The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia's clown community has found its home at a West Philly yoga studio

Clown educator Danielle Levsky leads Fool's Yoga at Studio 34, combining gentle vinyasa flow, meditation, laughter yoga, and clown exercises to help participants reconnect with play and vulnerability.
By Sabrina Iglesias
February 26, 2025

The Future of Art in America: Episode #39: Danielle Levsky (is a journalist turned clown activist.)

Olivia Lilley interviews Danielle Levsky, a queer transdisciplinary artist whose practice integrates physical theater, clowning, writing, and community education to examine the intersections of queerness and historical memory. As the child of Soviet Jewish refugees, issues of diaspora, tradition, and resilience deeply shape their work.
By Olivia Lilley
October 4, 2024

Clown Congress Online 2023: "Laughing Through the Tears"

Danielle Levsky and Michelle Matlock discuss their personal clown approaches to addressing harmful stereotypes experienced as Black and Jewish women, exploring how clowning can expose and heal reductive representations to tell the truth about histories and celebrate full humanity.
By Jon Davison
October 28, 2023

American Theatre: NQT’s Criminal Queerness Festival to Focus on War in Ukraine

New work by Danielle Levsky, Wojtek Rodak, and Andrew Kushnir will tell LGBTQ+ stories against the backdrop of upheavals in post-Soviet Eastern Europe.
By American Theatre Editors
May 19, 2023

Swell: Danielle Levsky in Conversation with Swell #AskAFailure

Bowie Rowan interviews Danielle Levsky, sharing their inspirational story of transitioning from arts critic to clown that makes listeners want to live a more vulnerable, authentic life.
By Bowie Rowan
March 2023

KPBS: The education of clowning around

Educator and performer Danielle Levsky is teaching the art of clowning to adults and children in San Diego, guiding them to embrace humor, emotion, and imagination through characters like Ella the Clown and Soviet Jewish grandmother Baba Yana.
By M.G. Perez / Education Reporter and Carlos Castillo / Video Journalist
November 29, 2022

The Braid Stories: Jewish Clowns: A Hidden History

Join The Braid in conversation with educator, journalist and Jewish clown Danielle Levsky, as she shares the fascinating history of clowning and its deeply rooted ties to the Jewish people.
By David Chiu
October 2, 2022