Beni Malone is a highly accomplished individual with a rich background in the performing arts. A graduate of renowned institutions such as Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Clown College, Three Schools of Art in Toronto, and L'ecole Nationale Du Cirque in Paris, France, Malone has made significant contributions to the development of professional clowning and circus arts in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Throughout his illustrious career, Malone has entertained thousands of people of all ages throughout Newfoundland, the Maritimes, and across Canada with his innovative style and thrilling performances. He began his career with the Newfoundland Travelling Theatre Company in 1974 and has since performed nationally and internationally in theatre, television, and film.
As the founder and Artistic Director of Wonderbolt Productions, Malone has been instrumental in creating and producing original circus-inspired theatre since 1982. He has written a variety of critically acclaimed shows, including "Reunion At Purgatory High", "All Fool's Day", and "Wunderground", and has presented The Wonderbolt Circus to enthusiastic audiences for over a decade.
Malone's work extends beyond the stage, as he has developed curriculum-based circus-arts programs for Phys. Ed classes of all levels. He has also collaborated with the Innu Education Authority to create a circus/performing arts program for their students and was instrumental in setting up the Kamataukashiuat Arts Festival in Sheshatshiu and Natuashish, Labrador, which ran for nine years.
In addition to his work with Wonderbolt Productions, Malone has received numerous awards and recognition for his contributions to the arts. In 2006, he was awarded the Arts In Education Award by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, and in 2016, he began working with the Nunatsiavut Government to develop a circus/physical arts program along the remote northern coast of Labrador.
Malone is currently working on researching and writing "Big Top Pop Up", loosely based on a circus that visited St. John's in 1925. He is also the founder of The Space, a downtown cultural and training centre, and recently launched the St. John's International CircusFest in September 2019.
