NEW YORK DOWNTOWN CLOWN
GOLDEN NOSE
AWARDS
The New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Red Carpet Arrivals 7:30 pm
Presentation set to begin at 8pm
The Kraine Theatre 85 E 4th St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery)
Tickets by Invitation Only.
To request tickets email info@newyorkdowntownclown.comDress: Formal Attire- Noses Optional
The Golden Noses on the award statues are created and provided by clown nose designers ProKNOWS (www.proknows.com).
Winners of Audience Choice Awards will be announced on April 20th 2009 at The Golden Nose Ceremony and award statues will be given out to the winners.
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THE 2009 New York Downtown Clown GOLDEN NOSE AWARD NOMINEES ARE:
(nominees appear in alphabetical order)
Audience Choice Best Clown Act:
Eccentric Dance and Hat Act, by Spencer Novich
Kill Me Loudly: A Clown Noir, by FOOLS ON FIRE (Butt Kapinski, Chris Manley, Chris
Roberti and Jeff Seal, Dir. Eric Davis)
Musique, by Joel Jeske, Mike Richter, and Christopher Lueck
The Pajama Men, by Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez
Audience Choice Best Clown Character:
Emily Carragher
Nina Levine
Spencer Novich
Tweedy
Clowns of The Year:
NY GOOFS- Dick Monday and Tiffany Riley. The NY Goofs performed at the March Clown Revue and will be awarded the New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Award for Clowns of The Year as a result of their constant enthusiasm for the clown art form. The NY Goofs have operated The Ultimate Clown School in NYC for 11 years. Through their school, traditions of clowning from the circus and stage and have flourished in NYC. The forward movement of clown as an art form can be directly connected to the teachings and original performances of The NY Goofs. www.nygoofs.com
Clown Organization of The Year:
Clowns Without Borders USA. CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS (CWB) offers laughter to relieve the suffering of all persons, especially children, who live in areas of crisis including refugee camps, conflict zones and territories in situations of emergency. They bring levity, contemporary clown/circus oriented performances and workshops into communities so that the communities can celebrate together and forget for a moment the tensions that darken their daily lives. This Year CWB has made many expeditions around the world including Burma, Haiti, Egypt, and South Africa. With each expedition they continue to spread joy and laughter where it is needed most. For these reasons NYDC is proud to present Clowns Without Borders USA the Golden Nose Award for Clown Organization of the Year. www.clownswithoutborders.org
Life-Time Achievement in Clowning Award:
Hovey Burgess. Mr. Burgess is considered the Father of the New Circus Movement. He has been a driving force of circus performance, education, dramaturgy, and history for… a long time. He is the most respected member of the NYC clown community. His dedication to circus Education includes partnerships with the finest theatre conservatories in America such as NYU, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and The Juilliard School. His Book Circus Techniques has been in print since 1976. Avner the Eccentric describes Mr. Burgess best with "Hovey was my first mentor and is still my hero". Because no clown would be working today without the work of Hovey Burgess, NYDC is proud to present him with the 2009 Life-Time Achievement in Clowning Golden Nose Award.
Congratulations to all the nominees.
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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 third-time annual event will honor Clown Excellence from performances of the New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue’s 2009 year. In addition to the awards presented, the evening will include performances, slapstick, door prizes, red carpet, and audience participation games with prizes. The show will also feature Clown Superstar Presenters.
Dress: Formal Attire- Noses Optional
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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 Organization 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 2008 Golden Nose Award Winners are:
Audience Choice Best Clown Film:
Retard Midget Get Out of My Life, by Happy Hour
Audience Choice Best Clown Act:
At The Opera, by Those In The Nose
Audience Choice Best Clown/Clown:
Chris Allison
Clown of The Year:
Keith Nelson of The Bindlestiff Family Circus.
Clown Achievement of The Year:
The Brick Theater, producers of the New York Clown Theatre Festival.
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