Performances

Clown Me In mainly performs on the streets of Lebanon (though we don’t miss an opportunity to perform abroad, either), as well as in refugee camps and for disadvantaged and/or rural communities. Our performances aim to help our audiences discover the healing effect of laughter, and most importantly, to tackle their problems through clowning and play.

We aim to stimulate imaginations and break down language barriers, by exploring personal stories and journeys through the use of physical art forms, such as clowning and storytelling.

Our approach to storytelling involves community participation, which is why we always spend time with communities to hear their stories, process feelings and emotions together and understand their way of living as well as their needs. Our performances are simple and soulful. They touch on critical life issues such as violence, human rights, the environment, crises around us, and many others. They are highly visual and physical and often do not require the understanding of a specific language.

Although children love our performances, we aim to engage all age groups – even the moodiest teenagers get involved!

All of our work relies heavily on audience interaction and engagement, more than passive observation. Our audiences are “protagonists”. We believe that this is a much more democratic way of working and enables audiences to be co-creators of their own experiences.

We offer workshops after the shows depending on the size of the audience and the possibility of dividing them into sub groups.

For children we offer:

Gymnastic ribbons
Giant bubbles
Hula hoop
Kazoo/Music

Every year, in collaboration with international clown partners and donors, we devise a new show about the most critical issues we are dealing with and suffering from and tour it around Lebanon.

Our performances change people’s lives, by letting them

Cope with social challenges through laughter and fun
Enjoy art and culture for free and interact with people from all ages and backgrounds
Dream and learn through play
Advocate for social equality

In addition to our performances, students enrolled in our International Institute for Very Very Serious Studies (IIVVSS) are trained to work with youth groups in different local communities and come up with street performances to reflect the interests and challenges of these communities. For more information about this program, please visit the website of the IIVVSS