De Castro is a clown. But don’t ask her to wear a red nose. And, just for the record, she doesn’t perform at children’s parties either. You’re more likely to find her conducting workshops on clowning in London, or around the world, interacting with business people or training with scientists. To assist her in her work, she has recently been awarded a £39,200 Dream Time Award from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
It seems that clowning has come a long way, and the court jesters of old are no doubt cheering from their graves.
