Internationale Theater Clowning Workshops in Deutschland, Grossbritannien, Frankreich, Italien und Nordamerika
Nose to Nose Clowning wurde von Vivian Gladwell 1990 gegründet und bringt unsere vielfältigen Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Theater, Team Building, Lehrerbildung, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Storytelling, Zirkuspädagogishes Fortbildungen, und Social Clowning zusammen. Unser Herangehensweise ist beinflusst von Bataclown (Frankreich), The Roy Heart Theater und Jacques Lecoq training.
Our approach
Here are some of the key principles we are committed to in our teaching:
- SMALL GROUP SIZES
- A PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH
- STRUCTURED TEACHING ADAPTED TO YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
- A COMMITMENT TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT YOU IN THE WORK
- POSITIVE REGARD
- EMPOWERING YOU TO BECOME YOUR OWN TEACHER
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LEARNING
- GIVING A VOICE TO BOTH THE PERSONAL AND THE SOCIAL
2024 CLOWN FACILITATOR TRAINING – GERMANY
A 2-YEAR COURSE from October 2024 – May 2026
This training provides a practical and experiential grounding in the facilitation process and reflects our approach and philosophy of teaching clowning.
Length of course
The course consists of 6 five-day residential modules. Arriving Tuesday afternoon, leaving Sunday afternoons.
Course structure
Each module addresses a different aspect of facilitation and clowning:
- Warm-up and its function
- Games
- Structures of impros and how to read them
- Guiding impros
- Feedback
- Group process and the facilitator’s role in the group
- The clown archetype and its meaning
Who is this course for?
You will need to have done Clown 1, Clown 2 and Clown 3 as a minimum. Some experience of working with groups and a commitment to your own personal development is necessary.
This course is for people who either already work as clowns or who want to use clowning as a source of inspiration in their own professional field (such as teaching, artistic education, social work, health, and therapy). Priority for the training is given to those who have done the Nose to Nose training at level 1, 2 and 3… You can apply if you have only done level 1 as long as you commit to doing the other levels over the following 2 years. If you have trained with other schools with a similar approach to Nose to Nose you will need to do a course with us before applying and to ask for an interview with us.
Dates
- Tuesday 15 Oct – Sunday 20 Oct 2024
- Tuesday 18 Feb – Sunday 23 Feb 2025
- Tuesday 20 May – Sunday 25 May 2025
- Tuesday 21 Oct – Sunday 26 Oct 2025
- Tuesday 17 Feb – Sunday 22 Feb 2026
- Tuesday 19 May – Sunday 24 May 2026
Facilitator
Vivian Gladwell
Venue
The venue is just outside Prague with easy access by train and road from surrounding countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic). It is a 15 minute drive from Prague airport.
For a more detailed description of the course email us at nosetonoseoffice@gmail.com
Die Seele dem Humor frei und offen zu halten ist ein gutes Mittel, das Ernste in wirklichem Ernst zu nehmen. R.S.
Clowning ist ein Zustand der Spielfreude, welcher uns dazu einlädt, eine kindesähnliche Naivität und Verletzlichkeit zu erfahren. Der Narr lehrt uns, in jedem Moment präsent zu sein und diesen Moment ganz auszukosten. Er macht aus einer Fliege einen Elefanten und vergrößert alles, was in ihm und um ihn herum vorgeht. Durch Blickkontakt ist er in ständiger Beziehung mit seinen Mitspielern und dem Publikum. Diese Herangehensweise an Clownerie ist keine Technik (Zirkus, Tricks, Gags, etc), sondern eine persönliche Reise zu unserer einzigartigen Art, „Narrenfreiheit“ zu erleben und auszudrücken. Die rote Nase ist die kleinste Maske der Welt. Durch die „Narrenfreiheit“ unseres inneren Clowns erleben wir Qualitäten wie Spontaneität und Freude am Spielen. Der Narr in uns verleiht unserer Vorstellungskraft Flügel, wobei er mit beiden Füßen fest auf dem Boden bleibt.