Events | Nose to Nose – UK

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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RETIRO CLOWN EN ARRIOLA ESTA SEMANA SANTA, Pais Vasco, España

Clown! Juega, ríe, apasiónate y disfruta sin límites. Encuentra el placer de ser tú mismo/a, abre el corazón a la emoción, impulso y ternura. DÍAS: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ABRIL 2023 LUGAR: ARRIOLA, A LAVA PRECIO: 390 EUROS incluyendo estancia, comidas y cenas INFORMACIÓN Y RESERVA: Movil +34 661 902 933 txusdragonfly@gmail.com FACILITADORES Chus Ruiz se ha formado en a...
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STORYTELLING AND THE CLOWN – A WEEK-END COURSE – near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

With Vivian Gladwell, Kristin Crowley and Angie Foster “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Joan Didion “ The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life.” Zadie Smith This workshop explores the nature of storytelling and clowning and the ongoing, living relationship between storytelling and the clown, and the clown and storytelling. What do t...
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FINDING FREEDOM TOGETHER – Exploring Relationship Through Play – a 5 day in person clowning course – Ghent, New York, USA

with Vivian Gladwell and Sarah French “If by ill luck people understood each other, they would never agree.” Baudelaire What stops us from claiming our freedom in relationship? In this course, we’ll explore the paradoxes of knowing ourselves in relationship. Is it possible to know another? What are the ways in which we do, or don’t, claim our freedom in relationship? What happen...
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DREAMING OURSELVES AWAKE – a 5 day in person clowning course – Ghent, New York, USA

with Vivian Gladwell and Sarah French In this course, we’ll explore how clowns dream the world into being - through curiosity & courage, listening, openness & play. What does it mean that clowns have their heads in the clouds & their feet on the ground? What is the relationship of dreams, imagination & reality? How do we imagine the world? Where do our dreams come fr...
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FINDING THE GAME with community – a 3 day in person clowning course – Ghent, New York, USA

with Sarah French and Vivian Gladwell An invitation to lose & discover yourself in play. Finding the game is the radical act at the heart of all clowning improvisation. Where do games come from? In this workshop, we’ll explore these possibilities: Games are found, not conceived. Games come to us through our listening. Games live within us & in the spaces between us...
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THE COURAGE TO BE – CLOWN 1 – An Introduction to Clowning – Philmont, NY, USA

with Laura Geilen and Vivian Gladwell Clowning is a state of playfulness that allows us to experience a child-like, naïve, and vulnerable state of being … and paradoxically we learn, grow, 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 un...
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COURAGE TO BE – Clown Level 1 – Emerson, UK

INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – WEEKEND, Emerson, UK

WITH ALI STOCKFORD 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 cl...
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EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED – CLOWN 2 – EMERSON COLLEGE, UK

with Vivian Gladwell and Carol Thompson 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 in...
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