Events | Nose to Nose – UK

EMBODIED ENCHANTMENT: SHAMANISM AND THE CLOWN – Laughton Lodge, near Lewes, East Sussex, UK

with Vivian Gladwell Welcome to this new course exploring the connections between Shamanism and Clowning. Through a series of immersive exercises, rituals, and performances, we will cultivate a unique blend of shamanic and clowning skills that can be applied to personal growth or creative endeavours. We will touch on the foundations of shamanic practices through the medicine wheel, shama...
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EXPLORING THE CLOWN’S TAKE ON BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES – Nr Philadelphia, USA

with Vivian Gladwell and Angie Foster September 13 to 15, 2024 The course offers a practical exploration of the clown’s take on biographical stories. We will explore our biographical stories through the clown's playful and cheeky nature. The clown transgresses in order to reclaim and celebrate life’s paradoxes. By fearlessly jugglAing with symbolic and archetypal references, the clown st...
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EVERYTHING SPEAKS – Clowns and the World of Objects – A 3-Day Course at Mettabee Farm, Hillsdale, NY

“To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings… Surely, even you, at times, have felt the grand array; the swelling presence, and the chorus, crowding out your solo voice. You must note the way the soap dish enables you, or the window latch grants you freedom. Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity. The stairs are your mentor of things to come, the doors have...
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EMPTINESS AND THE CLOWN – GHENT, NY

with Vivian Gladwell and Sarah French October 3 to 6, 2024 “There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.” John Cage, Silence: Lectures and Writings This course aims to explore the clown’s relationship to emptiness. We will play with silence and stillness, sp...
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INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – WEEKEND, LIVERPOOL, UK

with John Lawlor and 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 w...
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INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – WEEKEND, EAST GRINSTEAD, 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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WEEKEND CLOWN SUR LE TRAVAIL DE L’OBJET – dans le Jura, France

L’Atelier du Souffle propose un weekend animé par Vivian Gladwell 9 - 10 novembre 2024 39360 Larrivoire, France Rejoignez-nous pour un week end de découverte, de rires et de développement artistique. Dans ce cours unique, nous vous guiderons à travers des exercices pratiques et des discussions enrichissantes, vous aidant à cultiver vos talents de clown et à approfondir votre compréhensi...
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CLOWN SOCIAL PARTE 1 EN ARRIOLA – Explorando la visión del clown sobre las historias biográficas, Pais Vasco, España

El curso ofrece una exploración práctica de la visión del payaso de las historias biográficas. A partir del tercer día exploraremos nuestras historias biográficas a través del carácter lúdico y descarado del payaso. A diferencia del bufón (primo cercano del payaso pero con un problema de actitud), el payaso transgrede para reclamar y celebrar las paradojas de la vida. Al hacer malabares sin ...
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A New Year’s INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – WEEKEND, EAST GRINSTEAD, UK

Celebrate the New Year with an Introduction to Clowning! 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 persona...
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NOSE TO NOSE CLOWNING – A ONE DAY WORKSHOP, HASTINGS, UK

With Ali Stockford Brighten up this January with a one day workshop in Nose to Nose Clowning. This will be a light-hearted, playful day exploring creativity, connection and spontaneity whilst discovering the poetry and the funny of the Clown. 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 ar...
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