NOSE TO NOSE of NORTH AMERICA
Clowning workshops in the USA and Canada
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 the Roy Hart Theatre.
Here are some of the key principles we are committed to in our teaching:
- SMALL GROUP SIZES
- A PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH
- STRUCTURED TEACHING ADAPTED TO YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
- A COMMITMENT TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT YOU IN THE WORK
- POSITIVE REGARD
- EMPOWERING YOU TO BECOME YOUR OWN TEACHER
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND LEARNING
- GIVING A VOICE TO BOTH THE PERSONAL AND THE SOCIAL
CELEBRATING NOT KNOWING: A Joyful Retreat for Accessing Grounding, Lightness, and Wisdom in Our Chaotic World,
EMERSON COLLEGE, FOREST ROW, UK
Wednesday February 18, 2026 – Sunday February 22, 2026
Though I play at the edges of knowing, truly I know our part is not knowing, but looking, and touching, and loving
Mary Oliver
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.
Agnes de Mille
WHEN TREES COULD SPEAK
Exploring the basics of clowning and comedy through improvisations with puppets
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