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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COURAGE TO BE – Clown Level 1 – Emerson, UK

with Vivian Gladwell and Ali Stockford 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 for overcoming the fears that block us from being fully pr...
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EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED – Clown 2 – EMERSON COLLEGE, UK

with Vivian Gladwell and Ali Stockford This course offers further practice of clowning with the focus on structure and relationship (such as the Elder-Younger structure). At this level we practice responsiveness to and awareness of your partner on stage, your audience and the images, stories and characters that emerge during improvisation. The teaching method will emphasize finding greater ins...
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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 1 PM to 3 PM (UK time) From 4 Sept to 23 Oct 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 done...
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ONLINE CLOWN 3 – The Wisdom of Imperfection – SERIES OF 8 WEEKLY SESSIONS – THEORY, PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICAL GROUP WORK

With Vivian Gladwell and Ali Stockford Each Saturday from 4 PM to 6PM (UK time) from 18 September to 6 November 2021 Clowning is the art of making mistakes and there is an art to paying attention to the unexpected, to accidents and those unintended things we do. Sometimes our striving for perfection deafens us to what the world is trying to tell us and we no longer hear the silences and wha...
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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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FINDING YOUR CLOWN WITHIN – Weekend workshop at Mangreen Hall, Norwich, UK

A weekend of fun and permission to let go… finding your own unique clown within. We will play together and let go of needing to be in control and know everything, allowing surprises to come, giving us a sense of new found freedom and laughter, even tears. The very best thing about clowning is the understanding that we are already marvellous! Everyone is welcome and no experience is requ...
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THE STORYTELLER AND THE CLOWN – an exploration of the roots of love, fear and longing – part 1

What can the storyteller and the clown offer us in these ever-changing times? Drawing on the knowledge of brain research we can now understand how to better handle either the stories we are told or the stories we tell ourselves. These are vital life giving insights, especially helpful in counteracting fear. But there’s more……in the hands of the clown this information can turn into creativity, insp...
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FINDING YOUR CLOWN WITHIN – Residential weekend workshop at Ringsfield Hall,Beccles in Suffolk, UK

ONLINE PLAYING WITH FIRE – Exploring Conflict Transformation through Clowning – SERIES OF 5 WEEKLY SESSIONS

with Vivian Gladwell and Arnaud Durand This online experiential workshop will give participants the chance to explore real-life situations of conflict through clowning improvisations and though dialogue and reflection within our group. By embracing our fears around vulnerability, loss of control and not knowing, the clown invites us to remain fully engaged, curious and interested even ...
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