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In this episode of Between Two Curtains, we are joined by Lukáš Houdek, a clowning coach and teacher who's spent 25 years as a clown artist himself. We get into what the art of clowning actually takes: the years of training, the craft, and the difference between a trained artist and someone who's just being funny—and why that same professionalism is demanded whether a clown artists is walking into a children's hospital, a care home or a crisis setting.

Lukáš also opens up the clown's strange relationship with obstacles, and keeps coming back to one deceptively simple question: are we...

Welcome to a new 'Between Two Curtains' podcast episode, produced by RED NOSES International as part of our activities for European Mental Health Week 2026 – this year under the theme Stronger Together: Prioritise Mental Health in a Changing Europe.

Are the arts a missing link in European Mental Health Care? That is the question we are putting on the table today; and to explore it, we are joined by Ameer Shaheed, an arts and health consultant based in Switzerland, working with the World Health Organization, the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, and the European Commission. He combines a PhD...

Is leadership in the humanitarian sector just about strategy, or is it also about the heart?
For International Women's Day, we’re joined by RED NOSES International CEO, Natalie Porias. We’re diving into what it means to lead an international organisation at the intersection of arts and health, and why staying 'human' is the most professional thing a leader can do. This is Episode 1 of "Between Two Curtains".