Last summer, St. Louis' own renowned youth circus performers, the St. Louis Arches, went to Israel where they joined forces with a Jewish/Arab troupe called the Galilee Circus. The combined group toured throughout Israel promoting peace through pyramids and harmony through handsprings.
On Feb. 23 the Circus Day Foundation/Circus Harmony will be having a Cotton Candy Social at City Museum from 2 - 5 PM where they will premiere the trailer for the documentary about this incredible journey. The Cotton Candy Social will also feature circus workshops and live performances by the St. Louis Arches and some of Circus Day Foundation's other circus students. This event is serving to thank those who have helped support the flying children and as a kick-off to raise funds to bring the Israeli children to America, this summer!
This multi-cross-cultural social circus project demonstrates what can happen when people of different nationalities and backgrounds build something together. These children showed the true meaning of trust, courage and teamwork. They are only children but they have a lot to teach the rest of the world. In the words of Rabbi Marc Rosenstein, from the Galilee Foundation for Value Education, who invited them to Israel: " 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."
Cost to attend the Cotton Candy Social is a minimum $100 donation. Proceeds will go towards bringing the Israeli troupe here this summer to show how the building of human pyramids can serve to build bridges between cultures and create a precedent of possibility for peace.
What: Cotton Candy SocialWhere: City Museum ( 701 N. 15th St. , 3rd floor, Circus Harmony Center )When: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008Cost: Minimum $100 DonationTo Reserve: Call 314-436-7676/ Click www.circusday.org
Contact: Jessica Hentoff 314-226-3633
Circus Day Foundation is a non-profit social circus organization that 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 Cirque Du Soleil, City Museum, Missouri Arts Council (a state agency), Regional Arts Commission, Fox Associates Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Dana Brown Charitable Trust, Cardinals Care, Boeing Employees' Community Fund, DCA Family Foundation, American Youth Circus Organization, Staenberg Family Foundation, Circus Remedy, and donors like you. To find out more about Circus Day Foundation/ Circus Harmony's shows and classes visit www.circusday.org. |
