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SPECIAL DELIVERY – This Video Postcard just in: Another glimpse into the world of hospital clowning in pediatrics, performed and explained by Big Apple Clown Care performers…
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Earlier in the year this video was shot, I, along with my sons Magic’s Royal Duke Sammy Cortino, and GlitterSniff, were fortunate to meet up with Dr. Trikki and follow him on Clown Rounds one day. It was a very special day!
Last season, I was honored to interview Big Apple Clown Care founder Michael Christensen on AHeart4Clowning TalkRadio Show. To read about that, listen to the program, click this link (here).
More Information: About Big Apple Clown Care Program, click (here).
(TIP: Click on the title of this post, if you want to see other Video Postcards from Pediatrics, but don’t see list of 5 Related posts…)
Recently, we became aware that some of our A Heart 4 Clowning videos are featured on the Big Apple Circus website! How cool is that?!
Checking around there, we discovered many very good, inspiring hospital clown and caring clown-related videos: http://videos.bigapplecircus.org/
Several A Heart 4 Clowning videos featured on the Big Apple Circus site!
Featured A Heart 4 Clowning video when we popped by the site was: http://www.aheart4clowning.com/2010/11/08/share-your-heart-your-gift-makes-the-world-better/
Totally loving this inter-connectedness offered through sharing via social media and new web features! Personally, we believe this where we should all have always been — open, networking and networked. No one has THE ‘corner on the market,’ and through sharing we all learn and can all do a better job!
Unfortunately even in this niche, such has not always been the case. Still today, we hear stories of how folks in our world of caring clowning and hospital clowns remain reserved, semi-closed and highly-selective about what and with whom they will share. Even when folks have paid them money to attend their training sessions, coming with a heart to learn, they remain closed-out. This makes us wonder — why?!
We have been able to help others make connections and find programs, training, information. If we can help you, please let us know how.
This website has been maintained since 2007 with the sole purpose of encouraging and inspiring hospital clowns, caring clowns and healthcare family entertainers — NO “secrets” here! We broadcast on AHeart4Clowning TalkRadio Show, AHeart4Clowning TV, and have published books and loads of multimedia on the subject to help anyone interested in this work that looks like play, based on nearly 14 years of actual hands-on experience. Our message and media remain unique.
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Listen to Big Apple Circus co-founder Michael Christensen interview with host Becky Cortino on AHeart4Clowning TalkRadio Show, click this link (here)
Michael Christensen, Founder of Big Apple Circus Clown Care
All eyes will be on Center Ring at AHeart4Clowning TalkRadio Show on Wednesday, May 12th 1:00PM EDT, for a very special interview with Michael Christensen, Co-Founder and Creative Director of the Big Apple Circus and Founder of Big Apple Circus Clown Care. Big Apple Circus Clown Care, acknowledged as the first and original hospital clowning program in the world, was launched in 1986. The program is based on Michael’s desire to provide a unique service to children undergoing treatment in pediatric facilities. He will share his insights on hospital clowning and entertaining in the healthcare setting.
He has taught workshops all over the world in the new profession of hospital clowning, which his work has inspired. He has also lectured to the medical communities of the nation’s major pediatric hospitals. For his work with Clown CareSM, Michael has received the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award, the Red Skelton Community Service Award, the Golden Nose award from the Northeast Clown Convention, the Parenting Achievement Award from Parenting magazine, and was inducted into the Ambassador David M. Walters International Pediatric Hall of Fame.
The show airs live at 1:00PM EDT Thursday, May 12th, will be recorded and available for download from the show archive. Tune in for insight and inspiration!
You can set a “show reminder” and listen online here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/aheart4clowningtalkradio/2010/05/12/big-apple-circus-clown-care-with-michael-christensen
Listen to the show streaming L-I-V-E, or catch this show after the broadcast, from the archive.
Here is a link to a PDF Download from the Hospital Clown Newsletter about Mr. Stubs aka Michael Christensen: http://www.hospitalclown.com/Past%20Issues/Final%20PDFs/Vol%204-1Michael2.pdf