Festiclown is a group of circus artists, clowns and supporters who are visiting Palestine to perform, teach and and show solidarity with the Palestinians. The group made daily performances in Nablus for one week before traveling to Jerusalem and Ramallah to continue their tour. Patch Adams, an American clown and doctor accompanied the group. While they performed he when clowning in a hospital and gave a lecture at An-Najah University. The Assirk Assaghir members who were part of the hospital clowning project attended both activities and gained insight and inspiration from Adams' work.
The Assirk Assaghir team on one occasion performed with the group in the Jamal Abdel Nasser open-air theater for a crowd of more than 400 people. Currently, a number of circus artists have returned to Nablus to give workshops for students at the Nablus Circus School.
Assirk Assaghir would like to thank all Festiclown participants for their support and enthusiasm in promoting the Palestinian cause. We hope to see them again next year.
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