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THE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION – Clown 3 – a 5-day course

THE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION – Clown 3 – a 5-day course
Sunday September 03, 2017 - Thursday September 07, 2017


flyingwith Vivian Gladwell and Laura Geilen

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 deafens us to what the world is trying to tell us and we no longer hear the silences and what lives in them. 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 trying not to be.

This level III course brings a fresh new way of looking at impros by focusing on the many strategies we use for avoiding mistakes. The course gives a greater focus on theatrical and improvisational techniques and will feel very different from previous levels. For example, impros are repeated to bring actors to work in less familiar and/or comfortable areas.

Level 3 moves the work one step closer to performance and is an ideal preliminary to Towards Performance and/or Social Clowning.

Date and times:
September 3 – 9, 2017
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. each day
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 on final day

Course fee:  $525
Deposit – $180
Venue:  Free Columbia Space, 84 Main Street, Philmont, NY
Accommodation and meals:
Accommodation and meals are not included. You will need to find these online and we are happy to advise you. Just email us
Facilitators: 

Vivian GladwellimagesVivian new

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.

 

laura1Laura Geilen

Laura Geilen is a movement educator, circus arts teacher, and clown. A facilitator with Nose to Nose of North America, she enjoys bringing people a renewed experience of their creativity, authenticity and aliveness through the transformative power of play. She has been leading circus, play and clowning workshops since 2007.

 

 

 

 

Click here to book this course or enquire

To sign up for (or book) the course follow the Click here link above. You will see on the form whether there are available places.  Submit the form with your details and we will let you know how to proceed with payment of your deposit. Your deposit is refundable 2 months before the start of the course. After 2 months there can be no refund. There is a $25 admin fee for refunds.  If the course is cancelled your deposit will be refunded in full.

Deposits are paid  online.

NOTE: Your place can only be confirmed after we have received your deposit. As the fee quoted usually only covers the course fee, please check you know the total cost of the course (course fee + accommodation and meals).

Once your deposit has been accepted, we will notify you to confirm your place on the course. You are booked on the course ONLY when Nose to Nose confirms your place.

If you have questions or problems, email us at laura@nosetonose.info
If full email us at laura@nosetonose.info to go on our waiting list. We’ll let you know when a place becomes available.

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

Q: Can I talk to someone? A: Yes, just send an email with your phone number to laura@nosetonose.info and we’ll call you as soon as we are free to do so.

Q: Where can I stay? A: Accommodation and meals are not included. You will need to find these online and we are happy to advise you. Just email us at laura@nosetonose.info

Q: Are there still spaces available on the course? A: To find out just click on the Click here to book this course or enquire link 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 laura@nosetonose.info to ask. We will put you on our waiting list and let you know when a place becomes available.

 

 

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