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Nada Elissa

Nada Elissa is an artist, educator, clown teacher, and agroecology consultant. Since 2014, she has been working with children, teenagers, and young adults through alternative education, creating learning experiences that explore the body, emotions, biodiversity, arts, and culture.

Her work brings together diverse approaches, including playfight, dance and physical movement, clowning, and environmental journeys, to cultivate self-awareness, creativity, and connection with the living world.

Mistakes & Failure Through Clowning
A Workshop for Teeeeen Gurlz!

Ever felt embarrassed because you said something silly, got something wrong, or made a fool of yourself? What if, instead of hiding it, you could play with it?

Through clowning games, improvisation, movement, and playful challenges, we’ll experiment with making mistakes on purpose, trying things we don’t know how to do, and finding ways to keep going when things go wrong.

We’ll play with awkward moments, unexpected surprises, and the fear of looking silly, discovering how a mistake can become the beginning of something funny, creative, or completely unplanned.

Will be waiting for you on 29th of Oct, from 4:30 till 7:30pm in Maadi!

Register through the link in the bio!

⁨ نبذة عن ندى إليسا

ندى العيسى فنانة، ومُيسّرة تعليمية، ومعلّمة لفن المهرّج، ومستشارة في مجال الزراعة الإيكولوجية. منذ عام ٢٠١٤، وهي تعمل مع الأطفال والمراهقين والشباب من خلال أساليب التعليم البديل، وتبتكر معهم تجارب تعلّم تستكشف الجسد والمشاعر، والتنوّع البيولوجي، والفنون والثقافة.

تجمع ندى في عملها بين أساليب مختلفة، منها اللعب القتالي، والرقص والحركة، وفن المهرّج، والرحلات الاستكشافية في الطبيعة، لفتح مساحات للوعي بالذات، والإبداع، والتواصل مع العالم الحي من حولنا.

الغلط والفشل من خلال فن المهرّج

ورشة للفتيات المراهقات!

هل شعرتِ يومًا بالإحراج لأنكِ قلتِ شيئًا سخيفًا، أو أخطأتِ في شيء، أو وجدتِ نفسكِ في موقف محرج أمام الآخرين؟ ماذا لو كان بإمكانكِ، بدلًا من محاولة إخفاء الموقف أو تجنّبه، أن تلعبي معه؟

من خلال ألعاب المهرّج، والارتجال، والحركة، والتحديات المرحة، سنجرّب ارتكاب الأخطاء عن قصد، وخوض تجارب لا نعرف كيف نقوم بها، واكتشاف طرق للاستمرار حتى عندما لا تسير الأمور كما توقّعنا.

سنلعب مع اللحظات المحرجة، والمفاجآت

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Sometimes, community doesn’t exist until someone decides to create it.

In this clip, Nada Elissa shares what it was like to begin building a clown community in Cairo, Egypt - a place where there were very few clowns. Through following inspiration and having a dream (and many more things!!) today, that community has grown to more than 150 clowns!

This is an excerpt from “Becoming Clown, Becoming Community,” a longer conversation with Nada Elissa, Sabine Choucair, and Gödze Ataly about discovering their clown path and finding/building Clown community.

The full conversation is on our youtube channel.

💬 Comment COMMUNITY and we’ll send you the link to watch the full conversation.

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Across the world, nearly every culture has figures who play the role of the clown, even if they’re never called that.

In this clip, the wonderful clown artist, performer and teacher Gözde Atalay shares how Turkey’s beloved characters, Karagöz & Hacivat and Pişekâr & Kavuklu, embody many of the same dynamics found in clown traditions around the world. Different names. Different forms. The same Clown characteristics.

She also reflects on something deeply moving: in a country shaped by political tension, economic hardship, and uncertainty, laughter can become a way of releasing collective tension and staying connected. Later in the conversation, she shares how introducing clowning has been a balm, creating space for people to express what they otherwise didn’t have room to express.

This is a clip from a longer conversation with Nada Elissa, Sabine Choucair, and Gözde Atalay on “Becoming Clown, Becoming Community,” which will be released in the coming weeks.

In a clip we shared a few days ago Lex Alston reflected on how it was a breakthrough to see the Clown in their context, specifically through black comedians such as Wayne Brady, Martin Short and others …

What clown figures are part of your culture’s stories or traditions? We’d love to hear who comes to mind.

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The more you’re going to hide the more we’re going to see you..

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Souls ✨🧚‍♂️

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Today we celebrate the graduation of our Traditional Chinese Energetics students.

May what you have received continue to deepen through experience, humility, and service. May your hands remain attentive, your minds curious, and your hearts rooted in compassion.

Congratulations to the TCE Class of 2026.

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What if clowning was actually about the parts of yourself you’ve been hiding?

The artist Ezequiel Olazar from Argentina is bringing a workshop to 3alam tany that strips away the stereotype. No gags. No performance masks. Just you, your truth, and what happens when you let yourself be fully seen.

This is the work of showing up vulnerable. Of finding freedom in your own rawness.

A few spots left. Bio link to reserve.

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Shukran Egipt!
So much fun in this travel!

Obrigada Egipto! Foi uma viagem incrível!

Até já 🏺

#clown #egiptclown #anariguda #spaceswithnada

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Crazy people meet in Cairo!
Workshop de Comédia Física - Egipto 2025

Quatro dias alucinantes de comédia , clown e muito carinho!

Shukran gente fantástica!!!!

Organização @spaceswithnada

#clownegipto #clownworkshop #anariguda #palhaças #clownworld

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We heard you well, Very well.

Your wish was our command, and for the very first time, clowning is coming to عالم تاني with Ezequiel Olazar

Discover the poetic power of the clown through play, presence, vulnerability, and authentic expression. Explore your emotions, follow your impulses, embrace failure, and connect deeply with yourself and others in a safe and playful space.

Limited spots available.

Save your spot now through the link in the bio.

From Sunday, July 19th to Thursday, July 23rd.

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EO CLOWN TOUR 2026 ✈️

🇮🇹 Italia 🇱🇹 Lituania 🇹🇷 Turquía 🇪🇬 Egipto

Un tour pensado para seguir expandiendo el lenguaje del clown más allá de las fronteras.

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EO CLOWN TOUR 2026 ✈️

🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇪🇬 Egypt

A tour designed to keep expanding the language of clown beyond borders.

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🎉Cheguei!!!🎉

Começamos amanhã o workshop de clown e comédia física no Cairo.

Uma organização Spaces With Nada! @spaceswithnada

#clown #spaceswithnada #palhaças #clownegipt

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Body Archive : Movement and improvisation is a workshop for dancers, actors, and anyone keen to explore their bodies and create with others.

Nacho comes from Spain to teach this exciting dance and instant creation workshop. His work combines contemporary dance, somatics, contact improvisation, martial arts, house dance, spatial work, presence, listening, and focus.

Explore your body as a living archive, connect with others, and instantly co-create scenic and relational spaces full of textures, presence, and stories.

Come with us to dive into a playful dance journey, blending all the elements, connect with others, and co-create instant compositions.

🔺️ Suitable for actors and dancers of all levels 🔺️

Schedule :

🗓 5 days, 21 to 25 May
⏳️20 hours (4 hours a day)
🕕 From 6 - 10 pm

▫️Cost: 8,000 LE

📢 REGISTRATION FORM LINK IN BIO 📢

#contemporarydance #contemporarydanceegypt
#acting #dancers #dancegypt

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