Forsyth — known as “Madly Regular” to her fellow clowns — admits it’s hard to convey what she does. advertisement advertisementLast year was the first year the Denver Fringe Festival had a clown genre. A clown’s lack of deference to social cues gives them the ability to invert power, according to Forsyth. advertisement advertisementWhile clowns are often thought of as jugglers or acrobats, the technical skill is in service of connection, Acevedo says. “What is so enticing about the world of clown is that it can mean so many things,” Kohl adds.