NEW YORK DOWNTOWN CLOWN
GOLDEN NOSE
AWARDS
May 19th, 2008
Red Carpet 7:30pm, Show 8pm
At The Kraine Theater
85 EAST 4TH STREET
BETWEEN 2nd & Bowery, 1st FL
NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
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New York Downtown Clown is proud to present the ONLY Clown Awards Show in North America- The New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards.
This second-time annual event will honor Clown Excellence from performances of the New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue’s 2008 year. In addition to the awards presented, the evening will include performances, dance numbers, door prizes, red carpet, and audience participation games with prizes. The show will also feature Clown Superstar Presenters.
Dress: Formal Attire- Noses Optional
THE 2008 NYDC GOLDEN NOSE AWARD NOMINEES
(nominees appear in alphabetical order)
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/Clown Group:
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 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, his teaching work at SUNY Purchase, and his coaching with Assortment of Fools.
Jef Johnson performed in the August Clown Revue and is nominated for 2008 Clown of The Year for 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.
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WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SHOW
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AWARD CATAGORY EXPLANATIONS
The Audience Choice Awards go to the clown or clown group which receives the most votes over the past year at The New York Downtown Clown Revue performances in a specific category. The four Nominees are the top four most voted for in each category. The one with the most votes in a category is the winner of that category and will be announced at the Golden Nose Awards Ceremony on May 19th.
Clown Achievement of the Year goes to the company or group that has accomplished an outstanding clown achievement. This award goes to large scale achievements which serve the clown community as a whole or to achievements of clown work for commercial/mass appeal. Nomination and Award are at the discretion of New York Downtown Clown producers.
To be eligible for the Clown of the Year category, the clown must have appeared on stage or in a film of the current year’s Clown Revue. This award is for individual clowns that work professionally and artistically and have also made contributions to the larger clown community through education, mentorship, directing, producing, and/or other forms. Nomination and Award are at the discretion of New York Downtown Clown producers.
This is the only Clown Awards Show in North America.
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The 2007 Golden Nose Award Winners are:
Audience Choice Best Clown:
Mark Gindick
Audience Choice Best Clown Act:
SuperNova by Mark Gindick
Clown of The Year:
Joel Jeske
Clown Achievement of The Year Award
David Foster and Ross Mollison The Producers of Slava’s Snowshow