Events | Nose to Nose – UK

WEEKEND ON THE CLOWN AND PLAYING WITH FAILURE – LIVERPOOL, UK

THIS COURSE IS FULL- WAITING LIST ONLY 16-17 MAY, 2026 With Vivian Gladwell and John Lawlor HOW TO GO FROM BAD TO WORSE Dive into a world where mistakes become springboards for exploring and honing your clowning skills. In this workshop, you’ll learn to transform your slip-ups into a source of spontaneity and authenticity, turning every unexpected moment into an opportunity for expressio...
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EMBRACING THE UNEXPECTED – CLOWN 2 – near Leuven, Belgium

with Vivian Gladwell and An Valenteyn 7th to 12th June 2026 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 empha...
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THE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION – CLOWN 3 – a six-day residential course

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 blinds us to what the world is trying to tell us. Great wisdom can be found in making peace with our shadows and our shortcomings and clowning celebrates all our humanity even those part of it we are desperately tryi...
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A MASTERCLASS – Setting your clown free – Peredur Centre, East Grinstead, UK

THIS COURSE IS FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY with Vivian Gladwell An intensive week for advanced clowns limited to 6 participants. The course will enable each participant to explore in depth less familiar aspects of clowning with the intention of freeing their clown’s playfulness, creativity and risk taking. This means one-to-one improvisations with feedback for each participant. Possible a...
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CLOWN AND VOICE – Peredur Centre- UK

THIS COURSE IS FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY With David Goldsworthy and Vivian Gladwell Sunday 05 July - Friday 10 July 2026 "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 d...
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WHO? ME? – CLOWN AND MASK

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. This workshop invites you to look more c...
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COURAGE TO BE – Clown Level 1 – PEREDUR CENTRE, UK

THIS COURSE IS FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY 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 ...
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CLOWN AND DANCE- Peredur Centre – UK

A weekend Clown, Movement and Dance Improvisation workshop. OPEN TO ALL In movement and physicality, we deepen the clowns commitment to both the here and now and the to world of the imagination. This course invites you to make some playful and surprising discoveries for your clown as you immerse yourself in both movement and clown improvisation. Find freedom in moving to the beat of your o...
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COURAGE TO BE – A 4 DAY COURSE ON BARDSEY ISLAND / YNYS ENLII, WALES

WITH TOBY SPAVEN and ALI STOCKFORD We are delighted to offer four playful days of clowning on the beautiful Ynys Enlli—a place of wild beauty, sea air, seals and Manx shearwaters. Enjoy locally sourced delicious vegetarian food and stay in one of the islands 1870”s houses. The word courage comes from a root meaning “heart.” Through clowning and reconnecting with our playful spirit, we can ...
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A MASTERCLASS – Setting your clown free – Peredur Centre, East Grinstead, UK

with Vivian Gladwell An intensive week for advanced clowns limited to 6 participants. The course will enable each participant to explore in depth less familiar aspects of clowning with the intention of freeing their clown’s playfulness, creativity and risk taking. This means one-to-one improvisations with feedback for each participant. Possible areas of exploration are: Rhythm The...
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