[NEohioPAL]Are you a clown expert?

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Hi, NEOPALers!

Does anybody know the significance of the "White Clown" in the clown 
pantheon? Are there any stories in literature or in the clown repertoire that deal 
with the exploits of -- specifically -- a "White Clown"?

Rather than bore 2,000-odd list readers with the reason behind my query, I'll 
personally answer anybody who wants to know why I want to know.

Thanks!

Bruce



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>From "Creativity Course <mail"@create-course.com  Sat May  1 23:23:09 2004
From: "Creativity Course <mail"@create-course.com ("Creativity Course <mail"@create-course.com)
Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 00:23:09 +0200
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Creativity Courses in Europe and New York
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Creativity Courses in Europe and New York 
http://creativitycourses.us.com 
http://www.creativity-course.com 

The Creativity Workshop is dedicated to teaching people about their 
creativity and how to use it in all aspects of life, work, and creative 
expression. In a non-competitive, nurturing atmosphere, the Workshop 
helps participants develop creative skills, expanded sense perception, 
innovative problem solving, inspired brainstorming, and new ways of 
looking at life as exciting and transformative. 

Hello, 

We are holding our final Spring/Summer New York City Creativity Workshop 
May 15-18 and there are only a few places left. The workshop meets from 
4 to 7:30 PM for 4 days. Don't miss out on this one as we won't be 
holding another NYC workshop until October! 

Our workshops from June through September will take place in 8 different 
countries in Europe. They are a wonderful way to learn and travel. 

Please see below our complete Calendar including our 9 day Summer 2004 
workshops in Europe-- including classes in Crete, Florence, 
Dublin, Venice, Provence, Prague, Barcelona and Paris! 

Whether you are a writer, a business person, a teacher, or an artist, 
the Workshop can help you discover and nurture your particular way of 
expression and break through the fears and blocks that inhibit 
creativity. Working with thousands of individuals, businesses, and 
institutions since 1993, the Creativity Workshop helps people believe in 
and develop their imagination through using a unique series of 
exercises in memoir, creative writing, visual arts, sense perception, 
brainstorming, and storytelling. Our concentration is on the process of 
creativity rather than the product. We emphasize the importance of play 
and the sharing of ideas to nurture creative growth. 

You can read more about the workshop below and also go directly to our 
extensive informational sites: 
http://www.creativity-course.com 
http://creativitycourses.us.com 

Regards, 

Karen Bell 
Administrative Associate 
245 E 40th St. 25th Floor 
New York, NY 10016 
Tel Toll-Free: 1-866-217-1980 
also: 1-212-922-1555 

2004 Calendar and details: 

MAY 
New York City 
May 15 - 18 
4 day workshop 
Saturday through Tuesday, 4 to 7:30 PM 
Tuition Fee: $600 

S U M M E R  2 0 0 4 

ISLAND of CRETE 
June 18 - 28 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,600 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

FLORENCE 
June 30- July 10 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,650 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

PROVENCE 
July 12 - 22 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,950 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

BARCELONA 
July 25 - August 4 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,600 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

PRAGUE 
August 6 - 16 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,450 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

PARIS 
August 18 - 28 
9 day workshop 
>From $2,000 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

VENICE 
September 2 - 12 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,975 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 

DUBLIN 
September 14 - 24 
9 day workshop 
>From $1,800 including tuition and 10 night accommodations 


W I N T E R  2 0 0 5

THAILAND
Island of Koh Samui
January 4 - 14, 2005
9 day workshop 
>From $2,150 including tuition and 10 night accommodations


If you are interested in reading more about the Workshop, we can send 
you some very interesting magazine articles and interviews with the 
directors, Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel which will give you a deeper 
idea about the workshop's techniques, origins, and results. 

What people say about the Creativity Workshop: 

"The new millennium needs bold, creative men and women who can turn their 
dreams into reality... Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel show how you can 
do this through their challenging and inspiring creativity 
workshops...even a simple first contact will prove what these two 
talented teachers can do for your own gifts." 
Dr. Kirpal Singh, Writer, Professor 
Singapore Management University. 

"I have attended at least 10 creative seminars and this creativity 
workshop is far above the others in its inspiration, positive spirit and 
techniques for nurturing creativity. The Creativity Workshop changed me 
forever and moved me forward in managing my creative companies, but more 
importantly in my personal determination, commitment and creativity in 
my own projects. This workshop is important for anyone who wants to 
better understand, develop and celebrate their creativity in their 
personal or business life." 
Barbara Roberts, President and CEO 
Acoustiguides, New York City 

"Thank you for the great, great inspiration and fun of the Creativity 
Workshop. It helped me get a whole screenplay done during a trip to 
Mexico afterwards. It was great for me and my students. I don't think 
I've ever seen them so happy." 
Doris Doerrie, Filmmaker, Professor 
Munich Film School, Germany 

"Shelley and Alejandro created an atmosphere where everyone from student, 
to business professional, to published novelist felt equally comfortable 
creating and sharing stories, drawings, experiences. I've explored other 
places and workshops that make me feel good while I'm there, that 
provide activities that I know I really should make time for when I go 
back to the real world. But this workshop is the first to provide 
methods and exercises I not only want to use but feel compelled to use, 
in fact have already used. I need to mention what I think was one of the 
key ingredients of the workshop: the other attendees. I found them to be 
amazing, inspiring, fascinating people." 
Kelly Hevel, Planning Manager 
Pfizer, Inc., New York City 

"This is my third workshop coming up and I can't wait! Shelley and 
Alejandro ever so gently are able to get us fellow travelers (and not 
students) in to a discovery mode that emerges us deep into the 
experience of our very own creativity. You are magicians who invite us 
to return to the best of our childhoods. Once there we recapture those 
golden days of play and dream and fantasy. I'm very happy to know and 
experience the alchemy that you label a Creativity Workshop." 
Carroll Blue, Professor 
School of Communications, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 

"This class was THE MOST enriching, enlightening, inspirational class I 
have ever taken. The way I work and what I create will never be the 
same." 
Student 
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

"I cannot tell you how inspiring your workshop was on a number of 
levels! I continue to draw inspiration from it!" 
Deborah B. Reeve, Ed.D., Deputy Executive Director 
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Washington, DC 

"I thought long and hard before deciding to commit the time and money to 
attend a 10-day Creativity Workshop in France, but it turned out to be 
one of the best investments of my life. Every hour brought fresh 
insights, ideas, and inspirations for both professional and personal 
development. I'm still drawing from the wealth of stimulation that I 
received and I expect to do so indefinitely. Will I return for another 
Creativity Workshop in the future? Absolutely! I would recommend this 
experience to anyone." 
Laura Fasick, Professor 
Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN 

I produced as much poetry in ten days in Crete as I did in a month in a 
conventional poetry workshop in another European setting. The primary 
difference was the ease of creation and the fun I experienced in the 
Creativity Workshop, and I also saved time and money. Shelley and 
Alejandro?s emphasis ‘In process’ works. I also enjoyed the company of 
my husband in this workshop; he isn?t a poet and wouldn’t normally 
attend a poetry workshop. The multi-genre/arts approach has many 
benefits to this end. 
Sally Naylor, Poet and English Teacher 
Baylor School, Chattanooga TN 

"Because I write for a living, I had forgotten how to write for fun. I 
learned how to get to that "fun" part of writing again at this workshop." 
Amy White, VP Internal Corporate Communications 
Cardinal Health, Worthington, OH 

"I wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I enjoyed the workshop. 
It was incredible. The exercises and your encouragement were wonderful. 
But, more importantly, your sensitivity and perceptivity in regard to 
others and the human condition is unbelievable. I wish I knew 10 more of 
you!" 
Neil H. Schwartz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology 
California State University, Chico 

"Too often in the workplace, a fear of being judged, of "failure," or of 
appearing "foolish" to others stifles our most creative thinking. The 
Creativity Workshop showed me how to first examine, then overcome my 
personal insecurities so that I am contributing with more freedom, 
boldness and confidence than ever before." 
Barbara Bazaldua, Director of Editorial 
Disney Consumer Products, Anaheim, CA 

"An exceptional choice of location, (Paris) + an intelligently conceived 
program + a pair of talented teachers of complementary expertise who 
have a knack for being present when guidance is needed and absent when 
it is not+ a diverse bunch of interesting people all bent to develop a 
side of them that is all too often ignored = a successful and deeply 
enriching common experience. This seasoned teacher left the workshop 
with a sizable bag of useful ideas to motivate her students to write 
more and better, a sketchbook full of essays for herself. I give this 
course an A." 
Nicole Fandel, Teacher of French 
Concord Academy, Acton, MA 

"The workshop helped me to determine the elements I needed to have in my 
life for me to continue to be a successful creative thinker. As 
principal of an elementary school I have been able to put together 
enough of the workshop’s material to teach my staff the skills of being 
a more creative thinker and, in turn, they will teach the students. 
Shelley and Alejandro are masters in their craft." 
Lee Koran, Principal 
St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School, Alberta, Canada 

Founded and directed by Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel in 1993, the 
Creativity Workshop has been taught by them at educational, corporate, 
cultural and governmental institutions throughout the world. 

Corporate and Business 

APJ Search Consultants - Acoustiguide Corporation – Artissimo – BBC - 
Bayer AG - Berlitz International - Bouvier Kelly Inc. - Breathing Space 
- Breslow Partners - Briggs & Stratton - Bristol-Myers Squibb - Cardinal 
Health – Caterpillar – Cerebellum – Chartercom - One Eleven Interactive 
Inc. - Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - Colgate-Palmolive - Cornerstone 
Research - Cross Country Travcorps – EDS – ETH Zurich - Ecoute Ton Corps 
Inc - Equinox Interactive - GPC Consultores SC - Garnet Hill - Global 
Insight - Go2net – HBO - Heller Ehrman – IKEA - I-traffic - 
Johnson&Johnson - JET Programme - JPMorgan Chase - Johnson & Johnson – 
KFAssociates - L'actualit? - L'Arche Belfast – LPK - M&T Mortgage Corp. 
- M. Heale CPA - M.S.391 – Mukora - Negotiation Mastery Inc. - One 
Eleven Interactive Inc. - Oracle Corporation – Panorama – Pfizer - 
Procter & Gamble - Providence Center for Women & Enterprise - Schultz 
Consulting - Scott & White Memorial Hospital - Sloan Kettering Hospital 
- Sprint PCS - The Walt Disney Company - The Connection for Women and 
Families - The Nature Conservancy - The Resource Exchange - The4 
[creative network] - Welch Design Group - Zimmerman Financial Group, RIA 

Education and Arts Institutions 

Academy of Drama and Film. Milan, Italy - Adelphi University - American 
Creativity Academy, Kuwait - American International School of Budapest - 
Antwerp International School, Antwerp, The Netherlands - Art School of 
the Aegean. Samos, Greece - Arts-in-Action - Atlanta International 
School - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Australian National Playwright 
Conference. Canberra, Australia - Australian National University. 
Canberra, Australia - Barnard College - Baruch College - Baylor School - 
Bennington College - Bloomsburg University  - Brentwood School - Brick 
Church School - Brown University - CUNY/NYC Department of Education - 
California State University Chico - Canadian Academy - Centennial School 
District - Chimacun Elementary School - Chula Vista Elementary School - 
Cincinnati Public Shool - Columbia University - Concord Academy - 
Creighton University - DePaul University - Diablo Valley College - East 
Carolina University - Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus - Eckerd 
College - Exeter Academy - Flanagan High School - Florida International 
University - George Washington University - Hong Kong International 
School - Hungarian Ethnic Artists Festival. Kisvarda, Hungary - IB World 
School Canadian Academy - ISIS Centre for Women's Action on Eating 
Issues Inc. Perth, Australia - Indiana University - International School 
Bangkok - International School of Beijing-Shunyi - International School 
of Prague - International Schools Services - Johns Hopkins University - 
LaGuardia Community College - Lancaster Country Day School - Langara 
College - Library of Congress - Macquarie University - Mamaroneck UFSD - 
Manhattanville College - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Media 
Communications Association - Mercersburg Academy - Minnesota State 
University Moorehead - Munich Television and Film School. Munich, 
Germany - NJ Orange School District - NSW Writers Workshop. Sydney, 
Australia. - National Association of Elementary School Principals - 
National Institute of Education at Singapore University - Nebraska 
Wesleyan University - Nerengi Institute. Istanbul, Turkey - New York 
University - Northern Michigan University - Open Society Institute. 
Budapest, Hungary - Oxnard Elementary School Districe - Pennsylvania 
State University - Pepperdine University - Performance Studies 
Department / University of Sydney. Sydney, Australia - Phillips Academy 
- Phillips Exeter Academy - Poly Prep CDS - Portland Stage Company. 
Portland, Maine - Prague Summer Writers Workshop. Prague, Czech Republic 
- Princeton Day School - Rollins College - Rose Community 
Foundation/Impulse Theater - Saint Cloud State University - Saint Louis 
Priory School - San Diego State University - Sarah Lawrence College - 
Scuola Drammatica San Remo. San Remo, Italy - Scuola Sagarana. Lucca, 
Italy - Sidwell Friends School - Skidmore College - Southampton College 
- Spoleto Arts Symposia. Spoleto, Italy - Srishti School of Art Design & 
Technology. Bangalore, India - St. John's International School - St. 
Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School - The American International School 
of Budapest - The American School in London - The American School of 
Asuncion - The American School of Warsaw - The Anglo-American School of 
Moscow - The Art Alliance - The Chinese University of Hong Kong - The 
Fessenden School - The Hamlin School - The Overlake School - The 
University of Prince Edward Island - The University of Vermont - The 
University of Western Australia - The University of Wisconsin Madison - 
Thomasville City Schools - Unionville-Chadds Ford School District - 
United Nations International School - United World College. Trieste, 
Italy - University of California Berkeley - University of Iowa - 
University of Michigan - University of Missouri-Columbia - University of 
Nebraska Lincoln - University of South Dakota - University of Southern 
California - University of Victoria - Utrecht University - Washington 
International School - Wheaton Academy - Wheaton College - White 
Communications - Writing Beyond the Walls. Lucca, Italy - Yldiz 
University. Istanbul, Turkey 

Government 

US State Department, Washington, D.C., USA - US Embassy. Tel Aviv, 
Israel. - US Embassy. Rome, Italy. - US Consulate. Milan, Italy. - US 
Embassy. Istambul, Turkey. - US Embassy. Canberra, Australia. - US 
Embassy. Budapest, Hungary. - US Embassy. Singapore. 

The teachers 

Shelley Berc is a writer and teacher. She was a professor of the 
International Writing Program at the University of Iowa from 1985-2000. 
Her novels, plays, and essays which include 'The Shape of Wilderness', 
'A Girl's Guide to the Divine Comedy' and 'Theatre of the Mind' have 
been published by Coffee House Press, Johns Hopkins Press, Heinemann 
Books, Performing Arts Journal and Theatre Communications Group Press. 
Her plays have been produced by theatres such as the American Repertory 
Theatre, the Yale Rep, and the Edinburgh Festival. 

Alejandro Fogel is a visual artist and teacher working in painting, site 
installations, video and digital art. He has exhibited his works in 
galleries and museums in Argentina, Bulgaria, Cuba, France, Hungary, 
Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States and Germany. His 
ongoing project 'Root to Route' chronicles his father's journey through 
the Holocaust years. His work is in private collections and museums 
around the world. 

Berc and Fogel explain in theory and demonstrate in practice the 
concepts of originality, 'appropriation', memory and imagination. Under 
their guidance, participants explore their own creative processes 
through different writing and drawing exercises. They emphasize the 
intimate link between personal and public spheres, individual and social 
practices, history and myth, dream and reality. The focus of the 
workshop is on process not product and to help participants find 
life-long tools of creative expression. 

http://www.creativity-course.com 
http://creativitycourses.us.com 

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