The Palestinian Circus School was established in July 2006 and started with a first group of 10 students and the first show “Circus behind the Wall”. In February 2007 the school opened it’s doors for children from Ramallah and gives weekly sessions for children in Hebron and Jenin.
The school offers children a safe environment for their development.
A place where they learn to cooperate, concentrate and express themselves. The focus is on teamwork and on restoring a positive self image. Confronted with violence, desperation and deprivation of most of their mains basic rights, we want to offer them ways to deal with their environment in a creative way. Breaking the spiral of repeating the damage inflicted on them. Offering them new social role models.
In last instance the circus school wants to offer them a window on the world through the rich international cooperation we aim at.
In the show:
- Sireen Touqan
- Marah Ashmar
- Mays Yousef
- Majd Yousef
- Adham Numan
- Nayef Othman
- Fadi Zmorrod
- Shadi Zmorrod, director of the show and clubs
- Atallah Tarazi, Light and sound
DATES AND VENUES OF THE SHOWS
Belgium:
- Sunday February 3, at 5 pm at
Momes Circus, Avenue Leray 33, in 7500 Tournai (
www.momescircus.be)
- Thursday February 7, at 7.30 pm at
De Roma, Turnhoutsebaan 286, 2140 Borgerhout - Antwerpen (
www.deroma.be)
- Saturday February 9, at 8.30 pm at
L’ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles, Rue Picard 13, 1000 Brussels (
www.ecoledecirquedebruxelles.be)
Reservations for the show should be made at the locations were the shows will be held.
Our trip to Belgium is coordinated by
Les Halles de Schaerbeek (
www.halles.be) in the framework of the Palestinian Cultural Season MASARAT, in cooperation with
PAC, Progrès Action Culturelles (
www.pac-g.be) and
ESAC, Ecole Superieure des Arts de Cirque (
www.esac.be) and can count on the financial support of the
CGRI.
During our trip our students will be welcomed for a workshop of 3 days at ESAC.
Our presentation in Tournai also makes part of the larger program of PAC “Assoir l‘espoir” – “seat down the hope”, a huge support project for the Palestinian Circus School through making and selling artistic chairs in 4 cities in Belgium.
France
- Saturday February 16 at 8.30 pm and on
- Sunday 17 at 11 am at
Theatre d’Ivry A. Vitez
www.ivry94.fr/culture/theatre-divry-a-vitez/
The tour in France is a collaboration between
Le theatre d’Ivry and the
CNAC (Centre National Des Arts de Cirque a Chalons sur Champagne)
-
www.cnac.fr
During our stay in France, the CNAC will facilitate a workshop for our students
You don’t want to miss this!!!
More information about the circus on
www.palcircus.ps
To contact us:
info@palcircus.ps
By phone: 00 972 54 5671911 or 00 970 599 926107
During our stay in Belgium and France you can reach
us on 00 484 292032