PAST WORKSHOPS

PAST WORKSHOPS

August 10 → 15, 2026

Boulder, Colorado
USA

THE LANGUAGE
OF GESTURES

From Pantomime
to Bandes Mimées


March 23 → 27, 2026

Melbourne, Australia

PERSONALITY DELL’ ARTE

The Play of Roles in Relationships:
an exploration of the self as a community
through Psychodrama

and Physical Theatre

with
Zsófi Kigyóssy and Giovanni Fusetti


March 11 → 14, 2026

Wellington
Aotearoa, New Zealand

THE TAO OF CLOWN

A Poetic Journey
of Awareness through Laughter

with
Giovanni Fusetti


February 23 → 28, 2026

Melbourne, Australia

THE STORYTELLER

The actor as a storyteller, shapeshifter
and voice crafter


February 16 → 20, 2026

Melbourne, Australia

THE LANGUAGE
OF GESTURES

From Pantomime
to Bandes Mimées


February 9 → 13, 2026

Melbourne, Australia

CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE FOOLS

A week of seminars, panels and lectures on physical theatre and beyond


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

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