Clowns Without Borders - USA

This is an annual highlight of Portland’s variety theater/new circus scene featuring Portland’s top jugglers, acrobats, eccentric comedians, and clowns. Clean adult humor, world class stunts, family friendly.

In 2010 we are planning four projects in Haiti. These projects will focus on performances for large and small audiences, workshops for street children in and around Port Au Prince, peer educators who go into their own communities to bring awareness to HIV and AIDS and local performing artists with hopes for empowering Haitians through physical theatre, clown and social circus.

Gwen and Elisa return to Cairo for their fifth project. This time joined by Nate Dixon and three local artists, Maysara, Nora and Jakob who perform with the Cairo based group: El Khayal El Sha’bi, which means, The Folkloric Imagination.

Selena (CWB USA) Jamie (CWB SA) and Sibongile (CWB SA) are in Addis Abeba setting up a local capacity building project in partnership with the Worldwide Orphans Foundation. From Feb 16th through Feb 28th they will be meeting with people at WWO, performing shows, teaching workshops, and leading training workshops.

A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12th. The area has since felt many aftershocks making the effects of this disaster hard to fathom. We are doing our best to keep informed and provide assistance as needed. While smiles and laughter are important, at the moment medical aid, shelter, food and water take utmost priority. We hope that with your support we can raise awareness about the gravity of this disaster and mobilize people to support emergency relief efforts. Please see below for a list of organizations you might wish to support.

OUT OF THE TENT CABARET
JANUARY 23, 2010 7-9pm
*** This event will now be in support of our future projects in Haiti***
Stonewall Inn 53 Christopher St. New York, NY!

Come one, Come All, to the silliest nightclub in town! For one exciting evening the Stonewall Inn will be hosting a crazy cabaret to raise funds and awareness [...]

RUMSPRINGA
A dance party in support of CWB Project Egypt 2010.
Philadlphia, PA 

Featuring DJ Ruxbin
Postponed due to snow! New Date: Saturday February 6th!
Unfortunately we had to cancel this event due to snow AGAIN!
Please consider MAKING A DONATION for Project Egypt, especially if you were planning to attend the event.
THANK YOU!

at The Warehouse, 1414 Darien St. Philadelphia, [...]

How does clowning (in particular the practice of CWB) affect people: their audiences around the world, both adult and children, and all the people who participate, including the clowns themselves? Follow this blog for a day-by-day documentation of a CWB project in Colombia, as I ask this question and hopefully get some answers! The blog is updated daily, with the newest entry always at the top of the section below.

Check out photos and highlights from the first annual Black Tie, Red Noses Gala. Get ready to join us for next year. Second Annual Gala date will be announced in early 2010!