Calling All Actors, Clowns, Jugglers, Acrobats, Storytellers, Dancers, Drama Teachers and other Performing Artists, Clowns Without Borders is holding a FREE 3-day workshop/audition in Durban this March for professional and amateur artists interested in joining our organisation providing emotional relief and support through the arts to children and guardians affected by crisis. 

Date: 24 March – 26 March 2010

Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Workshop/audition will include instruction in clown performance, improvisation, storytelling, ensemble creation, and theatre arts education.  Participants will be expected to prepare a 3-5 minute solo, duo, or ensemble piece highlighting their skills as well as lead a 5-minute theatre/circus/arts exercise. Participation in all 3 days is expected. Please bring a CV and headshot if you have one along with you. No prior clown experience is necessary. 

Please contact us at 072 128 7984 or info@cwbsa.org if you are interested.  For more information, check out our website at www.cwbsa.org.  

Clowns Without Borders South Africa is an artist-led humanitarian organisation that dedicated to using laughter and play to improve the psychosocial condition of children and their guardians in areas of crisis around the world.  

We are clowns, acrobats, circus artists, actors, storytellers, musicians, and facilitators who work together to bring celebration and emotional relief to places where it is needed most. 

Since 2004, we have provided interventions for over 150,000 children and guardians with more than 400 performances and workshops in areas affected by HIV/AIDS, violence, poverty, and natural disasters including throughout South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Sudan, and the Middle East.   

Thanks to a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, Clowns Without Borders South Africa is implementing Siyazisiza (Helping Ourselves) to develop our capacity to meet the growing need for arts based interventions in areas of crisis throughout the region. This involves expanding our base in Durban to include artistic communities in Johannesburg and Cape Town. 

As a result, we are currently looking for artists with experience with children and/or adults to join us as we continue to expand. The workshop/audition will be facilitated by Clowns Without Borders South Africa founder and director, Jamie McLaren Lachman. 

No child without a smile!

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