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clown with small black hat, pingpong balls in mouth
Red and golden curtain behind a clown in all black wearing a small black hat
audience full of children laughing some are pulling on a red rope held by a clown. A clown  dressed in all black with big shoulders and a small black hat is holding a yellow balloon pulling on a red rope.

DADO, The Doorway Cabaret Returns

Kids and Family • Magic
International

Welcome to the wonderfully weird and wacky world of DADO, a delightfully strange world where physical comedy, puppets, and absurdity collide to create pure chaos and hilarity! where, The more ordinary the object, the funnier the surprise. where even the smallest things spark laughter and joy. where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and even a spoon can steal the spotlight in the most unexpected way. with Dado, anything can happen, Reality bends and twists, unexpected magical moments unfolding in unpredictable ways that leave you laughing uncontrollably.

"From the moment he takes to the stage to his dazzling fanfare finish, joyful hunchback DADO, is utterly captivating.“ The Advertiser 2017

★★★★★ ABC Adelaide 2016
Children’s Theater Weekly Award, Adelaide Fringe 2017 & 2018

Presented by: Dado Dado

Performing professionally under the stage name "DADO" for the past 25 years, with
a repertoire of clown, magic and mime. Mostly self-taught in the arts of Vaudevillian
performance, he has trained with the likes of Daniel Stein of the Juliard School of Drama, Bob
Burke, Jeff Raz of The San Francisco Clown Conservatory, and Tony Montanaro. His interest in
performance began early inspired by Mr. Willard of Willard's house of magic, he soon had his
first "job" where he was discovered by The Greamizian Brothers who offered a job at the
entertainment department at The West Edmonton Mall. Since 1997, DADO has been
performing and traveling over the world thru Europe, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Korea, Japan and the US.

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