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Actor, musician and clown Stuart Nemtin intimately shares his challenges as a performing artist from a young age to 35 years of performing on the road. A hilarious, moving and dynamic piece of story theatre, live violin and poetry.
“I saw Stuart’s show and melted into his world class performance. He takes us back to the most precious moments in our lives with laughs and tears. Aviator Clown Conrad Flapps has flown a billion air miles on his journey to artistry.”
Howie Siegel, Victoria, BC
$20 for JCCV members, $25 for non-members. To purchase tickets, click on the link below.
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Background about the Artist
Stuart Nemtin is best known to Victoria audiences as clown, Major Conrad Flapps, The son of Russian and Rumanian Jewish parents, Stuart was drawn to the violin at an early age following the unexpected death of his father. Growing up attending zionist summer camps enhanced Stuart’s love of theatre, music and dance. Spending a year in Israel at the Institute for Youth Leaders From Abroad solidified his love of performing and animating others. Following his graduation in theatre from the University of British Columbia, Stuart performed professionally in regional theatre, on television and in film. He followed his passion for making people laugh and ended up performing in seven countries and guest starring on three national television series as his fiddling clown persona, Major Conrad Flapps for over 35 years.
He also was awarded a Heritage Canada’s grant for his anti-racism musical of The Story of Esther, which he toured across Canada and in Switzerland.
His new autobiographical theatre performance, Fiddling with the Stories of my Life, was received with standing ovations in San Miguel Allende’s Santa Ana Theatre and has been proudly sponsored by the International Writers’ Festival.
Show Description
In ‘Fiddling with the Stories of my Life’, Nemtin masterfully combines acting, fiddling and poetry in bringing the stories to life, shining a light on the human condition.
Tales of Greek Island romance and boozy musicians, South African jails and prejudice, hit audiences where they live.
It is an uplifting and triumphant telling of how Art can save lives.
This relatable show gives audiences a spiritual second wind!
Reviews
“The arc of trying to maintain dignity and courage runs through the show … The tension between being hilarious and vulnerable and brave and grounded …really comes through and is well explored. I admire your gentleness. Hilarious and darling! Moments of genius in a performance that turned out amazingly and surprisingly well is another wonderful theme. We get to be surprised with you!” Jessica Van de Veen – Actor, Writer, Director, Victoria, BC
“Nemtin masterfully combines acting, fiddling and poetry in bringing his stories to life, shining a light on the human condition. It is an uplifting and triumphant telling of how Art can save lives. This joyful show gives audiences a spiritual second wind.
Don’t miss it!” Foster Goldstrum, Artistic Curator, Oakland,California.
Biography
Canadian born, Stuart Nemtin has performed as his clown character “Major Conrad Flapps” in seven countries, at international festivals including The Wellington Festival of the Arts, Le Salon Des Fetes, Switzerland, Universal City Walk, Los Angeles, International Health Race, Scotland, Olympiads and Expos, headlining with Vancouver and Edmonton Symphony Orchestras and guest starring on three national televisions series. He has acted professionally with theatre companies across Canada, starred in The Storty of Esther, directed Trickster Theatre and taught theatre arts in U.S.A., Switzerland and Canada. He has released World in a Flapp, a musical CD for young audiences. As a violinist he has performed with his spoons playing, singing wife, Sally in Mexico, Greece, Africa, Great Britain, Amsterdam and USA for 45 years. Stuart is a graduate of theatre from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University’s Professional Teaching Programme.
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