Dr Clown India: 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Video: Opening number from our 2009 show

Our show, Dr Clown Gets The Fever, was all about us clowns catching Saturday Night Fever, so there was a lot of dancing to all our favourite hits from the 70s. We began by making dramatic entrances to this hit from the movie Grease.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

NEWS: (Title unknown) - Eenadu (Telugu)

(will post Telugu-English translation as soon as I get one - Nazu)

Writer: K. Adinarayana Murthy, Chief Reporter
10 June 2009, Eenadu daily newspaper Bangalore edition (Andhra Pradesh)

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Babydoll turns barber!

Before the Red Nose Ceremony began, Babydoll, thoughtful as always, took the opportunity to give a free shave to a few lucky members of the audience, using her whipped cream and a plastic fork!

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

Photo credit: Sanjay Balsavar

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

NEWS: Bangaloreans Run For A Cause (Deccan Herald)

1 June 2009, Deccan Herald daily newspaper, Bangalore

Babydoll!

Photo credits: Nazu Tonse

Our babiest clown!

(The rest of us are ancient!)
Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

More hair than face but I'm pretty sure this is Boing.

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

Boing, Fae and The Clown with No Name

They've got their noses. They've got their certificates. Now they're just sitting back and letting it all sink in. (Also they're waiting for cake).

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

Bobette

Photo credits: Nazu Tonse

Some more group shots from our Red Nose Ceremony

Front row: Boing, Gladys
Back row: The Clown with No Name, Fae, Bobette, Bindaas, Bobo, Severine, Brushbuddha

Front row: Boing, Gladys
Back row: The Clown with No Name, Fae, Bobette, Bindaas, Bobo, Severine, Jibesh, Babydoll, Joseph

Photo credits: Cecile Picard

Sunday, June 7, 2009

NEWS: Blessings of Life (?) - Eenadu (Telugu)

(I'm not too sure of the exact translation of the headline from Telugu to English but will post here once translated - Nazu)

Writer: K. Adinarayana Murthy, Chief Reporter
7 June 2009, Eenadu daily newspaper, Andhra Pradesh

And then there was cake.

While our new clowns cut the cake, the rest of us sang out that old favourite, "Happy Nose-Day To You!"

Photo credit: Sanjay Balsavar

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse

Gladys, M.C.

Gladys makes the welcome speech, then starts off the ceremony by reading out Dr Clown India's Code of Ethics.

Photo credits: Dr Cherian Varkey (in this photo, Gladys, the back of Babydoll's head, and Joseph Raj)

Brushbuddha and Babydoll get happy for the camera

Photo credit: Sanjay Balsavar

Fae, Bobette, Bindaas and Bobo celebrate

Photo credit: Sanjay Balsavar

Severine says farewell

Severine is the founder of Dr Clown India. Here she is welcoming the new clowns after the ceremony, and saying her farewells, as she'll be leaving us this month.

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar

Photo credit: Nazu Tonse (in this photo: Severine, Joseph Raj, Bindaas)

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Getting used to new noses!

It's not as easy as it looks! Here's Boing, wondering if it's going to stay on, and Bobette, making sure it does!

Next, Bobette watches, impressed, as Fae discovers she can giggle with her nose on. But the Clown with No Name isn't taking any chances:

Boing takes a breather, Bobette discovers the old hand-on-nose-keeps-it-on trick, and Fae applauds enthusiastically! (Either that, or she's saying 'namaste' to someone off camera).

Photo credits: Kirti Balsavar

From Trainee to Clown!

Here are our new apprentice Clowns, in the process of getting their new noses from Miss Rose, who made a sudden and brief appearance at the ceremony!

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar

In this photo: Miss Rose, Fae, The Clown with No Name

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar

In this photo: Miss Rose, Bobette, Fae

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar

In this photo: Miss Rose, Boing, Bobette

A gardenful of clowns!

Group pictures taken at our first Red Nose Ceremony, 6 June 2009, at the Alliance Francaise de Bangalore. The Red Nose Ceremony was held in honour of our four trainees who completed their Basic Training, and received their official Dr Clown Red Noses.

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar

Front row: Boing

Back row: The Clown with No Name, Fae, Bobette, Bindaas, Bobo, Severine

Photo credit: Kirti Balsavar
Front row: Gladys
Back row: Bindaas, Bobo, Severine, Brushbuddha, Babydoll, Joseph Raj

Photo credit: Dr Cherian Varkey

Bottom row: Babydoll, Severine, Gladys, Bindaas

Top row: Boing, Bobette, Fae, The Clown with No Name

Monday, June 1, 2009

NEWS: Fun Run With Cowboys And Clowns (Times of India)

Writer: Aarthi R
1 June 2009, Times of India daily newspaper, Bangalore

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Gladys at the marathon, on TV

Gladys was at the Sunfeast World 10K in May, and won 2nd Prize in the costume competition. She tried explaining that this was no costume, just her regular wardrobe, but they insisted on giving her a prize anyway. Here she is on News 9, talking about important things like the weather.

Photo credits: A.R. Tonse

Miss Rose at the marathon

Gladys wasn't the only clown at the marathon! Lookie here - it's Miss Rose, up at dawn and she ran the whole 10K!

Photo credit: Marathon-Photos.com

Friday, May 29, 2009

NEWS: Meet docteur clowns - Time Out magazine

A little shout-out for Dr Clown's first Red Nose Ceremony to be held on Saturday, 6 June 2009.
29 May 2009, Time Out Bengaluru fortnightly magazine.

NEWS: Many Smiles Per Hour - Time Out magazine

An article about Play In Hospital. Dr Clown's Mili Jalan and "Gladys" of Dr Clown will be making a presentation at the NGO Sutradhar's annual Open Forum.

Writer: Amrita Gupta.
29 May 2009, Time Out Bengaluru fortnightly magazine.