Show produc­ed by the Palest­ine Circus School will also tour Europe for nearly two months this spring­RAMALLAH: A first-ever circus show inspired by stories of Middle East refugees was put on this week in the West Bank, capturing the hearts of the Palestinan audiences. Amnesty appeals for Palestinian clown detained by IsraelThe one-hour performance titled Sarab, an Arabic word for mirage, reflects the dramatic life twists of refugees by the tempo of artists’ movements as well as narrating the stories of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Palestine and other places. Rawan Harb, who has a child taking circus classes, said she was excited to watch the performance mixing circus with acting for the first time in Palestine. He told Xinhua that the idea of the performance was developed through one year of close interaction with refugees in the region. As the first and only circus school in Palestine, the Palestinian Circus School was established in 2007, and its founders describe its journey as a “positive challenge to get over cultural perception of traditional circus.” EnditemRead full story

Source: The Express Tribune February 18, 2018 06:33 UTC