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A 3-day course dedicated to the playful exploration of movement and dance. Do you feel a bit off balance? Do you bump into yourself? Do you feel a little silly? This is the path of Clown.  Simple, vulnerable, and naive, the clown reminds us to dance lightly through life. Join us to embark on a personal journey toward your unique way of expressing yourself through curiosity, listening, authen...
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"An essential course for grounding your experience of clowning" Through our voice, we deepen our clown's emotional commitment to life and we create out of thin air the images and stories that make up our identity and our lives. Join us on this powerful journey of discovery. The group is limited to 12. Facilitators: David Goldsworthy David Goldsworthy joined ROY HART in 1969 and was d...
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Clown level 1 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 present in the “Here and Now.” ...
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Through masks, we can explore and deepen our connection to archetypal forces, myths, stories and images that profoundly influence and shape our lives. What is the clown's relationship to these archetypes? And what of the clown's own mask – the red nose? Jacques Lecoq called it the smallest mask in the world and as actors we need to befriend this mask (even if clowns can do without it). This wor...
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An 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 bei...
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Clown level 2 This course offers further practice of clowning with the focus on structure and relationship. The more demanding aspects of this level come from a need to practice a 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 insights into the techn...
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4-6 Dec 2015, 8-10 Jan 2016 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 the here an...
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with Andrew Holmes & Sharon Usher Oxford ~ Fri 11th - Sun 13th Dec 2015 We’re good at gathering experience. We like to figure it all out, so we can get things covered, perfecting our grand theory of life.. Trouble is.. stuff just keeps surprising us. And actually we’re most alive when we haven’t got a clue what’s coming next. What if we were to stop trying to make sense of things, ...
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