2026 Dr. Red Nose Helping Professionals Workshop
A Joyful Inner Journey for Helping Professionals
In the field of helping work, you are always on the front line, shouldering the pressure.
You take on your clients’ anxiety and soothe their families’ uncertainty.
But after giving for so long, how are you doing?
This is not a performance class, but a space for rest and exploration designed especially for you.
This activity is fully subsidized by Dr. Red Nose, with no registration fee.
Come with a blank slate, like a sheet of white paper, and let us care for you with professionalism and laughter.
Seeing the weight carried by helping professionals, this time, we will be here to support you.
Dr. Red Nose is Taiwan’s only professional medical clown organization. For many years, we have not only brought laughter to patients and their families, but have also been dedicated to easing the tension in medical settings and improving relationships between patients and healthcare providers.
Through long-term observation, we have come to deeply understand the hard work of healthcare and social welfare professionals—you must not only focus on professional goals, but also maintain communication and connection with your clients. Much of the pressure and misunderstanding often arises from an earnest desire to do things well.
From the perspective of the performing arts, we have found that a small gesture, look, or touch of humor may make work processes smoother, keep you from being held hostage by tense emotions, and allow you to step back and see a broader perspective. Just come with a blank slate, like a sheet of white paper; on this day, let us care for you with professionalism and laughter.
Transforming the clown’s professional wisdom into a gentle support for helping professionals
This is not merely a performing arts workshop, but a professional course tailored specifically for helping professionals. Our goal is to share observations from clinical performances with front-line workers through the professional perspective and experience of medical clowns. The course includes:
- Sensitive awareness of your own and others’ emotions
- Techniques for using nonverbal communication
- Through exchanging perspectives (from caregiver to care recipient), personally experience and reflect on the essence of interaction in caregiving relationships.
- Accepting your own and others’ imperfections, and finding humor and understanding in everyday life.
- Having fun and relaxing together.
No preparation is needed,
and no preconceived notions are required,
just bring a relaxed mind and a blank slate,
and embark on a joyful inner journey!
Event Information and Instructor Lineup
Event fee: Free
(A NT$500 deposit is required and will be refunded on-site after full participation)
⏳ Workshop Schedule
- 09:15 – 09:30 | Participant check-in
- 09:30 – 12:30 | First half of the course
- 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break (on your own)
- 14:00 – 17:00 | Second half of the course
※ Total of 6 hours; full participation is required
Taipei Session, May 17 (Sun)
Time: 09:30 – 17:00
Location: Sardine Punk Theatre rehearsal space
(5F, No. 115, Section 2, Zhongyang South Road, Beitou District, Taipei City)
Instructors: Chang Yun-Chin (Nunu), Fang Yi-Hsuan (Toto)
Instructor Bios
Chang Yun-Chin / Nunu
Joined Dr. Red Nose in 2015 and is a Medical Clown serving central and northern Taiwan, primarily Taipei, Taichung, and Hualien. Holds an M.F.A. in Acting from The New School for Drama and graduated from the Department of Drama and Theatre at National Taiwan University. Currently an actor with Dr. Red Nose (Red Nose Clown Care Association).
Theater experience | Jia-Jiao-Tuo Theater 《Walking with You》; Gathering Together Theater 《The Great Adventure Around Camphor Forest》; Sardine Punk Theatre 《The White Snake?! The Clowns’ Final Battle》; Taitung Fringe Festival 《Missing Person Notice: The Malan Girl》; The New School 《Richard III》; Keelung City Theater Action 《Walk‧Light》—《Grandma’s Memory Unboxing》; Tainaner Ensemble 《Titus: Mad Scenes》, 《The Wood That Could Talk》, 《Sister, Sweet Enough to Suck》, 《Birthday Variations》, and 《What the Heck》; Bad Senior Theater 《Inside the House》.
Teaching experience | Performance instructor for the winter and summer musical theater camps at Taichung Jen Shan Mei Arts Performance Center.
Fang Yi-Hsuan / Toto
Graduated from the Department of Drama and Theatre at National Taiwan University; currently pursuing an interdisciplinary law master’s degree at National Chengchi University, with a focus on children’s rights in medical settings.
A theater actor specializing in clowning, realistic acting, and collective improvisation. Has participated in theater, film, and television productions addressing gender, ethnic groups, culture, and human rights. Also engaged in rural revitalization, founding Dou Niang Bookstore as a platform to invite theater professionals into rural schools to share their learning journeys and organize events such as the 360 Careers Living Library, helping narrow the gap in cultural resources available to rural children.
Joined the Red Nose Clown Care Association as a Dr. Red Nose in 2021. Has represented the association as an instructor at schools and medical institutions of all levels, sharing service experiences, hosting training programs and theater workshops for helping professionals, and participating in the production and performance of Dr. Red Nose video series and podcasts. Currently serves as one of the stationed representatives at National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital.
Taichung Session, May 31 (Sun)
Time: 09:30 – 17:00
Location: No Power Theater Studio
(No. 32, Pingdeng Street, Central District, Taichung City)
Instructors: Liang Ching-Min (HoHey), Fan Yi-Pai (Leka)
Instructor Bios
Liang Ching-Min / Ho-Hey
Joined Dr. Red Nose in 2019 and is a Medical Clown serving central Taiwan, primarily Taichung and Taipei. A theater practitioner and Dr. Red Nose performer, currently the resident choreographer and drama instructor at DAKA Theatre and an adjunct university lecturer, dedicated to bringing the performing arts to people of different ages and settings.
Fan Yi-Pai / Leka
Joined Dr. Red Nose in 2021 and is a Medical Clown serving central Taiwan. Graduated from the Department of Early Childhood Education at National University of Tainan. Currently a member of the Red Nose Clown Care Association and a senior member of DAKA Theatre, and has long served as a drama instructor. Has extensive performance and teaching experience, with productions including 《Hello! Ugly Duckling》, 《The Sun and Moon Special Investigation Team》, and 《The Golden Flower Wedding Celebration》. Teaching experience spans schools of all levels, cultural centers, and medical settings, where they have taught drama courses in children’s education, standardized patients, storytelling theater, and teacher training. Has also hosted numerous large-scale arts events and participated in the creative coordination and program production of children’s theater works, dedicated to promoting drama education and the performing arts across all age groups and into every corner of the community.
Kaohsiung Session, May 3 (Sun)
Time: 09:30 – 17:00
Location: Chang Ge Ji Music Theater
(8F, No. 33, Yixin 2nd Road, Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung City)
Instructors: Chu Yin-Hsiu (Naughty), Chen Yi-Tung (Sarah Baby)
Instructor Bios
Chu Yin-Hsiu / Naughty
Joined Dr. Red Nose in 2019 and is a Medical Clown serving southern Taiwan, primarily Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Taitung. Currently a theater artist, Dr. Red Nose performer, and coach.
Theater performance experience: Slash Youth Creative 《Welcome to Listen! Treasure Island Golden Voice》; Slash Youth Creative 《The Train Maugulas Is Departing 2.0》; 《Their Unexpected Vacation》; Liangliang Gathering 《The City of Sensuality》; actor in Slash Youth Creative 《The Train Maugulas Is Departing》; Changhua Walking Arts Festival 《Half-Line Score》, collaborative creator and assistant director, among others.
Chen Yi-Tung / Sarah Baby
Theater actor, acting teacher, and theater practitioner. Holds a master’s degree in Theater and World from Aberystwyth University in Wales. Former instructor for Studio Q’s adult acting classes; has led rural theater education programs, the Dharma Drum Mountain Humanities Foundation Heart Theater, and theater performance courses at several universities in southern Taiwan. Former director of South Island Eighteen Theater. Currently a member of the Galileo Project, and joined Dr. Red Nose in July 2024.
Loves playing, exploring, pretending, creating, and immersing deeply in texts in the theater, exploring the many facets of being human and allowing us to encounter one another in the world.
Registration Information and Notes
The full cost of this workshop is subsidized through a Dr. Red Nose project. Space is limited and these resources are precious; we sincerely invite you to participate in the entire workshop and complete this inner journey with us.
- Eligible participants: Healthcare professionals, caregivers, social workers, nonprofit organization workers, and other helping professionals. To maintain the quality of interaction, each session is limited to 16 participants.
- Deposit policy: Participation is subject to review; accepted applicants will be notified by email. Please pay the NT$500 deposit within 7 business days of receiving the email to complete registration. Failure to pay by the deadline will be considered a withdrawal, and places will be offered to applicants on the waiting list in order. The deposit will be refunded in cash after the workshop ends.
- Photo and video recording: Photos and videos will be taken on-site for the final report and brand promotion. If you do not wish to show your full face, please inform the on-site staff at any time; we will avoid filming you or edit the footage afterward.
Choose the session you would like to attend
Let professionals support professionals and explore different possibilities for communication.
Taipei Session
May 17 (Sun)
Sardine Punk Theatre rehearsal space
Taichung Session
May 31 (Sun)
No Power Theater Studio
Kaohsiung Session
May 3 (Sun)
Chang Ge Ji Music Theater
Reclaiming the Energy for Self-Care: Feedback from Past Participants
“Thank you, Dr. Red Nose, for organizing this activity. It gave me the opportunity to pause amid a state of high pressure, busyness, and inner exhaustion—and I was even healed. I left with a heart full of emotion and energy, no longer feeling exhausted as I had before. For the first time, I experienced such a safe environment where I could express myself freely. There was no judgment or pressure in this space, allowing me to return to self-care and gently soothe the emotions I had neglected.”
— Hou, field visitor, government agency
“Thank you very much to Dr. Red Nose Association for organizing this workshop! Every game was so much fun, and each one was filled with meaning～～The negative energy from work felt fully supported, giving me more ability to face challenges at work. Thank you.”
— Chen, nurse at a medical center in Taichung
“I originally thought I was going to learn diverse ways to help others, but instead I was healed. My body and mind were filled with a considerable sense of fulfillment. Thank you, Dr. Red Nose Workshop!”
— Chang, social worker at a government agency
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