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Join the Picnic Theatre Company for an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe in support of Clowns Without Borders and the Dumbarton House!

This October, three CWB volunteers will go to Haiti to visit temporary camps run by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Port-au-Prince.

During the project, the clowns will hold 8-12 performances reaching 4,000-5,000 children and the broader community, a number of circus/theatre workshops with children and hold two half day training sessions for IRC educators in teaching circus and theatre games to build capacity for play activities to continue throughout the year.

On June 9th and 10th 2010, half of the proceeds of a production of Moliere’s classic “The Hyponchondriac” benefited Clowns Without Borders.

Join Dibora Amanuel for an all-levels Vinyasa Yoga class to benefit CWB on Sunday October 18th from 4.30 to 6PM at Tranquil Space.

In May of this year, Clowns Without Borders traveled to Sudan to bring fun and laughter to children who have lived through war, poverty and displacement. Using contemporary clowns and circus performances and workshops, CWB taught children new skills and helped pull communities together in celebration.

In 2005, Sudan emerged from a twenty-two year civil war. Today, it is one of the poorest countries in the world, home to 6,000,000 internally displaced people. Over 40% of the population is under the age of fifteen and millions of children live in refugee camps outside of towns and cities.

On May 7th and 8th, 2009, Clowns Without Borders-USA initiated a mini project with Washington DC inner city schools. The project was be led by Gwen, Elisa and Les, reuniting the trio from their last CWB collaboration in the 2008 Egypt Project.

Clowns: Gwen Rooker, Elisa Lane, Les Rivera, Project Manager: Bruce MacPhail, Partner Organization: STEP – Strategies to Elevate People

A “Clown Formal” evening of fun to support Clowns Without Borders Project Sudan. See Photos and Read more about the event!

Clowns Yvette Feuer and Bruce Macphail traveled for two and a half weeks in Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina doing a total of 27 shows and 16 workshops and reaching just under 2000 children.
We decided to put together this trip to the Balkans in the Spring 2004 and it took 5 months between the time we decided to go and the completion of the trip. Crucial financial support came from the Merdith Russell Travel Grant from Sarah Lawrence College which covered the expenses and the equipment. We are also indebted to support from family and friends to make this expedition possible. For two and a half weeks we did shows and workshops in various locations including schools, orphanages, mentally handicapped homes and refugee settlements.