Sacred Clowning
Presence & Wonder
Workshops and trainings in Mime, Play, Poetry, Impro
…a timeless presence filling the air
touches all…
With that little spark of wonder
for what is about to be born.— D. Danthois
What is Sacred Clowning?
Sacred clowning is the art of revealing truth through play and presence. Rooted in ancient traditions across many cultures, the sacred clown holds “paradox” in their hands: joy and sorrow, chaos and clarity, mischief and medicine. With tender irreverence, the clown dismantles masks, disrupts expectations, and invites us into sensing and Being. A bridge between the visible and the invisible is erected, helping us remember what it means to be free and a full human-being.
The playing Fool is traditionally represented skipping along at the edge of a cliff, defying logic and simply trusting the moment, fearlessly present. When combined with awareness, these two qualities merge into the healing medicine of the Sacred Clown.
The Sacred Clown is not an actor, he/she is an embodiment of presence, & the Joy of being, playing innocently with the mystery and adversity of life. Free from concepts he explores, senses, touches the earth, people and the world. Openly improvising a hundred ways to rejoice while failing and touch the stars while drowning. He is free.
Didier Speaks About the Path of Creative Wisdom
The Sacred Clown
Being art - Being play
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
- Albert Einstein
The Method:
- Developing expression in movements and stillness
- Initiation in the art of play
- Recalling the innocence of the child in us
- Emotional presence
- Being a Fool at Heart
The Sacred Clown: This profound art is not based on acting but being. Here we uncover the mystery that emerges with presence. The spontaneous, the non-conceptual, the unknown unite through the art of play and mime to awaken a language of the senses and the Soul where our perception opens up beyond the usual box of what we know. On this journey, imagination takes us, emotions liberate new colours, new moves spontaneously emerge and the ordinary merges with wonder and poetic imagination. The Sacred Art of the clown is born.
“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”
- Charlie Chaplin
Step into the play, let go of what you think you know!
- D. Danthois, Sept 2026
Be like a child innocently present, open, sincere…
Feel how your body moves, your soul stirring your certainty.
Let this moment imagine you, fresh and free.
Feel the poetry emerging through your bones and skin
And let your heart’s sweetness glow, tender and wild,
Fearlessly loving the scent of that new born inside.
Today! Is the birth of a Sacred Clown!
There is Joy on the Earth ground.
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The Teachers
Didier Danthois
Didier is a sacred clown, interfaith minister, and biodynamic psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in the healing and expressive arts. Trained in clowning, expressionist dance, Indian raga singing and Tibetan Dzogchen meditation, he weaves together mindfulness, creativity, and play. He is the founder of Fool at Heart School of Sacred Clowning and directed the Spanish branch, Teatro del Corazón for 15 years. He is now offering the programme of Creative Wisdom art trainings across Europe.
Sara Rajzman
Sara’s journey has taken her from studying law across Europe to discovering the healing power of Yoga, meditation, sacred clowning, and expressive art therapy. In addition to training in those practices, she also studied dance and physical theatre. For over 10 years, she has taught and performed alongside Didier, guiding others through creative practices that bring the body, heart, and mind into alignment. She now lives in Paris, where she teaches Yoga for a wide range of social groups (special needs, the elderly, refugees etc…) as well as developing her own creative projects.
In this moment
Love only love
Nowhere to go
Nothing to be found
but blessings
And more blessings
A spring
quenching all thirsts— D. Danthois