30. juli

Clown & Mystic (with Patrick van den Boom)
A new seven days journey with our clown. And the central theme will be Clown & Mystic. It is a new workshop so it will be different than the last one. The main focus for this week will be 'resting in everything that is already there'. That what appears can be a special movement, a dance, a song from the heart. Trying with our whole being, inviting trust and letting go of all these fantastic creative ideas. Making a connection within and without. We will work a lot in couples and small groups this year. And for sure we will use the beautiful area by the lake and all the nature around it. A great place to search for ways to understand what our clown wants. Learning to have more guts to wait and to receive. Moving from one into another new-born-moment, with all the not-knowing there. When to follow an impulse and when to just wait and see what is a truly authentic choice . There will be lots of time to find answers. Or not having the need for them anymore. We will invite the beautiful not knowing, what is offered to us in the here and now all the time. Singing in duo's and in the groups, singing outside. With all the knowledge coming from our own bodies and not the mind we will find freedom in expressing our clown. The greatest wisdom of the mystic Clown art is ...... To get a good concentration for this work we start the days with a meditation /mindfulness.
A week with lots of fun and crazy wisdom! Going to make contact on a deep level and resting there. Of course we'll jump into a big resource of the clown: the total nonsense! Other work forms will be: dance, mime, singing. What does our bodies have to say when we give it a stage...there can be so much humor if it gets a voice!! Working from our hearts!

Experience in clowning is not necessary.

This all takes place at the amazing location in the idyllic village Eidsfoss in Norway. The place is so great that one could say that just going there is already enough! The inside location where we will work is an old renovated wooden building. We can also work at the outside podium. This all is just 30 m from the lake Eikeren. Locations enough to play outside!

About myself
After years of experience with theatre and dance, I studied at the Dutch Clown School. There my clown was born and I made it into my profession. I work for the Faria-Clowns since 2002, a company who clown for people with dementia (www.faria-clowns.nl). I clowned for the Dutch Cliniclowns until 2009, and now I have joined Sykehusklovnene in Oslo (www.sykehusklovnene.no).
An important part of the week is the amazing soul cook Julie. She will make us the daily delicious vegetarian lunches and dinners.

Price for the training and soul food 5550 NOK (accomodation exclusive).

Sted og adresse:
Eidsfoss, Markenrudveien 3, Norge

Dato og klokkeslett:
30 juli - 5 august (9.30-19.00)

Web:
www.degoudseclownschool.nl

E-post:
plvandenboom@gmail.com

Tlf:
40045943/40218791