with Vivian Gladwell
4 to 6 April 2025
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 group is limited to 12
Facilitator : 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, Nose to Nose Germany in 2008, NTN Italy in 2016 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.
Early bird booking
140 GBP if you book before 4th February 2025 and secure your place with a deposit.
Course fee – £180 – Tuition only
Deposit: £80
COURSE OPEN TO ALL
Date and times: 4 to 6 April 2025
The course begins Friday 7.30pm
Ends Sunday – 1pm
Venue:
Peredur Centre for the Arts
West Hoathly Road,
East Grinstead.
West Sussex, RH19 4NF.
info@peredurcentre.org.uk
01342 312527
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Accommodation and meals
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01342 312527
There is access to a kitchen and dining area here to prepare your own meals.
Alternatively please contact us for list of local people and friends of Nose to Nose providing B and B accommodation.
Please note that this course is self-catering. The village of Forest Row with three supermarkets, whole food shops, cafes and restaurants is just under 4 miles away. There is similar in East Grinstead which is just over a mile away in the opposite direction.
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