Where in the world am I today?: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Prologue: At first I really wasn’t sure what to make of Luis Brusca… We met at in Japan in 1998 and at first he seemed a bit distant. In retrospect he was probably just suffering a bit from JetLag… We were both engaged to work the Obon Holiday in Japan at the Kuashiki, Tivoli Park which is a Japanese replica of the famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. For about two weeks we did our own shows during the day and hooked up in the evening for a group show which also included famous juggling duo ‘Clockwork‘ and solo juggler Tony Duncan. I was much more interested in the dynamic character that Luis created than the work of any of the jugglers who were involved in the programming, and we ended up becoming great friends. I think the fondest memory I have of our time together during that contract was when Luis decided that he was going to introduce my wife Emiko and I to a hole in the wall restaurant that served great chicken wings… He had stumbled across it on his way back to the hotel one night and was convinced that these were the best chicken wings in all of Kurashiki. I’m not sure if they were or not, but his passion for discovery and exploration really struck a chord and although we haven’t crossed paths since I count him as one of my dearest friends.
STATS
Name: Luis Brusca
Birthday: May 5, 1964
Place of Birth: Arata, La Pampa, Argentina
Started Peforming/Working in the Industry: 1986
Discipline: Comedy, Clown, Pantomime, Street Theatre
Websites: www.locobrusca.com
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOC3cdhDj50
Venues Worked: it’s a long list, jajajaj, check my web, history
Hot 10 Questions:
- What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Dulce de leche con almendras– cream caramel whith almonds, mmmmmmmmmmm, that flavor, unique in argentina, moves my sences and my mouth became like the Iguazù falls, full of water.
- Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films. • Masacre. Come and see.
- What was your favorite toy from childhood? • Here in my home town not so many nice toys, we play a lot in the nature.
- Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • Django Edwards.
- From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • The coyote.
- Name something that scares you. • Bureaucracy.
- Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • Selling kitchenware, pans and casseroles dishes.
- What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Fly a delta-wing or paragliding.
- What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • Making calls for find gigs.
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “Excuse me, I didn’t want to make so difficult for you, it was a joke, jajajajaja,……” After that I’d kill him – jajajajaja…
The Nugget:
Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.
“A couple of years ago, a budist master Daisaku Ikeda say for me: play for the audience as you are playing for the universe, with all your energy. “
–Luis Brusca
