walkway into a temporary theatre.
A mime may welcome guests, become entangled in invisible problems, mirror unsuspecting passers-by or pose for photographs with the dignity appropriate to somebody trapped inside an imaginary box.
Elegant, strange and universally understood, mime works beautifully at festivals, corporate occasions, weddings, launches and themed events.
Curious Characters
Not every visitor to your event needs to come from the present day—or even from this planet.
Our collection of characters includes vintage personalities, circus oddities and other curious beings designed to wander, interact and create stories wherever they go.
Characters can:
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Welcome guests and animate entrances
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Wander through large event spaces
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Pose for photographs
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Support a theme or seasonal celebration
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Lead guests between areas
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Introduce activities and performances
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Create improvised encounters throughout the day
Talk to us about our existing characters or the possibility of developing something bespoke for your event, campaign or imagined world.
Roving Entertainment with Personality
Clowns, mimes and characters are particularly effective at events where people move freely and entertainment needs to travel with them.
They are well suited to:
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Festivals and agricultural shows
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Council and community events
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Family fun days
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Shopping centres and precincts
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Corporate events and launches
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Weddings and private celebrations
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Parades and processions
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Seasonal and themed events
They can appear alone or alongside stilt walkers, magicians, bubble artists, circus performers and shows as part of a larger entertainment program.
Made for the Room
A lively outdoor festival calls for a different style of interaction than a cocktail function or wedding reception.
We’ll consider your audience, venue, theme and desired atmosphere before recommending the right performer. The result may be colourful and energetic, restrained and elegant or gloriously peculiar.
Whatever form it takes, it will be delivered with experience, warmth and our particular variety of old-fashioned manners.
Invite Someone Curious
Tell us about your event and the kind of atmosphere you want to create. We’ll introduce you to a clown, mime or character who may—or may not—be entirely trustworthy.
"The circus is the only fun you
can buy that is good for you."
– E. Hemingway
