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]]> episodic no Andrew Cain hello@andrewcain.co.uk no full A Fool's Journey - The Power of Clown A Fool's Journey - The Power of Clown Andrew Cain Clown, troubadour, coach and writer Angela Halvorsen Bogo relates her experiences in theatre, clowning, and storytelling. Through the lens of her varied life story we touch on authenticity, vulnerability, organisational change, play, supporting people with dementia, and value of fostering connections through play and improvisation. Towards the end she talks about her plans for a Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium.


Use the timestamps below if you want to skip to a section.


Find Angela’s online events, May’s Freedom of the Fool event and the Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/angelahalvorsenbogo/


Angela’s website - https://www.transformationalplay.net/


And you can find me and my improv classes at https://playconnect.co.uk


Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro and Angela's connection to Norway, where now mainly lives

[03:15] First experiences in improv, theatre, circus school and clowning. The value of performance and drama. Rehabilition Throught Arts as shown in the film Sing Sing.

[16:22] Attending circus scool, Working with Jonathan Kay, Phillipe Gaulier. Angela's own principles of clowning.

[22:44] A valuable lesson in a street performance.

[28:43] From clown to community storyteller in Northumbria

[31:22] An unexpected six years in a monastery 😊

[37:30] Following intuition

[42:34] Fool, clown, allowing ourselves to fail and connecting to an inner compass

[48:30] ADHD, neurodiversity and how they influence what Angela brings to work

[50:09] Helping teams face organisational change

[56:30] Clown as a way to engage with people with dementia

[1:02:12] Social Presencing Theatre and change

[1:05:58] Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium. Weekend in Leeds, UK. Free online events.

]]> <p><span>Clown, troubadour, coach and writer Angela Halvorsen Bogo relates her experiences in theatre, clowning, and storytelling. Through the lens of her varied life story we touch on authenticity, vulnerability, organisational change, play, supporting people with dementia, and value of fostering connections through play and improvisation. Towards the end she talks about her plans for a Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Use the timestamps below if you want to skip to a section.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Find Angela’s online events, May’s Freedom of the Fool event and the Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/angelahalvorsenbogo/</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Angela’s website - https://www.transformationalplay.net/</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>And you can find me and my improv classes at https://playconnect.co.uk</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Timestamps:</span></p><p><span>[00:00] Intro and Angela&#39;s connection to Norway, where now mainly lives</span></p><p><span>[03:15] First experiences in improv, theatre, circus school and clowning. The value of performance and drama. Rehabilition Throught Arts as shown in the film Sing Sing. </span></p><p><span>[16:22] Attending circus scool, Working with Jonathan Kay, Phillipe Gaulier. Angela&#39;s own principles of clowning.</span></p><p><span>[22:44] A valuable lesson in a street performance. </span></p><p><span>[28:43] From clown to community storyteller in Northumbria </span></p><p><span>[31:22] An unexpected six years in a monastery 😊</span></p><p><span>[37:30] Following intuition </span></p><p><span>[42:34] Fool, clown, allowing ourselves to fail and connecting to an inner compass</span></p><p><span>[48:30] ADHD, neurodiversity and how they influence what Angela brings to work</span></p><p><span>[50:09] Helping teams face organisational change</span></p><p><span>[56:30] Clown as a way to engage with people with dementia</span></p><p><span>[1:02:12] Social Presencing Theatre and change</span></p><p><span>[1:05:58] Festival of the Fool in Ghent, Belgium. Weekend in Leeds, UK. Free online events.</span></p> c10783f0-5da6-4903-9d5e-7df20d7279e5 https://playconnect.co.uk Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:06:21 +0000 4510 no full Improv and Coaching with Claire Pedrick Improv and Coaching with Claire Pedrick Andrew Cain Master Certified Coach and co-author of The Human Behind the Coach Claire Pedrick talks with me about improv and coaching with presence.

If you'd like to explore using improv to develop your coaching presence, Claire and I are running a short online course in July. You can find out more here. https://www.3dcoaching.com/coaching-with-presence/

There is also an in-person one-day workshop with Claire and Stuart Reid in the UK next April at the same link.

The Human Behind the Coach book is on UK Amazon here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Behind-Coach-transform-themselves/dp/1788604563

Claire's The Coaching Inn podcast is here https://www.3dcoaching.com/the-coaching-inn/

Find me at https://playconnect.co.uk/

]]> <p><span>Master Certified Coach and co-author of The Human Behind the Coach Claire Pedrick talks with me about improv and coaching with presence.</span></p><p><span>If you&#39;d like to explore using improv to develop your coaching presence, Claire and I are running a short online course in July. You can find out more here. https://www.3dcoaching.com/coaching-with-presence/ </span></p><p><span>There is also an in-person one-day workshop with Claire and Stuart Reid in the UK next April at the same link. </span></p><p><span>The Human Behind the Coach book is on UK Amazon here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Behind-Coach-transform-themselves/dp/1788604563 </span></p><p><span>Claire&#39;s The Coaching Inn podcast is here https://www.3dcoaching.com/the-coaching-inn/</span></p><p><span>Find me at https://playconnect.co.uk/</span></p> b5b9c95f-133a-439b-950d-c8a20b6f43a0 https://playconnect.co.uk Sun, 26 May 2024 16:24:02 +0000 2476 no full Improv and Kink - Connecting to Aliveness Improv and Kink - Connecting to Aliveness Andrew Cain Fun conversation with Lex of Pleasure Rebels about the similarities and differences between improv and kink.

We discussed aliveness, connection, shadows, misconceptions about kink and improv, fun, integrating changes into everyday life and how to calibrate exploring practices that feel difficult for you.

Find Lex at https://www.pleasurerebels.com/

And me, Andy, at https://playconnect.co.uk/

]]> <p>Fun conversation with Lex of Pleasure Rebels about the similarities and differences between improv and kink.</p><p>We discussed aliveness, connection, shadows, misconceptions about kink and improv, fun, integrating changes into everyday life and how to calibrate exploring practices that feel difficult for you.</p><p>Find Lex at https://www.pleasurerebels.com/</p><p>And me, Andy, at https://playconnect.co.uk/</p> 11df0fac-729a-4aac-89e3-f10843a34215 https://playconnect.co.uk Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:22:30 +0000 3048 no full Perfectionism and Connecting to Aliveness with Vix Anderton Perfectionism and Connecting to Aliveness with Vix Anderton 3 1 Andrew Cain Vix Anderton guides overachievers, overthinkers and recovering perfectionists out of the creative rut and into a place where they can get things done and feel good about themselves.

A fun, thoughtful conversation about authentic relating, improv, perfectionism, fear, trust, belonging, being seen and coming into connection.

Find Vix at vixanderton.com

Find me at playconnect.co.uk

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm. Learn how to start a podcast here.


]]> <p>Vix Anderton guides overachievers, overthinkers and recovering perfectionists out of the creative rut and into a place where they can get things done and feel good about themselves.</p><p>A fun, thoughtful conversation about authentic relating, improv, perfectionism, fear, trust, belonging, being seen and coming into connection. </p><p>Find Vix at <a href="https://vixanderton.com" rel="nofollow">vixanderton.com</a></p><p>Find me at <a href="https://playconnect.co.uk" rel="nofollow">playconnect.co.uk</a></p><p>Podcast theme music by <a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=music" rel="nofollow">Transistor.fm</a>. Learn <a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=music" rel="nofollow">how to start a podcast</a> here.</p><p><br></p> 5b6e805d-4d77-44b2-9020-c18d00502fa3 https://playconnect.co.uk Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:53:29 +0000 2205 no full Loving Your Weird with Heidi Förster Loving Your Weird with Heidi Förster Andrew Cain A rich conversation with Heidi Förster about self expression, going beyond the ‘rules’ we impose on ourselves, laughter and permission.

Heidi runs workshops called “Freak!” to turn those parts of us that we have experienced as unwelcome into sources of strength and authenticity. (The classes are usually in German.) You can find Heidi here – https://radikal-lebendig.de/

]]> <p>A rich conversation with Heidi Förster about self expression, going beyond the ‘rules’ we impose on ourselves, laughter and permission.</p><p>Heidi runs workshops called “Freak!” to turn those parts of us that we have experienced as unwelcome into sources of strength and authenticity. (The classes are usually in German.) You can find Heidi here – <a href="https://radikal-lebendig.de/" rel="nofollow">https://radikal-lebendig.de/</a></p> 0d1b5bfb-abd5-4cbf-b5c1-1f45dca567b0 https://playconnect.co.uk Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:47:04 +0000 1999 no full Mindful Play with Holly Stoppit Mindful Play with Holly Stoppit Andrew Cain Talking with clown, facilitator and dramatherapist Holly Stoppit about clowning, courage, risk, play and mindfulness.

Find Holly at


]]> <p><span>Talking with clown, facilitator and dramatherapist Holly Stoppit about clowning, courage, risk, play and mindfulness.</span></p><p>Find Holly at</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollystoppit.com%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2VZYndEc1BhQWV1Qzk5SFFuMzNQN0o4ZHpOZ3xBQ3Jtc0traFIxdWZqMWgwbFBrLTd2UDk0bmhuMHpJdFVQRW9zNGVON1RBWk4telNDaHhoaEpkeTh6Z1FoRTJmYlVpaGJFMlZCMVgzMVBWYXVNN1RqWHhrZFFodjRTSFNSSUE1aTBBTVVnMHFWVE1SVDk2OGdTYw" rel="nofollow">https://www.hollystoppit.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hollystoppit" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/hollystoppit</a></li></ul><p><br></p> 49cca46b-4807-4113-a0ef-25a571881015 https://playconnect.co.uk Sat, 15 May 2021 16:01:07 +0000 1632 no