punkpiecircus
- Aug 27
Tightropes, Butterflies, and Busted Stuff: What is Success?
The Creator, The Performer, The Critic. A tightrope is a bunch of elements wound so tightly together that they look like one, simple thing.
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Overview
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to
Punk & Pie Circus!
Step right up in a bold, new direction. What began here as a playful exercise in juggle-drumming, video production, and branding has evolved into my more focused experiment in hope.
I want to practice more of the following: circus arts, percussion, and gratitude. Going forward, the content posted in the Drum Clown Chic Gallery will capture those pursuits. That means you’ll see my usual character repertoire on camera and in writing paying rhythmic, circusy tributes to the people, places, and things that inspire me. The video greetings cards that first gave rise to this venture will still live on social media as I move forward reimagining the space they once occupied on this site.
So welcome to this new artistic voyage. Smile. Laugh. Rock out. Maybe have a couple "What the...?" moments. As always, I am grateful for your interest and excited to see what blooms along this path.
(Smooch!)
Gallery
Blog Gallery
How many ways can I use the word "play?" Play a game. Play a character. Play an instrument. Put on a play. Press "play." And how can I elegantly represent all those definitions in one creative idea? These questions weave themselves through an ongoing experiment I warmly call Drum Clown Chic. Here, I summon the circus performer, the character actor, the percussionist, the writer, and the digital media enthusiast in me to play my way through the world.
About
About
My name is Lindsay Surmacz, and I want to be many things when I grow up. A picture of my career, thus far, is more like a mosaic comprising a deep background in music and theatre, a degree in creative writing, work in digital marketing and media, more than a decade spent in informal science education, and a dream of being a circus performer.
Artistic image of a woman in a sheer, white dance dress juggling and playing with drumsticks in a di
Female clown in white face makeup and a pink tutu juggling drumsticks while playing her body.
Female wirewalker balancing on a tightwire beneath an abandoned railroad bridge on a sunny day.
Artistic image of a woman in a sheer, white dance dress juggling and playing with drumsticks in a di
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Contact
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