This season’s project is about to begin in Mae Sot, on the Thai/Myanmar border. See the details below. This season we are concentrating on Mae Sot where the need for support for Myanmar migrant communities is most important and we have the opportunity for best engagment. We are also reaching out to Thai communities, […]
https://youtu.be/UOeylZ_mYscA short video of sessions last week. We don’t have a video maker on location so our video capture is limited. It’s just Jules and Alexandra Durrant trying to do everything and the tutoring is most important. We’ll try to video more so you can see the progress which we already see in real time.
24th Nov. Short video Read More »
Alex Durant is a natural circus workshop trainer. She is also a qualified pysiotherapist, and budding photographer. Her photographs here show just how talented she is! Circus Play is fortunate to have her working on this project.Addressing gender balance is important to us and a strong female trainer engages with the females in the group
23rd Nov, Alex Durrant photos Read More »
30 students, Grade 4 at 9am and 35 students, Grade 6 at 12:40. Only a few photos, other photos to come (once they have worked out how to get images of their camera). Circus everyday, if we can!
20th November, ULC, Grade 4 and Grade 6 students Read More »
The “philosophy” of Circus in a Suitcase lives strongly with Circus Play. We lug our suitcases in and out of cars, and create laughter, suprise and fun. Our first engagement was on Nov 6th, 12 days ago. We have delivered 8 sessions at the FED Unified Learning Centre (school, myanmar migrant community) to Grade 4
Wat Commaneeyaket school, 17th November Read More »
Juggling balls: 140 made! Thanks to Alex Durrant and Wei Phyo. 20 hula hoops in action. Rola Bola training has begun. Workshops at more Thai schools and at the FED learning centre/school. A dozen new 3-ball jugglers. Fast learning, just into the second session. The students are learning so fast. Ban Bang Niang school in
Making and Playing, Ban Bang Niang School 15th November Read More »
At a Thai school Pakweep, 15 kms north of Khao Lak, today. An introduction for the Thai youngsters to our ways of play and circus. We hope that they will have us back for the next 7 weeks. We dearly hope to bring the kids together in a few weeks for now – from Thai
Pakweep, Thai School, Khao Lak 13th November Read More »
Grade 6 workshops. Great young people. 9 classes lined up for next week, some in different schools 15 kms away. Hula hoops being made, juggling balls stitched up, plate spinning sticks bought.Shamelessly, I cheekily say, thanks for the likes and shares…a small £10 donation will help cover the costs! www.circusplay.org/donate. Please tell more friends about
Khao Lak 10th November 2023 at ULC Read More »
Circus Play is Go! First full workshops today at FED Unified Learning Centre. Alex Durrant and Jules Howarth lead the first workshops with groups of 36 and 38 students. We have had great support from Khu Abel and Daw Malee at FED who are helping us to set up and run the sessions. We have
Workshops – week 1 Read More »
Thank you, chin-zu tin ba day, merci, gracias, gràcies, grazie, dank u, danke, obrigado, tak, shukran, diolch, dhanyavād / shukriya, děkuji, mahalo, hvala, M̀h’gōi, Xièxiè, kiitos, tack, terima kasih, dziękuję, ευχαριστώ, köszönöm, arigatô, todah, tänan, takk, 감사합니다 choukrane, nandri, kop khun, teşekkür ederim, спасибо Welcome to our Roll of Honour 2023-24! Here you will find
Roll of Honour 2023-24 Read More »
