Clowning!

19-20 January 2019Somatic - Thessaloniki

Clown!

Clowning is a state of playfulness that invites us to re-discover the child that lives in our hearts. Our clown is us without social masks and without the fear of failing and being vulnerable. The clown is genuine and naïve and exists to make people happier.

This approach to clowning is not a technique but a personal journey towards finding one’s own unique way of being a clown, by daring to laugh and saying “yes” to every new challenge.

It is only when we stop worrying about being ridiculous that we begin to feel free and capable of changing the world.

On the second day, if the group will agree, we will have a walk in the streets together, as clowns!

No previous experience in clowning, theatre, improvisation or performance is required. Only the will to explore together our playfulness, with a red nose!

Every participant of the Clowining workshop will receive as a gift a red nose: a professional one!

The training language will be a physical, simple and easy-to-understand English: we will translate to Greek if needed. But clowns really don't need many words!

Come for a weekend of intensive fun!

We need you!

Somatic - Thessaloniki

Rizountos 58, Kalamaria 551 31, Grecia

Participation Fee

NEW! We extended the Early Bird fee!

The participation fee is 40 Euro ~~50 Euro~~

- Early bird fee - until 6th January 2019 : 40 Euro

- Plus-one fee (if you bring someone with you) : 70 Euro (for the participation of both!)

Every participant will receive as a gift a red nose!

For everyone, there is a registration fee of 20 Euro to be paid upfront in order to reserve your place, via PayPal/credit card or bank transfer. Once you register you will receive an e-mail containing the details for this payment. This fee is non-refundable.

The rest of the fee will be paid cash on spot on the first day.

Venue

The Clowning workshop will take place in the "Somatic" Centre, located in Rizountos 58, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki
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Schedule

The Clowning workshop consists of 10 working hours, in the days:

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th January 2019:
10.30 - 17.00

The training language will be a physical, simple and easy-to-understand English. Greek translation will be available.

Contacts & Additional information

For additional information visit our website: www.anamuh.org .

For any doubts or question, don't hesitate to contact us:

Francesco Argenio Benaroio
francesco@anamuh.org
+30.231.2132296 / +39.349.6416894 (+WhatsApp)

Facilitator

Rita Baptista

Rita participated in her first clown workshop in 2002 and fell in love with the work. Many workshops and courses later and she is now a clown facilitator. Rita holds this work in high esteem as a perfect basis for all creative work and the bigger picture of contributing for a happier world. Rita is a qualified Social Pedagogue and has been working with vulnerable communities for over 10 years. She has taught Drama, clowning and juggling in schools, special and older peoples settings

Organized by

ANAMUH - Arts for Dialogue contact@anamuh.org

ANAMUH is a not-for-profit social initiative aimed at establishing and sustaining a space for communitarian dialogue through the use of Theatre and Arts.

We are a group of enthusiast socially-committed artists and theatre practitioners: we believe that Theatre and Arts can make a sustainable positive change within people, in communities, in society.
We believe in Social Theatre and the enormous potential for positive social transformation that it offers, to foster inter-communitarian dialogue, to challenge stereotypes/discrimination, to build bridges among individuals and cultures.
We periodically organize and facilitate various training courses and workshops on various arts and disciplines, open to anyone willing to explore, transform, find inspiration and connection.
ANAMUH envisions a world where diverse communities know, respect and include each other, and where they grow together creating new ideas, tastes and forms of art on the basis of their own identities and cultures.
www.anamuh.org