Finding 'the wow of now': Amid neurological health battles, Northampton clown instructor embraces the power of presence

Finding 'the wow of now': Amid neurological health battles, Northampton clown instructor embraces the power of presence

By CAROLYN BROWN For the Valley Advocate Fifteen years ago, Gabriel “Gabe” Levey’s life took a drastic turn when he had a seizure — his first of many. But rather than letting the diagnosis silence his career as a performer, the Northampton-based clowning instructor channeled his condition into practice onstage and off — not as fuel for jokes, but as a genuine source of guidance. Levey teaches Clown I and Clown II classes at Northampton Karate. T…