03/09/2026
Joel Jeske is a three time New York Drama Desk nominated actor, artist, writer, and clown. A multi-disciplinary artist at crossroads of art, performance, and mixed media; his twenty seven year national and international career has flourished in over 15 countries. He has performed, consulted, and created work for Broadway musicals, theater, circus, variety, and festivals including Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, GOP Variete, Big Apple Circus, and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: The Broadway Musical.
His most recent production, The ARTIST will be with you in a Moment, is an immersive solo comedy performance about art, artists, and embracing individual creativity. Described by critics as a “masterful exhibition of contemporary art and clowning” with “a side-splitting performance executed to perfection,” the audience is lead through an absurdist art show and evening of performance pieces where personal initiative, inspiration, playfulness, and creativity are given the greatest rewards. In the end, we learn through Joel Jeske’s hilarious teachings that we are all artists.
Joel has taught both nationally and internationally to students, industry professionals, and corporate clients. As associate artistic director of the New York theater company Parallel Exit, he has conducted classes and workshops for acting programs and universities across the country focusing on inspiring the creative process to create great performances, bonding teamwork, and discovering that next big idea.
Come learn from one of the greats from the circus, theatre and variety arts worlds!
There are many more amazing clowns and performers in our faculty, we will continue to highlight them over the next several days. Also go see us at:
https://www.academyofclownarts.com/faculty
