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workshops

Embark on exciting adventures in theatrical expression, movement, clowning, comedy, and mask play.  Whether you're a seasoned artist or curious to try something new, these workshops are designed to inspire you to create, using the world around you—both inside and outside—to find improvisation, play and your theatrical expression through impulse, concentration, using the power of limits, using the power of mistakes, risk, surrender, patience, love, courage and trust.

Ready to explore?

-Get in touch with your questions or to join a workshop. 

-Alternatively, invite Freya to organise a workshop where she is, or to bring a workshop or retreat to you.

Upcoming Events

  • FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    nov. 14., Szo
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2026. nov. 14. 18:30 – 21:30 CET
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    Physical theatre is the core foundation for both mask work, clowning and expressing ourselves.. These art forms rely on the performer's body—rather than spoken text—to create meaning, emotion, and narrative.
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  • Larvael Mask workshop with Freya Stang
    Larvael Mask workshop with Freya Stang
    nov. 15., V
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2026. nov. 15. 9:30 – 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    Join us to play the sensitive folly of the Larvael mask. No prior experience necessary.
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  • FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    2026. nov. 21. 18:30 – 21:30 CET
    Sauve, Sauve, France
    Physical theatre is the core foundation for both mask work, clowning and expressing ourselves.. These art forms rely on the performer's body—rather than spoken text—to create meaning, emotion, and narrative.
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  • Workshop:  Half mask  Commedia
    Workshop:  Half mask  Commedia
    nov. 22., V
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2026. nov. 22. 9:30 – 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
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  • FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY,
    FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY,
    márc. 06., Szo
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. márc. 06. 18:30 – 2027. márc. 13. 21:30
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    Physical theatre is the core foundation for both mask work, clowning and expressing ourselves.. These art forms rely on the performer's body—rather than spoken text—to create meaning, emotion, and narrative.
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  • Larvael Mask workshop
    Larvael Mask workshop
    márc. 07., V
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. márc. 07. 9:30 – 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    The Larval masks are open and available in the space; they inspire wonder, imagination, and madness, and bring an animal and fantastical dimension to the performer and the spectators.
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  • FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    márc. 13., Szo
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. márc. 13. 18:30 – 21:30
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    Physical theatre is the core foundation for both mask work, clowning and expressing ourselves.. These art forms rely on the performer's body—rather than spoken text—to create meaning, emotion, and narrative.
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  • Clown Workshop: An introduction to CLOWING and YOUR CLOWN
    Clown Workshop: An introduction to CLOWING and YOUR CLOWN
    márc. 20., Szo
    2027. márc. 20. 18:00 – 2027. márc. 21. 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    An introduction to red nose play for you that has never worn a red nose or for you if you wish to take a step back into the essentials of your clown and red nose play, or are searching for something within your clown
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  • FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    FROM THEATRICAL MOVEMENT TO SCENE PLAY
    máj. 22., Szo
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. máj. 22. 18:30 – 21:30
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    Physical theatre is the core foundation for both mask work, clowning and expressing ourselves.. These art forms rely on the performer's body—rather than spoken text—to create meaning, emotion, and narrative.
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  • Clown Workshop: Life and Death of the Clown
    Clown Workshop: Life and Death of the Clown
    máj. 23., V
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. máj. 23. 9:30 – 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    As all other materials in the Universe: the Clown is born, lives, then dies You will explore all of this together with your clown.
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  • Clown workshop: Shakespeare's Clowns
    Clown workshop: Shakespeare's Clowns
    jún. 05., Szo
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    2027. jún. 05. 18:30 – 2027. jún. 06. 17:00
    Sauve, 30610 Gard, France
    On this workshop your clown will tell their stories through interpretation of Shakespeares great plays, actions and texts. No previous experience of playing Shakespeare necessary, although some previous experience of red nose play will be beneficial.
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theatre mask workshops

Explore the calmness and space of the Neutral Masks, the spatial and emotional awareness of the Larvael mask, the characters within the Expressive masks, and the folly of the Half mask and Commedia!

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The experience and study of the body in space lead to the progressive discovery of the principles of movement and artistic creation. In these theatrical movement workshops, we use movement based on the teachings of Jacques Lecoq and Etienne Decroux, along with poetic dramaturgy, masks, music, film, texts, and indoor and outdoor settings.

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health care clown training and coaching

Being a professional healthcare clown requires commitment, training, and a heart for this work. Freya has been head of training for Sykehusklovnene, Norway and trains and coaches healthcare clowns in Europe.

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Nature and
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Using nature as an impulse for being, feeling, creating, focus and performance. Bringing workshops into nature or using nature as a theme creates an abundance.

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workshop text to performance

The Gaza Monologues: With the text written by young theatre students of Ashtar theatre in Gaza, a performance workshop was created in Sauve, France, in Sept 2025, where a group of 21 performers read the 2010 and 2024 texts. Workshop facilitated, directed and produced by Freya Stang.

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VISUAL arts and performance

Using Art as the inspirational impulse, we connect with art and exhibitions, engaging with the felt sense and generate movement, breath, and sound. These images are from the North of Myth Exhibition, Artist: Joyce Majiski, displayed in Rovaniemi, Finland, at the Culture House Korundi, where Freya led workshops for the art students of the University of Lapland. Drawing on the cartoon art of the family Crumb and other artists in Sauve, France, Freya has led Simsalabim Ensemble in creating one-off performances that connect directly to the narrative of the exhibitions at the Galerie Vidourle.

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