Members of As Marias Da Graça, Brazil's first all-women clown troupe formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1991, pose for a promotional photo. (photo by and courtesy Fernanda Tomaz) SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — In the ...
For centuries, clowns have mostly been men. A new group of talent is changing that. By Michael Snyder AS A YOUNG woman in Mexico City, Gaby Muñoz, a 43-year-old performer known onstage as Chula the ...
Palhaçaria feminina, or female clowning, is uniquely situated at the crosshairs of the president’s rhetoric against women, artists, and leftists. Members of As Marias Da Graça, Brazil's first ...