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 and now.
The full course establishes the ground for all our work and is an essential first step before going on to more advanced courses.
Facilitators:
Vivian Gladwell
VIVIAN is the founder and director of Nose to Nose and has given hundreds of workshops around the world. He lives both in the UK and France where he started clowning in 1978. He speaks French and English fluently.
Vivian began teaching in 1988 as part of the Lifeways Festival at Emerson College – UK. He trained as a facilitator with the Bataclown in 1990 and joined their team in 1991 also working as a modern day Court Jester (Clownanalyst).
He created Nose to Nose UK in 1990, Nose to Nose of North America in 2006 and Fool View, the Social Clowning group and has trained facilitators in the UK, the USA, Germany and Italy – view history.
He continues his role as ambassador for the work by researching the applications of clowning in the context of teacher training, medicine, conflict management, ecology and intercultural work in many countries (South Africa, USA, Senegal, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Italy, Germany, Norway…)
He holds clowning as a social playground for exploring our humanity.
Piotr Bujak
PIOTR (Poland) was trained at Emerson College, The Artemis School of Speech & Drama (Sussex) and in Camphill Medical Practice in Aberdeen. He facilitates clowning workshops for Camphill Communities of Ireland and The KCAT Art & Study Centre in Callan. Since a few years he has been organising courses in Holland and Poland. He is interested in clowning with special needs people and inclusive theatre.
Course fee: € 350.00 – Tuition only (concessions available)
Accommodation and meals: Accommodation available in the local B&B
www.riversdalebedandbreakfast.ie (call Ena Heron on +353 567725431)
Date and times:
Each day: 9h30 to 17h30
Performance evening: As part of the Kings River Festival on Friday 24 June
Last day – after lunch – 14h30
Venue:
The Friary Complex, Mill Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Ireland
TO SIGN UP for the course, simply pay your deposit of € 120 with Paypal or a Bank Card below.
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MORE INFO CONCERNING COURSE FEE…
Fee € 350 – (a deposit of € 120 is required to hold your place – Your deposit is NOT REFUNDABLE LESS than 2 months before the start of the course. There is a £20 fee for refunds – for Paypal fees + admin costs. If the course is cancelled your deposit will be refunded in full.)
Q: Can I talk to someone? A: Yes, just send an email with your phone number to piotr@nosetonose.info and we’ll call you as soon as we are free to do so.
Q: Are there still spaces available on the course? A: To find out just click on the Paypal or Credit Cardlink above and you will see the number of places available. It will not be possible for you to book if there are no spaces available.
Q: Can you put me on the waiting list? A: Sure, just write to piotr@nosetonose.info to ask. We will put you on our waiting list and let you know when a place becomes available.