Volunteer opportunities with Performers Without Borders - applications now open!

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Performers Without Borders (PWB) is a volunteer run charity that believes in the transforming power of learning and performing the arts - and in particular circus skills and juggling. We have been running tours of India annually since 2007, and ran our first tour of Nicaragua in 2013, and PWB was founded by 2 hobby jugglers, Matt Morris and Jonny Forbes.
We are looking for experienced and adventurous volunteers who can perform and teach a range of skills to travel to either India, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone on a PWB tour. Volunteers will be spending up to a month at a time with various groups of disadvantaged children in one of these countries, teaching the children and performing in the local area for various organisations.
2015 will be our 7th annual year of tours and we will be sending 3 team to 3 different locations:
Location: India, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone

Duration: 2 - 4.5 months months (India 4.5 months, Nicaragua 3 months, Sierra Leone 2 months)

Dates: All start 3rd January 2015, exact dates TBC
A PWB tour consists of:

* a 1-2 week training camp in country to allow you to get acclimatised, put together a show, and finalise the curriculum you will be teaching.
* 1, 2 or 3 projects (depending on tour) with one of our key partners. These will last approximately one month for each project. These are organisations that work with vulnerable children and young people in the countries we work.
* Regular out-reach projects. These are performances and workshops that last just one or two days.

The tour of Sierra Leone is slightly different as you will be working closely with a group of local performers from our organisation PeWiBo
PWB candidates should demonstrate the following;

Essential
* A mid to high level of skill in one or more circus skill or performance art
* Experience teaching to mixed groups of children and young people
* Experience of creating and performing shows

Desirable
* Experience living/volunteering overseas
* Experience of working in a team/touring
* Experience of coordinating travel logistics
* Experience of creating/editing short videos
* Experience writing blogs/social media
* Mid to high level skills in 3 or more circus / performance arts.
* Experience in working with multiple partner organisations.
To Apply

All candidates must fill out an online application form for this role.

http://performerswithoutborders.org.uk/volunteer/call-for-volunteers

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