Circus, fire arts, aerial dance, acrobatics, sideshow, contortion, mime, clowning, set design, music, sculpture, welding, making shit go, setting things on fire, spontaneous acts of a vaguely artistic nature, costuming, Burning Man, anarchism, reptiles, literature, sociology, myth, performance of every sort.
Music
Faaaaaar too many to name. A little of everything. Metal, radical marching bands, gypsy punk, cabaret, hip hop, breakbeats, reggae, techno, fusion, indie, classical, oldies, blues, funk, punk, goth, new wave, alternative, drum n bass.... it goes on and on and on. Music is as essential as eating or breathing.
Movies
Off the top of my head? Mosty zombie movies, many horror movies, John Waters, Almodovar, Stanley Kubrick, Kevin Smith, George A. Romero, David Lynch, Chris Marker, La Jete, DeadAlive, Shaun of the Dead, Grindhouse, Pan's Labyrinth, Velvet Goldmine, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Me and You and Everyone We Know, I <3 Huckabees, Amelie, Benny and Joon, The Hebrew Hammer, Labyrinth, Saved!, Elvira, Chocolat, Quills, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Enron; the Smartest Guys in the Room, Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother) Candyman, The Devil's Backbone...
I could go on. There are a lot.
Television
Right now? Carnivale.
Books
So many more than I can list here. Seriously. When I move, the majority of my boxes are books, followed closely by costumes.
Heroes
Right now? 7 fingers on the hand/ le 7 doigts de la main. Beautiful circus goodness.
Baltimore School For The Arts
Baltimore,Maryland
Graduated: 2006
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Visual Arts
Minor: Wreaking Havoc
Clubs: The BSfA Cutting-First-Period-to-Get-Coffee-At-Red-Emma's Club.
...damn everything that is grim, dull,
motionless, unrisking, inward turning,
damn everything that won't get into the
circle, that won't enjoy, that won't throw
its heart into the tension, surprise, fear
and delight of the circus, the round
world, the full existence...
— e.e. cummings
I am in love with the circus. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, I migrated to Boston at 17, and discovered the circus arts. Since then, I have performed in the air as an aerial acrobat, on stages around the country as a fire performer, and on streets up and down the coast as a living statue.
I perform with the Boston Circus Guild, a conglomeration of the best circus talent that Boston has to offer- aerials, acrobatics, fire, clowning, juggling, living statues, contortion, you name it- we got it all!
I'm currently enrolled in the 9-month Professional Track training program at the New England Center for Circus arts.
You can find me as the Golden Nymph, the Silver Jester, the Music Box Mime, or the Lady in White on the streets of Boston on any given sunny day.
I train and perform aerials with the Silkworms of Boston and I teach fire fan dancing at the twice-yearly Wildfire fire performance retreat in Connecticut.
Last spring, I performed in Mischief In the Machine, a theatrical circus piece put on by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band and the Madcap Rumpus Society. It was a wonderful and transforming experience, a chance to work with an amazing gathering of performers and creative minds.
Feather fans @ the Odditorium. Attempt to ignore the weirdness/cheesiness/creepiness going on with the hosts... I didn't know this footage was going to be used for a cable-access TV show, nor that that meant I wouldn't be able to get a copy of any of it.
Act begins at 2:17
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone. Everyone. Freaks, dancers, spinners, aerialists, jugglers. Sideshow folk, circus folk, burlesque folk, theater geeks. If you want to run away and join the circus, I probably want to talk to you.
JIM ROSE AND GANG WILL BE PERFORMING WITH REVCO WE ARE LOOKING FOR PRO WRESTLERS AND FREAK SHOW PERFORMERS...to play these dates...if you know anyone..please have them message us here or.. jimrosecircus@gmail.com bands have already been booked for this tours so SORRY ABOUT NO BAND OPENINGS
RevCo LubricaTour 2009 Featuring Ringmaster Jim Rose, Blown Load & Left Spine Down
September 10 - El Paso - TX - Club 101 (With AL JOURGENSEN) September 12 - Albuquerque - NM - Sunshine Theater September 13 - Denver - CO - Gothic Theater September 14 - Ft Collins - CO - Aggie Theater September 15 - Salt Lake - UT - Club Vegas September 17 - Coeur d'Alene - ID - The Grail September 18 - Seattle - WA - Studio Seven September 19 - Vancouver - BC - Rickshaw Theatre September 20 - Portland - OR - Dante's September 23 - San Francisco - CA - The Fillmore September 24 - Orangevale - CA - The Boardwalk September 25 - San Diego - CA - Brick By Brick September 26 - Tempe - AZ - The Clubhouse September 27 - Los Angeles - CA - House of Blues (With AL JOURGENSEN) October 1 - San Antonio - TX - White Rabbit October 2 - Okalahoma City - OK - Diamond Ballroom October 3 - Kansas City - MO - The Beaumont October 4 - St. Louis - MO - The Firebird October 6 - Chicago - IL - House of Blues (With AL JOURGENSEN) October 7 - Detroit - MI - Blondie's October 8 - Cleveland - OH - Peabody's October 9 - St. Thomas - ON - Brunswick Tavern October 10 - Ottawa - ON - Babylon October 11 - Montreal - QC - Foufounes Electriques October 12 - Toronto - ON - Reverb October 14 - Pittsburgh - PA - Rex Theater October 15 - Allentown - PA - Croc Rock October 16
yes our facebook got hacked so we have to start over.PLEASE join http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Rose-Circus/73911349699?re f=share our west coast show dates are posted on facebook and this site www.myspace.com/jimrosecircus THE JIM ROSE CIRCUS VS. JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS TOUR pretty girls,wresting,amazing circus stunts and a FIST FIGHT If you are in a BAND that is not in a west coast city and want to open for us contact your local promoter and tell them jim sent you..we will be booking the rest of the U.S next week so please do it now..if you are a circus ,freak show,burlesque,variety,vaudeville,dance,singer,comedy performer please contact us now here for all dates and future dates..if you are a WRESTLER contact sinn bohdi he is in jim rose circus top friends thanks jim
yes our facebook got hacked so we have to start over.PLEASE join http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Rose-Circus/73911349699?re f=share our west coast show dates are posted on facebook and this site www.myspace.com/jimrosecircus THE JIM ROSE CIRCUS VS. JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS TOUR pretty girls,wresting,amazing circus stunts and a FIST FIGHT If you are in a BAND that is not in a west coast city and want to open for us contact your local promoter and tell them jim sent you..we will be booking the rest of the U.S next week so please do it now..if you are a circus ,freak show,burlesque,variety,vaudeville,dance,singer,comedy performer please contact us now here for all dates and future dates..if you are a WRESTLER contact sinn bohdi he is in jim rose circus top friends thanks jim
I haven't been around much, so just wanted to impart some well wishes and let you know I haven't forgotten about you my friend. ~ ~ Be Well and Keep Burning~ ~ BurningRaven ~ Burningraven. com
Hey! I actually was about to ask you about January, because I'm going to be going to Boston for a few days.. Maybe we can see each other twice in January!
I have a new number. Text..call me sometime within the next coupl'a weeks.
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