CLOWNING AND SPONTANEOUS STORYTELLING
Embracing uncertainty – and welcoming the unexpected.
Monday 1 to Friday 5 December 08
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There are no small stories …when we embrace uncertainty and
the unknown in our lives. Both clowning and Spontaneous storytelling
invite us to befriend our uncomfortable relationship to unknowing
and loss of control. Stories abound in this apparent void and reveal
themselves when we begin to engage fully and playfully into that
space.
As we become experienced in clowning, we weave together more and
more of the apparently insignificant threads that appear in our
short intense lives on stage. Small, unexpected details and incidents
that seem not to fit anywhere are the raw matter of Clowning and
Spontaneous Storytelling – and they become gifts to be transmuted
into gold.
By cultivating a deep trust that nothing is too small or insignificant
for inclusion into the tapestry of our imagination, we enrich and
widen the range of our clowning skills.
The course is not about learning how to tell stories – rather
it is about freeing our imagination from the “shoulds”
and “should-nots” that constrain our natural capacity
to tell stories. Stories are everywhere and the course invites us
to open our eyes and listen and to celebrate this ever-present narrative
dimension in our lives. Such skills are crucial to all storytelling.
We welcome those with or without previous experience of storytelling
or clowning.
For more information about our way of teaching clowning and our
style of work you can read the website articles.
Alexander Mackenzie has been pioneering spontaneous storytelling
for over 15 years and is a naturally passionate and colourful teller
with an international reputation for bringing out the storyteller
in others.
The group is limited to 12
Facilitators: Alexander MacKenzie + Vivian Gladwell
Venue: Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex,
RH18 5 JX
Tuition: £375.00 Accommodation £96,
All meals £96 (Camping £42, Lunches Only £45)
Starts Monday at 14h00
Ends Friday at 12h30
To book: Click
here for our booking form and send your deposit to address below.
Deposit required (half tuition fee): £162.50
Cheque payable to: Emerson College
Send booking to:
Emerson College,
Forest Row,
East Sussex,
RH18 5 JX,
UK
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