Maine
Profile Type: Artist
NEFA Grant Recipient
Artist
Avner the Eccentric

Performances of one-man-show, Exceptions to Gravity. Professional workshops in eccentric performing and clowning. Visit his website, AvnerTheEccentric.com for full description, press, bio, and video. “Avner the Eccentric is a brilliant comic…, hurt yourself hysterically funny. I laughed for two solid hours. The show only lasted an hour and a half.” —— Joel Siegel, ABC-TV

Avner is also a board certified Ericksonian Hypnotherapist specializing in performer related issues.

Website: 
https://www.AvnerTheEccentric.com
Additional Links: 
Exceptions to Gravity
Excerpts from Exceptions to Gravity, Avner's award winning international hit show.
Avner at home
What happens when Avner is not on tour? Absolutely nothing.

I Have Worked With

  • FRITZ GROBE
    February 2015

    State: CA
    Date: 7/2005
    Activity: Concert/performance/reading
    Email: help@sjrep.com
    Phone: 408-367-7255
  • City Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT
    February 2015

    Evening concert performance, and two shows for students.
  • Milano Clown Festival
    February 2015

    Performance and workshops.

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Contact Information

First Name: 
Avner
Job Title/Position: 
Performer
Physical Address: 
Portland, ME 04101
Last Name: 
Eisenberg

About

Profile Type: 
Artist
Primary Discipline: 
Theater - Solo / One-Person Show
Additional Disciplines: 
Theater - General
Theater - Circus
Theater - Mime
Theater - Solo / One-Person Show
Theater - Variety / Vaudeville
Year Founded: 
1948
Populations Served: 
Adults
Families
General Public
Languages Available: 
French
German
Hebrew
Spanish
Legal Status: 
Commercial Business - Sole proprietorship
Institution/Business Type: 
Artist (Individual)
Activities and Services: 
Arts Instruction / Lessons
Performance / Concert / Reading
Residency - In School
Residency - Other
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Events Per Year: 
100
Seasons Active: 
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Geographic Reach: 
International

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations: 
Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, AGVA, National Guild of Hypnotists, Board Certified Hypnotherapist (NBCCH)
Awards: 
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The International Festival du Cirque in Monte Carlo, Arosa International Humor Festival, Barcelona International Clown Festival, Leipzig Lach Messe, and the St Gervais International Theater Festival, among others.
I am a NEFA Grant Recipient

Accessibility of Services

Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

I am a Touring Artist

I am NEST eligible
Technical Requirements: 
See technical rider on website for requirements. Workshops are extremely flexible.
Fee Range Minimum: 
$2,500
Fee Range Maximum: 
$7,500
State of Residence: 
Maine
Minimum Number of Performers: 
1
Maximum Number of Performers: 
1

I am a Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings: 
Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
Community Site / Center
Corporate Business
Private Studio
School / University
Subject Areas: 
Arts Integration - Communications
Theater
Ages Served: 
High School-age
College-Age
Adults
Seniors
Certifications / Training: 
Certificate Ecole jacques Lecoq, Paris
Fee Range Minimum: 
$2,500
Fee Range Maximum: 
$6,500