A clown of many talents

‘Mr Clown’ (real name: Sean Justin Kvalsvig) was among one of the first people to get his hands on a copy of The Village NEWS on delivery day last Wednesday.

“I read the newspaper every week,” chuckled the ‘living statue’, who can be found in front of the Hermanus Pharmacy in Main Road on weekday mornings, and at the Village Square on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from about 13:30 – 20:00.

Sean, who is also a fire performer, balloon sculptor and tarot card reader, says he “ran away from home and joined a circus” when he was 17. The circus in question was the Back Door Initiative (BDI) – no animals involved – and it’s where Sean learnt all manner of skills, from clowning to fire eating.

PHOTO: Hedda Mittner

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