Show in the Red Crescent Society

The Red Crescent Society (the Red Cross of the Middle East) in Nablus runs a school for handicap and deaf children. Assirk Assaghir performed a show for the students in May as a part of their clown training. The circus students were coached in how to perform for their audience and how to interact appropriately with them. The clowns did not speak in Arabic, as they often do, and instead used gestures and facial expressions in the performance. The performance was a success; after the show, none of the children wanted to go back to their classrooms, so they played music and the children danced with the performers. The teachers in the school appreciated a fun activity in which the students were encouraged to participate and given the chance to laugh out loud.