Events | Nose to Nose – UK

INTRODUCTION TO CLOWNING – WEEKEND – LEICESTER, UK

WITH ALI STOCKFORD and ALEXIA ELLIOTT 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 uniqu...
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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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INTERCULTURAL CLOWNING IN THE UK

6 – 11 October 2026 6 day residential - taught in English and French. A rare opportunity to work with one of the originators and teachers of our work Bertil Sylvander is a founding member and director of the Bataclown. This course is highly recommended to people who have some experience of our work. Participants on this course say that this course is unlike any other clown course they have ...
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