PAST WORKSHOPS

PAST WORKSHOPS


September 15 → 19, 2025
&
September 29 → October 3, 2025

Boulder, Colorado, USA

THE TAO OF CLOWN

A Poetic Journey
of Awareness through Laughter


September 1 → 6, 2025

Boulder, Colorado, USA

THE GREENHOUSE
OF BOUFFONS

A devising Intensive
for Bouffons and other Satyrical Creatures


August 11 → 15, 2025

Boulder, Colorado, USA

PERSONALITY DELL’ ARTE

Exploring Roles and Inner Conflicts through Psychodrama and Physical Theatre


July 26→ 27, 2025

Philadelphia, USA

THE SPIRIT
OF COMMEDIA DELL’ ARTE

An Introduction to Italian Comedy
and the theatre of HALF-MASKS

in collaboration with PIG IRON SCHOOL


March 24, 2025  → June 14, 2025

Padova, ITALY

THE PEDAGOGIC JOURNEY

Advanced Training
in the Pedagogy of Movement Theatre


February 8 → 9, 2025

Melbourne, Australia

PEDAGOGIC SUPERVISION
GROUP

A weekend of Pedagogic Practice


January 27 → 31, 2025

Melbourne, Australia

THE GREENHOUSE
OF FOOLS

A devising Intensive
for Clowns, Bouffons and other Stage Creatures


January 20 → 24, 2025

Melbourne, Australia

THE POLITICS
OF THE FOOL

A seminar for Theatre Activists

Clowns, Bouffons and Physical Comedy
for social, political and environmental action
.


January 8 → 11, 2025

Wellington
Aotearoa, New Zealand

THE TAO OF CLOWN

A Poetic Journey of Awareness through Laughter


December 15, 17, 18, 19 2024

Melbourne, Australia

CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE FOOL

A seminar series

1. THE HEALER AND THE FOOL
2. THE DANCE OF THE DEVISERS
3. THE CHORUS AND THE COMMUNITY
4. THE GROTESQUE MIRROR


December 9 → 12, 2024

Melbourne, Australia

PARTNERSHIPS IN PLAY

Exploring awareness in relationships through Psychodrama and Physical Theatre

with
Zsófi Kigyóssy and Giovanni Fusetti


October 13 → November 9, 2024

Padova, Italy

RED NOSE INTENSIVE

Four Weeks Exploring Theatre Clown
and the Essence of Physical Comedy


September 25 → 29, 2024

Boulder, Colorado

TEACHING
RED NOSE CLOWN

A pedagogic seminar
exploring the roots of Physical Comedy,
Theatre Clown
and the art of teaching it



September 18 → 22, 2024

Boulder, Colorado

FROM THE NEUTRAL MASK
TO THE RED NOSE

The Journey of the Poetic Body
from Silence to Comedy


August 19 → September 7, 2024

Boulder, Colorado

BOUFFON INTENSIVE

A journey in the world of Bouffons
and Grotesque Theatre


August 7 10, 2024

Boulder, Colorado, USA

PARTNERSHIPS IN PLAY

Exploring awareness in relationships through Psychodrama and Physical Theatre

with
Zsófi Kigyóssy and Giovanni Fusetti


June 10 → June 14, 2024

Padova, Italy

FROM THE NEUTRAL MASK
TO THE RED NOSE

The Journey of the Poetic Body
from Silence to Comedy


Berlin
GERMANY

April 17 20, 2024

THE MIMODYNAMIC
OF THE LAND

Within the EU project
ALONG THE WALK

with
Alenka Marinič and Giovanni Fusetti


January 22 → February 9, 2024

Melbourne, Australia

CLOWN’S LIFE

An advanced training
on writing and devising
from the Clown State


February 4, 2024

Melbourne, Australia

THE TAO OF CLOWN

A Poetic Journey of
Awareness through Laughter


December 7 10, 2023

Waiheke Island
Aotearoa – New Zealand

PARTNERSHIPS IN PLAY

Exploring awareness in relationships through Psychodrama and Physical Theatre

with
Zsófi Kigyóssy and Giovanni Fusetti


November 13 → December 1, 2023

Melbourne, Australia

AUSTRALIA
DELL
‘ARTE

An exploration of
Contemporary Australian Types
through Half-Masks Comedy


November 6 → 10, 2023

Melbourne, Australia

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
DELL’ ARTE

A playful and embodied exploration
of Psychological Types


October 2 → 28, 2023

Padova, Italy

RED NOSE INTENSIVE

Four Weeks Exploring Theatre Clown
and the Essence of Physical Comedy


July 26 → July 29, 2023

Boulder, Colorado

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
DELL’ ARTE

A playful and embodied exploration
of Psychological Types


July 20 → 22, 2023

Los Angeles, California

THE 20 MOVEMENTS of JACQUES LECOQ

From Movement Analysis
to Movement Technique
for the practice of the Actor-Creator


May 14 → June 10, 2023

Padova, Italy

RED NOSE INTENSIVE

Four Weeks Exploring Theatre Clown
and the Essence of Physical Comedy


April 1 → 2, 2023

Philadelphia, USA

PEDAGOGIC SUPERVISION
GROUP

A weekend of Pedagogic Practice


January 9 → 13, 2023

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

THE SUBLIME STUPIDITY

The Actor In Search for the Clown


January 4 → 7, 2023

Waiheke Island,
AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND

THE TAO OF CLOWN

A Poetic Journey of Awareness through Laughter


Dicember 5 → 9, 2022

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

THE SPIRIT
OF COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE

An Introduction to Italian Comedy
and the theatre of HALF-MASKS


November 28 → December 2, 2022

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

THE JOURNEY
OF THE NEUTRAL MASK
IN NATURE

Exploring Movement 
in the Wilderness
with Nature as the Teacher


November 25 26, 2022

Wellington
Aotearoa – New Zealand

PARTNERSHIPS IN PLAY

Exploring awareness in relationships through Psychodrama and Physical Theatre

with
Zsófi Kigyóssy and Giovanni Fusetti


November 7 11, 2022

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

THE SUBLIME STUPIDITY

The Actor In Search for the Clown


October 31 → November 4, 2022

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

THE 20 MOVEMENTS OF JACQUES LECOQ

From Movement Analysis
to Movement Technique
for the practice of the Actor-Creator


October 17 → 21, 2022

Padova, ITALY

THE GREENHOUSE OF FOOLS

A devising Intensive
for Clowns, Bouffons and other Stage Creatures


August 23→ August 27, 2022

Boulder, Colorado

THE PEDAGOGY OF BOUFFONS

A Seminar
on the Pedagogy of Bouffons
and Grotesque Theater


August 1 → August 20, 2022

Boulder, Colorado

BOUFFON INTENSIVE

A journey in the world of Bouffons
and Grotesque Theatre


July 14 → July 17, 2022

Ljubljana, SLOVENJA

THE 20 MOVEMENTS OF JACQUES LECOQ

From Movement Analysis
to Movement Technique
for the practice of the Actor-Creator


June 13 → July 2, 2022

Philadelphia, PA

JOURNEY OF THE MASK


In collaboration with
PIG IRON SCHOOL


May 15 → June 10, 2022

Padova, Italy

RED NOSE INTENSIVE

Four Weeks Exploring Theatre Clown
and the Essence of Physical Comedy


April 16 → April 18, 2022

Portland, Oregon

TEACHING
RED NOSE CLOWN

A pedagogic workshop exploring the roots of Physical Comedy,
Theatre Clown
and the art of teaching it



April 10 → April 15, 2022

Boulder, Colorado

THE 20 MOVEMENTS OF JACQUES LECOQ

From Movement Analysis
to Movement Technique
for the practice of the Actor-Creator


March 26 → 27, 2022

Brattleboro, Vermont

POST-PANDEMIC
CLOWNS

How is my Clown
after the Lockdown?


February 26 27, 2022

Philadelphia, PA, USA

THE SUBLIME STUPIDITY

The Actor In Search for the Clown

In collaboration with
PIG IRON SCHOOL


December 15 19, 2021

Padova, Italy

THE SUBLIME STUPIDITY

The Actor In Search for the Clown


December 8 → 12, 2021

Padova, Italy

THE 20 MOVEMENTS OF JACQUES LECOQ


November 26 → 28, 2021

Modica, Italy

THE SPIRIT OF
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE

in Italian


September 14 → 18, 2021

Padova, Italy

THE GREENHOUSE
OF FOOLS

A devising Intensive
for Clowns, Bouffons and other Stage Creatures

in English and Italian


June 19 → 23, 2021

Padova, Italy

THE GREENHOUSE
OF FOOLS

A devising Intensive
for Clowns, Bouffons and other Stage Creatures

in English and Italian


March 9, 2020 → March 13, 2020

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

FROM THE NEUTRAL MASK
TO THE RED NOSE
The Essence of Physical Comedy

Details


February 15, 2020 → February 16, 2020

Auckland – NEW ZEALAND

BOUFFONS WEEKEND
The Fundamentals of Bouffons and Grotesque

Details


February 22, 2020 → February 23, 2020

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA
in collaboration with Psychodrama Australia

CHARACTERS AND CLOWNS
A playful exploration of embodied empathy

Details


Bouffons by Jessie Ngaio, 2019

February 3, 2020 → February 7, 2020

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

THE PEDAGOGY OF BOUFFONS
A Seminar on the Pedagogy

of Bouffons and Grotesque Theater

Details


January 28, 2020 → February 1, 2020

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

BOUFFONS AND THE ECSTASY OF MOCKING

Details


January 22, 2020

Christchurch – NEW ZEALAND

THE NEUTRAL MASK
The Silence of the Poetic Body

Details



October 14, 2019  → October 18, 2019

London-UK

TRAGIC ECOLOGY

Five Days to re-create the relational world
of the Hero, Coryphe and Chorus

with Amy Russell and Giovanni Fusetti
in collaboration with EMBODIED POETICS

Details


September 28, 2019  → September 30, 2019 – Brattleboro, VERMONT

September 12, 2019  → September 15, 2019 – BOULDER, Colorado

THE TAO OF CLOWN
A Poetic Journey of Awareness through Laughter

Details BRATTLEBORO

Details BOULDER


March 21, 2019  → June 14, 2019  –

Padua, ITALY

THE PEDAGOGIC JOURNEY
Advanced Training in the Pedagogy of Movement Theatre

Details


January 7, 2019 → January 19, 2019

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

BOUFFONS INTENSIVE
The Ecstasy of Mocking

Details


December 3, 2018  → December 7, 2018
December 10, 2018  → December 14, 2018

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

THE GREENHOUSE OF FOOLS
A devising intensive for Clowns, Bouffons
and other Stage Creatures

Details


October 29, 2018 → November 23, 2018

Melbourne-AUSTRALIA

RED NOSE INTENSIVE
Theater Clown and the essence of Physical Comedy

Details


October 1, 2018 → October 6, 2018

Ljubljana-SLOVENIA

FROM THE NEUTRAL MASK TO THE RED NOSE

Details


Boulder International Summer Program 2018

June 23, 2018  → July 20, 2018

Boulder-COLORADO, USA

THE RED NOSE
Theatre Clown and the essence of Physical Comedy

Details


​FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, STARTING IN 2007 YOU CAN VISIT THIS PAGE IN THE WWW.HELIKOS.COM WEB SITE