fa·cil·i·tate
Pronunciation: \fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtāt\
: to make easier : help bring about <facilitate growth>

Trainings/Workshops

" Who could know that this would be such a valuable team building experience? It had more impact than a ropes course or any previous team training I have done. "

Use levity to inspire, to open communication, creativity and the sense of possibility. Allow training centered on expressing and sharing humor to ease and lighten tensions within the organizational and professional environment. It is amazing what happens within a group of people when they engage in exploring and expressing their sense of levity, ridiculousness and absurdity.

• The work is fun, and funny, concentrated and demanding, involves both personal expression, and the ability to work with others.
• The results involve sharing fun, lightness and laughter.
• The training opens up trust, clarity, inspiration and authentic communication.
• The work models offer professional development using tools from the physical and clown theater world -working without verbal language, participants develop communication skills involving listening, awareness, and presence.
• Out of the box? Definitely! Perhaps it also involves changing the box into a circle.
• There is no make-up, clown noses or loud colors involved; however you may well explore the flotation principles of large plastic bags.

  I facilitate conferences, meetings, professional retreats and other gatherings.

  I am delighted to help conceptualize possibilities with you.

An important note from a recent participant:

What many of us have been exposed to in life under the label of “clowning” is the circus clown model, which is largely about external appearance (costume and face paint).  This turned out to be entirely different and was more akin to the idea of finding and accessing your inner clown. And “clown” is used in the sense of naiveté or innocence as in the medieval fools or jesters or the clowns used in many native American traditions.

Case Study #1: Reconciliation Conference in Salzburg
at St. Virgil Bildungshaus, November 2009

Facilitating communication around reconciliation. More than 100 participants: a mix of high school students, teachers, educators, and professionals.

Actions:

• An icebreaker performance for the conference at the first evening
• A morning warm-up session with participants waking up expression (body, voice) and sense of humor.
• Afternoon session with 80 participants combining physical theatre, mime and humorous expressionism to foster communication, trust, and healing. Participants engage in non verbal communication with humor exercises around emotions involved in the reconciliation process, such like fear, anger, happiness, sorrow, surprise …
  

Participant's Comments

"The thing is to feel it with a twinkle in one's eye !"

“Performing a monster that is being laughed at -and laughing back- made me feel relaxed and curious at the process going on.”

“Reconciliation means uplifting the weaker ones. Then the process starts on a level playing field"

 “Working with clown opens up mind, body and voice. Then you can start facing your opponent in a new way.”

Case Study #2: 'Clown School' for the Blue Deer Center's Staff and Board of Directors. June 2010

Actions:

• A two day workshop with 12 participants.
• Creation and performance of a two part 'skit' for 150 people at the organization's 'Fireball' fundraiser the following day
• Encore performance that evening
• Received an 'A' and 'Outstanding' for performances
  

Participant's Comments

" Moshe's workshops are more than just a 'clowning' experience. His emphasis on connecting with the audience and with teammates provides a solid foundation in how to meet someone on a common ground and truly be present in the moment. "

"The bottom line for me with Moshe’s work is how it can contribute to a wider range or palette within which to move in life, whether at a fire or at an airport or with family or whatever.  I find the access to a new degree of lightness and limberness through physical movement and awareness a powerful tool.  "

" We had a couple of opportunities to clown today (in business meetings 2 days later) and they were a big hit and release of tension for all. "

 

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