Clown Doctor Sabrina Chan D’Angelo pictured left in her role as ‘Dr Boogie’ with fellow Clown Doctor ‘Dr Snooze’ (pictured right). Photo: Jack Mounsey.
Sabrina Chan D’Angelo has been a Clown Doctor for almost 10 years, and is one of approximately 70 other Clown Doctors currently working in hospitals around Australia.
Our role is certainly to bring joy and lightness into what can be difficult and stressful situations, but I think clowns can also act as a vessel for people’s emotions. We can assist in allowing spaces for certain emotions to be felt and experienced, and that requires sensitivity and a connection to develop between us and the patients.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
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