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What we have been up to:
Circus clubs 2015/2016!!
Our new scholar year started with 350 happy students from Ramallah, Birzeit, Jenin and Al Fara'a Refugee Camp. Our family is getting bigger and bigger, with new clubs for:
Students between 7 and 10 years old (4 new clubs in Ramallah, Birzeit, Jenin and Al Fara'a Refugee Camp)
Students between 11 and 14 years old (2 new clubs in Ramallah and Birzeit)
After a successful year and a half with Star Mountains Foundation, with 10 students with physical and mental disabilities. We received a request to train 10-15 new students between 12 and 35 years old from the Medical Relief - This project was possible thanks to the support of The National Bank!
In total, this year we will be running 17 clubs with 200 boys and 150 girls
Click here to read more about our Educational program
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14 PCS students and two trainers participated at a youth festival in Germany
In cooperation with the Municipality of Bremen and the Youth Educational Center LidiceHaus, 14 students and 2 trainers participated at a youth festival "Bridges for Youth" in Germany between July 27 and August 8. Students took part in circus workshops, performed a show, created and performed a show with all participant groups from Germany, Italy, Turkey, Belgium and France!
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Summer Camp
In August, the third camp was organized for students of the preparatory and multi groups. 35 students from Ramallah, Birzeit, Jenin, Hebron and Al Fara' Refugee Camp were brought together to train intensively between August 12 and 20. On the last day students got to present what they have learned in front of their friends and families.
Thanks to the 6 trainers of PCS, 2 local volunteers and 3 volunteers from Germany!
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Many more performances of "Mish Zabta"!
"Mish Zabta" continues to draw smiles on the faces of children. Since our latest newsletter, "Mish Zabta" perfromed 10 shows in Hebron, in villages of Al Zawye, Deir Ballout, Mas-ha, Shoqba, Arabeh, Al Zababdeh, Anata, Beit Liqia, and in Refugee Camps of Al Fara'a and Qadoura.
With these shows we managed to reach an audience of almost 4200 people.
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B-Orders receives Total Theatre Award for best circus in Edinburgh!
In August B-Orders participated at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh-UK! 10 shows were performed in the period between August 7 and 29 reaching over 990 people!
Proudly B-Orders received the Total Theatre Award for best circus in Edinburgh!!
In September, B-Orders had a performance at an International Circus Festival in Lithuania!
B-Orders in the Media:
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Current Volunteers
Veronique: From Belgium who is currently helping us organize the many photos we have. Anke: From Germany. Anke is a costume designer and will be helping us organize the costumes we have and design new ones. Malik: From Switzerland a circus trainer who will join us soon for 3 months!
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Calendar – Upcoming Events
- October 06: Circus presentation, workshop and show during "Artistic Stations2" organized by The Palestinian Performing Arts Network at Hebron University.
- October 08: Student presentation at Rockfeller Garden-Jerusalem
- October 14: Theatrical show under the circus tent. "A Story of A Man and His Shadow" by an Italian group will be performed for 200 students between 4 and 10 years old from the Latin School in Birzeit
- October 17: @6:00PM Music concert by Orient and Dance Theatre under the circus tent in Birzeit
- October 23: @6:00PM Music concert by a German group "Marek & Burek" under the circus tent
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PCS cooperation with different partners :
- Circus Momolo: In cooperation with Circus Momolo from Germany, PCS had a performance on September 26 during Beit Jala International Festival for Peace
- Festiclown: In cooperation with Festiclown and Pallasos En Rebeldia, we had a performance in Nablus on September 14 and another one on September 15 under our circus tent.
- Schools: 8 students introduced circus to students of the Evangelical, Lutheran, Saint George and Palestine American Schools through a small presentation
- Circus Momolo - Jena/Germany: Our head trainer, Nayef Abdallah, travelled to Germany to give an intensive Chinese pole and acrobatic workshop for 10 of their students/trainers in July.
- In cooperation with Al Qattan Foundation, PCS hosted BADKE's rehearsal and performance on August 24+25
- Ramallah Municipality: PCS performed during Souq Al Harjeh 2015 on August 21.
- In cooperation with an Italian organization CISS, School of Al Salaam Children of the olive tree and Society of Remedial Education Center, we were happy to receive and give a workshop to a summer camp from Gaza on Aug 5.
- In cooperation with Edward Said Conservatory in Birzeit, PCS gave circus workshops to students of the Edward Said Conservatory on July 28,29 and 30.
- In celebration of 10 years of cooperation between province of Hainaut and governorate of Bethlehem, PCS performed at the Manger Square in Bethlehem on July 25.
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