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INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING

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 ...
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INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING

TOWARDS PERFORMANCE WEEKEND

Nottingham with Vivian Gladwell 17 - 18 January 2015 This advanced course offers an ideal opportunity to practice improvising in front of a real audience. The course includes an evening performance open to the public on the first day. The following day focuses on working through the impros with insights and feedback gained from the previous evening’s performance. The course introduces the...
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Communication, Conflict and Clowning

This training module will start with a one-day introduction to clowning on 10 January 2015 in Potsdam. On the first day of the study trip to Toulouse we will be given background information on how vocational education and training is done in Toulouse and France. Furthermore an overview of the care and guidance system in the city will be given by our hosts. The clowning seminar (day 2 to 5 in E...
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THE COURAGE TO BE – 3 Weekends

11-12 Apr 2015, 16-17 May 2015, 6-7 June 2015 The word ‘courage’ comes from a root that means ‘heart’. Through clowning and connecting to our playful spirit we can develop and sustain, in ourselves and each other, the heart to be who we truly are, to trust life and ourselves. ‘Taking heart’ is a profoundly inward process, and an invitation to overcome the fears that block us from being fully pres...
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INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING

MASTERS PROGRAM

COURSE DESCRIPTION A space for sharing experiences of facilitation and an opportunity to practice facilitation in the Nose to Nose way. The theme of the weekend will be decided by participants. This course is open to Nose to Nose facilitators and recently trained facilitators (2012-14). The course is FREE NOTE - You will need to pay your accommodation, food and travel. OBJECTIVES • To ...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – EINFÜHRUNG IN DAS CLOWNSPIEL – ZURICH

Clowning (oder auch Narrenfreiheit) ist ein Zustand der Spielfreude und die Einladung, im Hier und Jetzt zu sein. Unter der professionellen Anleitung von Vivian Gladwell (Nose-to-Nose) und Schauspielerin Joy Winistoerfer bist DU ein ganzes Wochen- ende lang eingeladen, Dich auf die Suche nach Deinem inneren Clown zu begeben und dabei in einer angenehm heiteren Atmosphäre über Dich, Dein Scheite...
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Intro weekend – Prague – Czech Republic

An introduction to Clowning in Prague The word ‘courage’ comes from a root that means ‘heart’. Through clowning and connecting to our playful spirit we can develop and sustain, in ourselves and each other, the heart to be who we truly are, to trust life and ourselves. ‘Taking heart’ is a profoundly inward process, and an invitation to overcome the fears that block us from being fully present in...
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AT A LOSS FOR WORDS – IRELAND

Exploring language & silence a 2-day introductory course with Vivian Gladwell and Piotr Bujak What do language and silence teach us about clowning? Like the clown’s nose, language can both reveal and mask us. While silence may enhance the poetry of our physical presence, it can also inspire misunderstanding. Together we will navigate the paradoxical spaces between silent and spoken unde...
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