On the 29th of April, Clown Me In was invited by the Kamel & Aliya Saidi Cultural Society to take part in a day of festivities and fun to pay homage to mothers and celebrate mother’s day.

Clowns Layal, Dima, Nidal and Sara spent the afternoon clowning around and making all the children laugh with an interactive performance.

Thank you to KAMEL & ALIYAH SAIDI CULTURAL SOCIETY for inviting us and for the pictures.

Part 2 of Ideas Box began this week with Joelle starting the digital storytelling workshops with the kids.

They first got into pairs and filmed each other presenting themselves to the camera. They were then shows 2 short films which were followed by a group discussion.

The first session acted as an introduction to the world of film as a tool for storytelling. It was an opportunity for the participants to familiarise themselves with the equipment and for Joelle to introduce them to some visual material.

We are very excited to be taking part in the IDEAS BOX project in collaboration with INTERSOS and the Geothe Institut which started in April and will be running through the summer.

The aim is to provide local youth in Choueifat with social therapy sessions designed to explore personal stories in a safe and judgment free environment. The teens are encouraged to work as a team and the sessions revolve around play, imagination and team work.

Chantal of of Clown Me In’s amazing clowns, has been running the theatre and storytelling workshop sin April, introducing the teenagers to different theatre techniques.

Her sessions begin with dynamic group exercises to strengthen bonds within the group. The focus is then shifted onto the individual to help participants to connect with themselves and find their inner strength and stories before partaking group storytelling and theatre exercises.

We are looking forward to beginning the digital storytelling part of the project with Joelle very soon!