3-day Humanitarian Clowning Workshop - Bristol
Schedule
Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Windmill Hill Community Centre | Bristol, EN
Advertisement
Join Clowns Without Borders UK for a joyful and thoughtful exploration of our unique approach to clowning for humanitarian and community settings..
Become a more effective, adaptive and resilient practitioner by transforming your arts-led practice so it is trauma-informed. We will explore the basis of trauma-informed practice, drawing on Clowns Without Borders’ years of experience in crisis zones, to explore how strength, hope and resilience can be built in the most adverse of conditions using humour and play.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOW IT WORKS:
Dates & times:
Friday 6 June, 10am - 5pm
Saturday 7 June, 10am - 5pm
Sunday 8 June, 10am - 5pm
Venue:
Windmill Hill Community Association
Vivian St
Bristol, BS3 4LW
Investment:
£250 Full price
Are you facing barriers to participation? Please get in touch to talk about how we could make this workshop accessible to you, including bursary spaces.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.
This workshop is suitable for those with or without clowning and performance experience. It is for anyone with interest or experience in community arts practice or who work with people in complex settings
.
Full course fee £250
All course fees goes into continuing our charity mission and funding our refugee tours.
.
To book a place or find out more please email [email protected] 🙂
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WHAT PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS OF CWB UK'S WORKSHOPS HAVE SAID:
★ "A beautiful workshop that increased self awareness, empathy and connection with myself and others. The playful methods and how it was led created a safe space that facilitated healing. It was such a joy to learn and laugh together."
Soledad Pinero Misa, Joy as an Act of Radical Self-care participant
★ "The training was brilliant, I really liked the group work with different people throughout the day. The space felt accessible and the facilitator made me feel comfortable whilst we discussed subjects that can be quite emotive. I would definitely recommend this course."
Alice Boland-Rhodes, Introduction to Trauma-informed Practice participant
★ "I had a wonderful time at the workshop, it was such a refreshing and joyful atmosphere."
Faith Brandon, Humanitarian Clowning in Communities participant
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clowns Without Borders UK shares the healing power of play with children displaced by war and natural disaster. We’ve shared workshops and performances with over 75,000 children in 15
countries, upholding childrens’ Human Right to Play, where it is most needed.
Our approach is trauma-informed, child centred, and participatory, using play to create joyful, creative moments of social and emotional support. We work alongside NGOs as part of disaster-relief efforts around the world, and train humanitarian workers and local practitioners in our approach to emotional first-aid: Humanitarian Clowning.
Here in the UK, we share our approach with artists, educators, facilitators, and organisations, through our trainings, workshops, and performances, in order to support healthier, happier communities through creativity and play.
Find out more about us at our website, on instagram @clownswithoutbordersuk, or by emailing [email protected] with any questions.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
Windmill Hill Community Centre, Bristol, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
