Method & Philosophy

Our workshops change how teams operate.

  • Corporate Clown is grounded in European clown and physical theatre practices, particularly those of Philippe Gaulier and Jacques Lecoq, alongside devised theatre and ensemble-based performance.

    Not balloons or face paint, but a serious practice of play, presence, and connection.

    Fun works. Fun transforms.

  • At the centre of our method is the concept of le jeu, the game.

    This structure provides a shared focus between participants. Within that structure, it provides freedom to respond, to fail, and to try again, together.

    Play is central to this. It brings our full attention to the moment and to each other.

    This is how high-performing teams operate: attentive, responsive, and able to adjust quickly. They are also capable of learning and growing together through mistakes and failures.

  • At its simplest, clown is you at your most playful, vulnerable, and responsive. It is not about being funny, though that is often the effect. It is about being honest in your body, in the moment, and with other people.

    A key part of the process is identifying how individuals ‘hide’. This work gently exposes these patterns and offers alternatives, without calling people out or putting them on the spot.

    When people drop their guard, even briefly, connection becomes immediate. Teams that struggle with communication, hierarchy, or trust are rarely lacking capability. They are often operating behind layers of protection: fear of failure, self-consciousness, and defensiveness.

    Clowning creates the conditions where those layers fall away.

  • Our method encourages and embraces failure without shame as one of the greatest ways of learning, growing, and relating to others.

    Treating failure as a collective joy for the whole room removes the personal stakes of ‘getting things wrong’ and enables people to stay present instead of retreating. Making friends with failure, and denying the shame of it, leads to bigger and bolder impulses, more freedom, more connection, and more creativity.

    Our methodology is designed to remove the panic of failure.

    In most professional environments, people are trained to minimise mistakes or failures and to manage perception. In our work, failure is surfaced, shared, and moved through. When something does not work, and is acknowledged, it becomes a point of connection, not a point of shame.

    This changes how people relate to risk, to each other, and to themselves. A team that is able to acknowledge mistakes, failures, and vulnerabilities is a team with ultimate trust and confidence.

  • Clowning also restores embodiment. Many people operate almost entirely cognitively, disconnected from physical impulse and instinct. This disconnection underpins burnout, anxiety, and creative block.

    By working through the body, through impulse, timing, and responsiveness, people rebuild trust in their own instincts and become more present, flexible, and responsive.

  • Our workshops do not teach people to perform. They change how they operate.

    We help people recognise:

    • The roles and masks they perform at work

    • The fear of looking foolish that limits contribution

    • The habits that block connection and collaboration

    And we help teams to develop:

    • Connection: people see each other more clearly and relate with less defensiveness

    • Collaboration: increased responsiveness, listening, and shared attention

    • Creativity: reduced inhibition and greater willingness to try, fail, and iterate

    • Resilience: comfort with uncertainty and failure, without collapse or withdrawal

    • Embodiment: improved awareness of instinct, energy, and presence

    The result is less fear, isolation, and rigidity, and more trust, adaptability, and shared momentum.

Corporate Clown is not performance.
It’s a way of being you.

Endorsements

  • "What stood out was how quickly the room changed."

    “We brought Corporate Clown in as part of a wider piece of work around trust, communication, and team dynamics. What stood out was how quickly the room changed. People were noticeably more open, more willing to take risks, and much less self-conscious with one another. The session was playful and gave us a completely different way into conversations we had been trying to have for some time.”

  • "It was one of the few sessions we have run where people were still talking about the exercises afterwards."

    “I booked the workshop because I wanted something that would feel genuinely different from a standard team day. It absolutely did. The team laughed a lot, but there was also a surprising amount of honesty in the room. People who would normally hold back became much more involved, and the whole group felt more connected by the end. It was one of the few sessions we have run where people were still talking about the exercises afterwards.”

  • "I am always cautious about workshops that promise to improve collaboration because so many of them feel formulaic. This did not."

    “The facilitation was thoughtful, responsive, and clearly shaped around the group rather than delivered as a fixed programme. Our team were engaged throughout, and the exercises created very immediate insights around listening, presence, failure, and how we respond to one another under pressure.”

  • "What could have felt exposing or uncomfortable instead became energising and liberating"

    “Evie is an extraordinary facilitator who brings a rare combination of precision, playfulness, and deep emotional intelligence to her work. When we began working together, we were navigating complex challenges around collaboration, trust and how to hold space for bold, messy ideas. Her approach through clowning and improvisation completely shifted the dynamic in the room. What could have felt exposing or uncomfortable instead became energising and liberating, thanks to the care and clarity she brings to structuring her sessions. The impact has been both immediate and long-lasting: stronger connections, braver creative choices, and a shared language around play that continues to shape how we make work together.”

  • "Evie's teaching has helped us to rediscover the fun found in being present with each other."

    “Evie's facilitation was incredibly effective in helping us strengthen our collaborative skills and trust in one another. She encouraged us to find fun in our failures, and that enabled us to feel truly free in everything we did without risk or limitation. Moving forward, our collaborative spirit has been incredibly strong, as Evie's teaching has helped us to rediscover the fun found in being present with each other.”

  • "From someone who originally winced at the thought of clowning, I hand-on-heart use the techniques every day"

    “Evie is genuinely one of the most accepting, welcoming and supportive people I’ve ever met. Her listening skills and open nature makes for an incredibly engaging environment that’s free for questions, play and conversations. Alongside this, Evie is grounded with a wealth of experience, knowing how to hold the room and facilitate all discussions from the whacky ones to serious ones. Each session was always planned out with a specific structure and reasonings for each exercise, leaving you with a well-rounded understanding of why you did the tasks and what you can learn from it. From someone who originally winced at the thought of clowning, I hand-on-heart use the techniques every day to help me fail proudly, because failure is inevitable and there’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”