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Middle East Peace Meeting in St. Louis
Local Youth Circus Troupe host Jewish /Arab youth circus
Contact: Jessica Hentoff 314-226-3633
In a time when no one else seems able to find a true road map for peace in the Middle East --- there are some amazing children who have found a way. When you see them together, you are struck by their abilities--- their abilities to juggle, balance and fly through the air: but more importantly, you are struck by their abilities to trust, to work together and to give to others.
The Galilee Arches are reuniting in St. Louis, at City Museum! The Galilee Arches are members of two different youth circus troupes; together they form the Galilee Arches. The St. Louis Arches are students from the Circus Day Foundation, a circus school based inside of City Museum, who come from different neighborhoods throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Galilee Circus is a Jewish/Arab youth circus from Northern Israel.
Last summer, the St. Louis Arches went to Israel where they did their first collaboration with the Galilee Circus. As they toured Israel, they demonstrated, in a breath-taking way, what can happen when people of different nationalities and backgrounds build something together. They are only children--- but they have a lot to teach the rest of the world.
This summer, the Galilee Circus will be here, in St. Louis, to show St. Louisans what over 2000 people witnessed last year in Israel. In the words of Rabbi Marc Rosenstein, from the Galilee Foundation for Value Education: “ I think many who saw the shows felt the same tears in their eyes, maybe out of the feeling one is seeing a vision of something that we all long for... the total obliteration of barriers, whether social, economic or gravitational.”
The Galilee Arches promote peace though pyramids, joy though juggling and harmony through handsprings. They will be appearing at City Museum, home of the St. Louis Arches’ and the Circus Day Foundation and at other locations. They are also looking for individuals or organizations who would be interested in booking or sponsoring shows by the combined troupe or providing other financial or logistical support. More information is available at www.circusday.org or 314-436-7676.
| What: | Circus Day presents St. Louis Arches reuniting with Galilee Circus, |
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| Where: | Circus Day at City Museum (701 N. 15th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 | |
| When: | Aug. 1 – 12, 2008 Call 314-436-7676 or Click www.circusday.org |
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| More info: | Call 314-436-7676 |
Circus Day Foundation teaches the art of life through circus education. Circus Day uses circus arts to build character in individuals and to build bridges between communities. Support for Circus Day Foundation has been provided in part by the Cirque Du Soleil, City Museum, Missouri Arts Council (a state agency), Regional Arts Commission, Dana Brown Charitable Trust, Cardinals Care, Staenberg Family Foundation, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Boeing Employee Community Fund, Fox Associates Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, DCA Family Foundation, Circus Remedy, Alan Slifka Foundation, everydaycircus, American Youth Circus Organization and donors like you.
