We will explore the clown’s relationship to objects. Identification with objects teaches important clown principles such as:

• commitment to physicality and embodiment,
• use of voice for emotional expression,
• relationship with partners and audience,
• personal freedom
• breaking the rules of theatrical convention
• exploring roles and breaking free from roles 

Reserve your place now and let your clown discover a surreal world of emotions and logic.

The group is limited to 12 people

Place : Sweet action theatre
Artscape Youngplace
180 Shaw St Unit 106
Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5
Canada

Facilitator
Vivian Gladwell

FOUNDER OF NOSE TO NOSE (1988)

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, Nose to Nose Germany in 2008, NTN Italy in 2016 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.

Course fee: 375 CAD – Tuition only

Deposit – 150 CAD

Accommodation and meals :
Bring your own food.

Date and times:
29-31 MAY 2026

Friday – 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.