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Volunteer Performers/Teachers/Jugglers wanted for 2014 Tours - could it be YOU?
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Jun 1, 2013, 6:19:24 AM6/1/13
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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.
Started by a couple of hobby jugglers who had also studied international development, they decided to combine their two passions. Now PWB has been going for 6 years and has run 5 successful tours of India and 1 of Nicaragua. We have also run mini tours in Turkey, Asia, and have another project in the pipeline in Africa.
If you love kids, performing, teaching and traveling then this could be a great opportunity for you! From a personal experience of doing 3 PWB tours, i can say they are amazing experiences and i have some great memories of children who learn so quickly its almost unbelievable - this year in Nicaragua i got to teach a 17yr old to not only juggle clubs but to pass solidly 4 count and 2 count, and do some tricks as well. In less than a month. Last year, a 12 yr old boy in India went from not being able to juggle 3 clubs to performing 3 clubs with fire in front of an audience of 100's, also in one month. INCREDIBLE!!!
PWB is entirely run by volunteers. We have a volunteer committee of management who works towards fulfilling our vision and makes sure we adhere to our values. For more information visit www.performerswithoutborders.org.uk
The teams that undertake our tours are volunteers drawn from the talented pool of performers and teachers from around the world.
What does it mean to participate in a tour?
If you are successful in applying to go on tour with PWB, it’s a big commitment, but an incredibly rewarding one. It means fundraising, travel, teamwork, learning, teaching, eating exciting food, playing, quite possibly being very ill, having loads of fun, languages, sunshine, great shows, and, in the words of one past volunteer – ‘one of the best experiences of my life’.
The journey begins when you are accepted into a team, and you have to start planning for the tour. Each tour is slightly different, and each team is unique. There’re funds to be raised, ideas to be shared, and many months of fevered anticipation.
When you make it out on tour, the basic plan is as follows – create a show with your happy and slightly jet-lagged team, travel to some incredible places, teach lots of kids and young people who are invariably extremely excited to see you, do the show lots and lots of times, and have many incredible experiences along the way. You’ll improve your teaching, organisational and performance skills, and you’ll have stories and memories that will last you a lifetime.
So what are you waiting for?
Applications are open now and you can apply online by visiting http://performerswithoutborders.org.uk/volunteer/call-for-volunteers
Started by a couple of hobby jugglers who had also studied international development, they decided to combine their two passions. Now PWB has been going for 6 years and has run 5 successful tours of India and 1 of Nicaragua. We have also run mini tours in Turkey, Asia, and have another project in the pipeline in Africa.
If you love kids, performing, teaching and traveling then this could be a great opportunity for you! From a personal experience of doing 3 PWB tours, i can say they are amazing experiences and i have some great memories of children who learn so quickly its almost unbelievable - this year in Nicaragua i got to teach a 17yr old to not only juggle clubs but to pass solidly 4 count and 2 count, and do some tricks as well. In less than a month. Last year, a 12 yr old boy in India went from not being able to juggle 3 clubs to performing 3 clubs with fire in front of an audience of 100's, also in one month. INCREDIBLE!!!
PWB is entirely run by volunteers. We have a volunteer committee of management who works towards fulfilling our vision and makes sure we adhere to our values. For more information visit www.performerswithoutborders.org.uk
The teams that undertake our tours are volunteers drawn from the talented pool of performers and teachers from around the world.
What does it mean to participate in a tour?
If you are successful in applying to go on tour with PWB, it’s a big commitment, but an incredibly rewarding one. It means fundraising, travel, teamwork, learning, teaching, eating exciting food, playing, quite possibly being very ill, having loads of fun, languages, sunshine, great shows, and, in the words of one past volunteer – ‘one of the best experiences of my life’.
The journey begins when you are accepted into a team, and you have to start planning for the tour. Each tour is slightly different, and each team is unique. There’re funds to be raised, ideas to be shared, and many months of fevered anticipation.
When you make it out on tour, the basic plan is as follows – create a show with your happy and slightly jet-lagged team, travel to some incredible places, teach lots of kids and young people who are invariably extremely excited to see you, do the show lots and lots of times, and have many incredible experiences along the way. You’ll improve your teaching, organisational and performance skills, and you’ll have stories and memories that will last you a lifetime.
So what are you waiting for?
Applications are open now and you can apply online by visiting http://performerswithoutborders.org.uk/volunteer/call-for-volunteers
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