About Us

The Owners: CLOWNING AROUND is owned and managed by Ella Reyes-Choy and Cherry Mapua-Osmeña. They look into all the logistical demands, from coming up with suitable party packages for each client, to making sure all orders are delivered on schedule. They also make sure that there is a steady flow of new ideas and activities that keep parties and events fresh, fun, safe educational, wholesome, exciting and innovative.

The Clientele:The clientele includes big corporations and families from the ABC market – a veritable who’s who in the political, social, diplomatic and even show-business arenas.

The company has done numerous projects & events for Ayala Land Century Properties, Rocha Group of Companies, Mary Lindbert Inc., Ayala Museum, Johnson & Johnson Philippines, Uniliver Philippines, Procter & Gamble Philippines, Gift Gate, Safeguard, Anmum, Lactum, Kraft Philippines, Dole Philippines, Warner Brothers Philippines, Sky Cable, Cartoon Network, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel,Kermit Channel, Fun Characters (Disney Philippines), Ayala Land, Ayala Museum, Globe Telecom, Microsoft Philippines, Manila Hotel, Century Park Hotel, Hotel Intercontinental Manila, Heritage Hotel, Shangri-la Makati Hotel, EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Pan Pacific Hotel, Fashion Café, Triple V, Subic Bay Yacht Club, Manila Polo Club, Palms Country Club, Riviera Golf & Country Club, Rockwell Club, NU 107 Radio Station Festival, Fort Bonifacio Fun Run, C. F. Sharp, Alabang Town Center, Shangri-la EDSA Mall, Festival Mall, Big Bang sa Alabang Carnival, Reptile & Amphibian Fair, Marilac Hills, Elsie Gaches Village, Elk’s Cerebral Palsy Annual Charity Show, A Child Can Foundation, Boys Town, Bantay Bata Foundation, Annual Ayala Alabang Salu-Salo, Bel-Air Village, Ecology Village, Forbes Park, Damariñas Village, Urdaneta Village, Citi Bank, Bank of America, RCBC Savings Bank, Union Bank of California, Shell Exploration and La Mancha Pyro Productions Inc. for the 2005 World Pyrotechnic Olympics.

Events by Clowning Around has also done events for schools like St. Theresa’s College (Quezon City), Sacred Heart (Quezon City), Assumption Convent, Woodrose School, The Learning Child School, Miriam College & Southridge School.

One of the most recent event was the Father’s Day of Southridge School in Alabang, “Competere 2006”. This unique concept was a brain child of Events by Clowning Around which involved the training of junior and senior students and teachers with the maximum participation of sons and fathers of all levels in friendly competitive and challenging Amazing Race type games. Number of participants is 1,400 in a three hour time slot.

The Themes:When CLOWNING AROUND started, the company offered simple host packages. At present, themes include popular kiddy classics and favorites. There are themes of adventure like jungle-safaris, mermaids, sailors and pirates, flowers and fairies, cowboys and Indians, super heroes, princes and princesses and others. Other themes offered are Halloween, Christmas, Valentine, Easter, School Events, Mall Shows, Debuts, Product Launches, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day programs.

Special Projects & Events by Clowning Around:

CLOWNING AROUND has branched out into hosting special events, launches, anniversaries, mall shows, weddings, debuts and other celebrations. With a formidable stable of entertainers, facilitators and trainers in the dynamic field of corporate activities, we now a have a subsidiary called Events! by Clowning Around.

We are the catalyst that helps organizations and inspires people to reach their greatest potential TOGETHER. We do this by producing targeted learning experiences that engage people, empower leaders, and accelerate team development. The end result is a motivated, committed workforce.

The Talents:

Clowning Around’s pool of talents is composed of professional performers who love kids. They are men and women of diverse interests who hold “week day” jobs and Clown Around mostly to fulfill the need to play with kids and host parties and events. The spectrum is indeed wide. Clowning Around has magicians, jugglers/balancers, acrobats, puppeteers, mime thespians, sword eaters, stilt walkers, street/hip-hop/Hawaiian dancers, caricaturists, face painters, tattoo artists, balloon sculptors, character mascots, world champion “yoyo” exhibition artist, ventriloquist and storytellers.

Clowning Around also has educational shows like the “Exotic Bird and Python Show”, the fun “Dog and Monkey Show” and the interactive “edutainment” show called “The Amazing Bubble Show”. The latest craze is the “Kidz Salon”, a mobile beauty parlour for kids, which includes up-do’s, hairstyling, hair colouring, hair wrapping, nail art and foot spa. Clowning Around offers cooking and baking lessons, “Colour Me Mine” ceramic-painting session and other arts and crafts activities like sand art, stencil, coloring and icing cookies and crystal art. Clowning Around also handles Kite Flying workshops/competitions and Mad Science shows. We can also provide a petting zoo with farm animals right at your party or even a martial arts exhibition!

The company has stage actors, voice artists, commercial models advertising executives on one end – and pre-school teachers, tutors, managers and even bankers on the other. Some recognizable talents who have been part of CLOWNING AROUND are film actors Nonie Buencamino, Richard Joson, Bart Guingona, Joel Trinidad, Tommy Alvarado, Dingdong Rosales, Gabe Mercado and basketball star, Jayvee Gayoso.

The current cast of clowns/hosts includes stage/commercial/voice talent Apollo Abraham, stage actor/director/TV host Myles Osolio, stage actor/dance choreographer Alvin de la Peña, stage improv comedian Beepsie Mayuga-Mercado, pre-school teacher Dolly Mapua, entrepreneur Mike Mapua, entrepreneur Rocio Lista, TV/commercial talent Tinette Lanuza-de la Vega, Habitat volunteer Bel Pacheco, TV and commercial talent/stage actress/improv comedian Carelle Mangaliag, teacher Angela Mapa, entrepreneur/sports coach Cisco Lumbad, stage actress Mitch Khan, and music/dance/arts instructor Angie Syyap. Cherry Mapua-Osmeña, who is currently finishing her Masters Degree in Special Education, hosts "The Amazing Bubble Show".