Events | Nose to Nose – UK

AN ONLINE TASTER COURSE – 3 sessions

WITH ALI STOCKFORD THIS COURSE IS FOR PEOPLE NEW TO THE NOSE TO NOSE APPROACH and who would like to have a brief intro to clowning before committing to a longer workshop. 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 vul...
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ONLINE SPONTANEOUS STORYTELLING AND THE CLOWN – a weekly course of 8 sessions

An online 8-week course to explore the art of storytelling through clowning with Vivian Gladwell and Angie Foster. What insights can clowns bring to the art of storytelling? If the storyteller holds the patterns for the past and the promises of the future, clowns are always at the beginning, knowing nothing and everything, creating the world out of whatever comes their way. Our hope for this...
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ONLINE CREATE YOUR OWN CLOWN SOLO – A WEEKLY COURSE OF 10 SESSIONS

with Harry ter Haar and Vivian Gladwell An advanced course to guide you towards creating and performing your own 15 to 30 minute clown solo or duo with support from two leading teachers in their field (clowning and comedy writing). A good grounding in clowning is required. The course consists of 10 sessions of 3 hours each week (two 1.5 hours with a 30 minute break in between). Parti...
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WHEN TREES COULD SPEAK – An online course for discovering your Clown through Puppetry

An Online Course of 6 weekly sessions of 2 hours With Vivian Gladwell and Laura Geilen We are presenting this course with puppets during a time of pandemic and isolation. What can puppets teach us about reclaiming our human connection to each other and to our world? For beginners as well as confirmed clowns or puppeteers this course is about finding freedom and discovering the many internal...
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ONLINE CLOWN 1- SERIES OF 8 WEEKLY SESSIONS – THEORY, PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICAL GROUP WORK

WITH VIVIAN GLADWELL AND ALI STOCKFORD Each Saturday from 2 PM to 4 PM (UK time) From 6 March to 24 April 2021 Course Outline: Nose to Nose has planned this Introduction to Clowning for anyone interested and curious to discover the Nose to Nose pedagogy and approach to Clowning. Sessions run each Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. There will be open discussions and practical tasks which will be d...
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AN ONLINE TASTER COURSE – 3 sessions

WHAT SUSTAINS US – EXPLORING WHAT IS ESSENTIAL THROUGH COURAGE AND PLAY – A weekly online course of 4 sessions

with Vivian Gladwell and Penny Williamson April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern time / 6:00 - 8:30 pm UK time Nothing is too small. Nothing is too ordinary or insignificant. Those are the things that make up the measure of our days, and they're the things that sustain us. Rita Dove The courageous heart is the one that is unafraid to open to the world. Jack Kornfield ...
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ONLINE CLOWN 2 – SERIES OF 8 WEEKLY SESSIONS – THEORY, PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICAL GROUP WORK

WITH VIVIAN GLADWELL AND ALI STOCKFORD Each Saturday from 2 PM to 4 PM (UK time) From 8 May to 26 June 2021 Course Outline: Further exploration of Clowning for anyone wishing to deepen their experience of Clowning. Sessions run each Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. There will be open discussions and practical tasks which will be done in small groups and reviewed in a larger group. The series of...
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WHEN TREES COULD SPEAK – An online course for discovering your Clown through Puppetry – Sunday / Monday weekly for 3 weeks (6 sessions of 3:30 hours each)

An online course of three consecutive Sundays / Mondays (total 6 sessions of 3½ hours each) With Vivian Gladwell and Laura Geilen We are presenting this course with puppets during a time of pandemic and isolation. What can puppets teach us about reclaiming our human connection to each other and to our world? The course consists of 3 consecutive Sundays and Mondays (Total of 6 sessions of 3½...
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ONLINE SPONTANEOUS STORYTELLING AND THE CLOWN – Sunday / Monday weekly for 3 weeks (6 sessions of 3:30 hours each)

An online course to explore the art of storytelling through clowning with Vivian Gladwell and Angie Foster. The course consists of 3 consecutive Sundays and Mondays (Total of 6 sessions of 3½ hours each which includes a 30 minute break - Total of 18 hours) What insights can clowns bring to the art of storytelling? If the storyteller holds the patterns for the past and the promises of the f...
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