21 to 22 March 2026
with Vivian Gladwell and Rune Nordrum
Clowning is a state of playfulness that brings us to experience a child-like, naïve and vulnerable state of being. Paradoxically we grow, learn and are strengthened through reconnecting playfully with what makes us most vulnerable. This approach to clowning is not a technique (tricks, gags and routines) but a personal journey towards finding one’s own unique way of being a clown, by listening and being receptive, essential skills for any creative and imaginative expression. It is only when we let go our control over things that we begin to be surprised by the depth of what reveals itself to us. Come for a weekend of letting go and freeing up!
The course will be in English and Norwegian.
COURSE OPEN TO ALL
Dates and times:
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March 2026
Saturday 10am – 6pm (lunch 1pm – 2pm)
Sunday 10am – 5pm (lunch 1pm – 2pm)
Venue
Holmlia kirke (church). The room is in the basement and has a separate entrance from the rest of the church.
Ravnåsveien 28,
Holmlia,
1258 Oslo,
Norway
There is free parking at the church.
Public transport: Train L2 in direction Ski from Oslo S to Holmlia station (12 minutes). Then walk for 7 minutes.
Course fee – 3200 NOK – Tuition only
Deposit: 1500 NOK
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FACILITATORS
Vivian Gladwell
Vivian is the founder and director of Nose to Nose and has given hundreds of workshops around the world. He lives both in the UK and France where he started clowning in 1978. He speaks French and English fluently.
Vivian began teaching in 1988 as part of the Lifeways Festival at Emerson College – UK. He trained as a facilitator with the Bataclown in 1990 and joined their team in 1991 also working as a modern day Court Jester (Clownanalyst).
He created Nose to Nose UK in 1990, Nose to Nose of North America in 2006 and Fool View, the Social Clowning group and has trained facilitators in the UK, the USA, Germany and Italy – view history.
He continues his role as ambassador for the work by researching the applications of clowning in the context of teacher training, medicine, conflict management, ecology and intercultural work in many countries (South Africa, USA, Senegal, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Italy, Germany, Norway…)
He holds clowning as a social playground for exploring our humanity.
Rune Nordrum
Rune started his clown education in 2017 and has since taken a number of courses in England, Germany, Norway and the Czech Republic. Most of the courses have been run by Nose to Nose with Vivian Gladwell. Now he is in the Facilitators training with Nose to Nose from fall 2024, and will finish his course autumn 2026. Rune speaks Norwegian, English and German.
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