"Greatest clowns are the quietest. They allow you to look at the absurdity of your humanity. And they allow you to laugh at yourself. The clowns remind everybody of their fragility, they remind everybody of their mortality with a laugh." – Jelly Boy The Clown, Coney Island
Join the Circus…for the night with this very special photography exhibit and performance by internationally acclaimed documentary photographer, Tatiana Ilina. Tatiana will show her award-winning series, Little Stars, focusing on a Russian Circus and a new series, Coney Island Circus, focusing on sword-swallower, Eric Broomfield and renowned sideshow entertainer Jelly Boy The Clown— who will do a LIVE performance at UNRULY during event! Jelly Boy will bring a variety of Coney Island performers with him, all featured in Tatiana’s photographs. This event is SO unique and not to be missed!!! The purpose of this exhibit is to bring light to the incredible stories of people who turned their difficulties into their gifts, proving that art is stronger than any life circumstances.