New York Downtown Clown
The site for info on The Clown Revue, Clown Playground, and other clown events in NYC.
Our Events and Programs
New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue
This is the only all clown variety show in the world, as seen in American Theater,The Village Voice Choice, New York Times, The Villager, Spectacle Magazine, Variety, and nytheatre.com!
This month's Lineup HERE
EVERY third Monday of EVERY Month, 8:00 pm
The KRAINE THEATER
85 EAST 4TH STREET
BETWEEN 2nd & Bowery, 1st FL
NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
BUY TICKETS HERE
New York Downtown Clown Playground
Proffesional Development workshops for clowns of all levels happening every first Monday of every month. For this month's workshop click HERE.
New York Downtown Clown Slapstick Dojo
This is a weekly class to learn and practice the American art of slapstick. Starting March 5th 2008 the class will meet every Wednesday. For more info click HERE.
New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards
More HERE. These are the only performance based awards for clowns. Happening in May of every year. Scroll down for This Years Nominees!
New York Downtown Clown Olympics
This is a competion of clown based skills. The first Clown Olympics was presented as part of The NY Clown Theatre Festival in 2007. The Events were, SOLO TRIPS AND FALLS, DUO SLAPSTICK, ECCENTRIC DANCE, and KIDDY POOL SYNCRONISED SWIMMING.
Other News
The 2008 New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards Nominees are:
Audience Choice Best Clown Film:
Gravitational Fool, by Jeff Seal
Retard Midget Get Out of My Life, by Happy Hour
Audience Choice Best Clown Act:
A Clown Noir, by Butt Kapinski
At The Opera, by Those In the Nose
Coney Island Chris, by Chris Allison
Tea for One, by Nina Levine
Audience Choice Best Clown:
Chris Allison
Jef Johnson
Nina Levine
Those In the Nose
Clown of The Year
Moshe Cohen performed in the September Clown Revue and is nominated as 2008 Clown of The Year for his work as Mr. Yoowho, his teachings of Zen and Clown, and for his involvement with Clowns Without Borders USA.
Mark Gindick, whose Happy Hour films were featured in the October Clown Revue is nominated for 2008 Clown of The Year for his work on Big Apple Circus where he shared the role of Grandma, with the comic trio The Happy Hour Clowns, and his coaching and teaching with his Assortment of Fools and at SUNY Purchase.
Jef Johnson preformed in the August Clown Revue and is nominated for 2008 Clown of The Year because of his work on the international touring production of Slava’s Snowshow and his development of clown and clown training through Jef Johnson’s Clown Lab.
Keith Nelson performed in the February Clown Revue and is nominated for 2008 Clown of The Year for his work as Kinko the Clown, the performance initiatives he has co-created through his company Bindlestiff Family Circus, and his teaching work at New York Circus Arts Academy, Wagner College, and several youth programs.
Clown Achievement of The Year:
The Brick Theater, producers of the New York Clown Theatre Festival will receive this year's Clown Achievement of The Year Award.
Congratulations to all the nominees.
More information at www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/awards
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