{"id":47,"date":"2015-01-01T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T19:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:19:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>NOSE TO NOSE 2025-2026<br \/><\/strong>CLOWNING WORKSHOPS IN\u00a0UK, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY\u00a0AND NORTH AMERICA<\/h1>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-5\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Created in 1990, Nose to Nose brings together our diverse experiences in the fields of theatre, community building, teaching, storytelling, play therapy, counselling, Special Needs and organisational consultancy. Our influence and training ranges from The Bataclown (France) and\u00a0 the Sacred Art of Clowning to Jonathan Kay\u2019s Theatre of Now and the Roy Hart Theatre.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/new%20team.htm\"> read more &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:10px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#94bcfc\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Videos\u00a0and interviews\u00a0&#8211; <a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/movie.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Articles &#8211; <a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/articles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:10px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#94bcfc\"><\/div>\n<h1>Our approach<\/h1>\n<p>Here are some of the key principles we are committed to in our teaching:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>SMALL GROUP SIZES<\/li>\n<li>A PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH<\/li>\n<li>STRUCTURED TEACHING ADAPTED TO YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE<\/li>\n<li>A COMMITMENT TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT YOU IN THE WORK<\/li>\n<li>POSITIVE REGARD<\/li>\n<li>EMPOWERING YOU TO BECOME YOUR OWN TEACHER<\/li>\n<li>COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LEARNING<\/li>\n<li>GIVING A VOICE TO BOTH THE PERSONAL AND THE SOCIAL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/approach.htm\">read more &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-5\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <div id=\"metaslider-id-218\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-93-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-218 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Vertical\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_218\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_218\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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Renewal Practices.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><br \/>Peredur, East Grinstead, UK \u2013\u00a0<\/em><em>26-31 July 2026<br \/>with Arawana Hayashi, Vivian Gladwell, and Penny Williamson<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"entry-title ak-container\"><em><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/events\/writing-from-the-clowns-imagination-an-online-course-of-6-weekly-sessions-of-2-hours\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-633 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nosetonose.info\/na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shakespeare-with-nose-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/em><strong>NEW COURSE!!!<\/strong><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/events\/writing-from-the-clowns-imagination-an-online-course-of-6-weekly-sessions-of-2-hours\"><br \/><\/a><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/events\/writing-from-the-clowns-imagination-an-online-course-of-6-weekly-sessions-of-2-hours\">WRITING FROM THE CLOWN\u2019S IMAGINATION<\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clowning as an inspiration for writers<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/events\/when-trees-could-speak-level-1-an-online-course-for-discovering-your-clown-through-puppetry-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-483 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nosetonose.info\/na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tree-and-wolf-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>POPULAR COURSE!!!<br \/><\/strong><a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/events\/when-trees-could-speak-level-1-an-online-course-for-discovering-your-clown-through-puppetry-3\">WHEN TREES COULD SPEAK<\/a><br \/>Exploring the basics of clowning and comedy through improvisations with puppets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b8b8b8;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#ebebeb;color:#1e73be;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">TESTIMONIALS<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1877\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/1877\">R. K. Stroud, UK &#8211; Clown 1 March 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 1st October 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you only do one course this year to discover and develop new sides within yourself this year: this is it. Beautifully organised and held by Ali and Vivian; plenty of opportunity to breathe, move and use your voice in a safe space with like-minded people &#8211; who come as strangers and leave as, well, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1875\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/1875\">A. O. &#8211; London &#8211; Clown 2 march 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 1st October 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Nose to Nose is a transformative experience! The gentleness, generosity and care surrounding the playing and clowning makes it such a safe and exhilarating experience. I always leave these workshops feeling like a better person. I am becoming a happier and more confident clown and it is thanks to this special way of working. I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1873\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/1873\">AD, Denmark &#8211; Clown 1 July 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 1st October 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clown 1 was a fantastic opportunity to play, connect, fail, and laugh. A safe space, lots of inspiration, and fantastic facilitators. I would love to come back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-1864\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/1864\">N. C. from Hastings, UK &#8211; Clown 1 August 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 1st October 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was one of the most beautiful, playful and deep experiences I&#8217;ve had. Vivian and Ali created a space for us to open up, play, grow and laugh. As a result, I love clowning, I love meeting other other clowns and doing some clownery with them.\u00a0 I&#8217;m carrying this deep lightness and playfulness in my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-332\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/332\">E. S. from Brookline, MA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 13th January 2018\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work was life changing\u2026 the exercises were miraculously simple and profound and effective. I wish the workshop had been two weeks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/332#respond\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\">0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-330\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/330\">P. C. from Lenox, MA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 13th January 2018\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of my goals in attending your &#8220;Courage to Be&#8221; workshop was to become more spontaneous and less stiff in my relationships with others. \u2026What a delight! Many thanks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/330#respond\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\">0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-328\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetonose.info\/uk\/archives\/328\">S.T. from Boston, MA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: 13th January 2018\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for the deep look into what is going on; in me and around me. 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