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Press Release
INDONESIAN CIRCUS STUDENT TRAVELS TO UNITED STATES ANDCANADA FOR
A UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
May, 2013
Wawan Kuriawan, 18, is from Cilincing, an impoverished fishing
village inJakarta, Indonesia, and is a circus student at the Red
Nose Foundation(RNF), a non-profit organization that uses social
circus as a tool to engagewith at-risk children and youth.
Beginning the end of April, Wawan will spend four months
visiting variouscircus schools and training under the supervision
of experienced circusinstructors who have volunteered their time to
help Wawan achieve a higherlevel in circus skills and
self-confidence.
This unique learning opportunity will provide Wawan with a new
set of circusskills that, upon his return to Jakarta, Indonesia, he
can share with his fellowstudents at the Red Nose Foundation and
will be able to actively contribute tothe development of social
circus within his own community.
Until May 5 Circus Mojo in Ludlow, Kentucky, with Paul
Miller
May 6 May 12:
Wawan will travel to Chicago to train with Wolfgang Bientzlefrom
CirqueExperiences, an 8-time world champion in wheelacrobats, in
preparation for the 10th Wheel Gymnastics WorldChampionships in
July. Wawan will be the first Indonesian everto take part in this
international competition.
May 12 -June 9
Circus Mojo in Ludlow, Kentucky, with Paul Miller
June 10 -July 14
Wawan returns to Chicago for classes at Actors Gymnasium,MSA
& Circs Arts, and CirquesExperience, and to compete
atWheel2013.
July 15 - August 3
Vancouver Circus School (VCS) with Travis Johnson
August 4 - August 16 Circus Smirkus in Vermont.
For more information please contact Jacqueline Wales,
CommunicationManager at the Red Nose Foundation.
+813 99 2402
[email protected]://www.rednosefoundation.org/http://rednosecircus.wordpress.com/
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March 1, 2013
Wawan Kuriawan lives in a fishing village,Cilincing, in the
north of Jakarta, the capitalcity of Indonesia.
Wawan, 18, joined the Red Nose Foundationin 2009 after poverty
forced him to leaveschool early as a young teenager.
His story, unfortunately, is not unique.Cilincing is just one of
many communities inJakarta, Indonesia, where families live on justa
few dollars a day in poor living conditionsand children are often
made to work for littlereward rather than finish school.
Wawan, though, is forging a new path for himself as he dives
head first intothe world of circus in a foreign country.
While touring circus schools in the United States and Canada,
Wawan will beworking with a string of adept circus instructors who
have volunteered theirown time and resources to make sure that
juggling, acrobatics, trampolineand trapeze are at the center of
Wawans world for the next four months.
Upon returning to Jakarta, Wawan will have earned a host of new
circus skillsand techniques that the Red Nose Foundation will be
excited to see him sharewith his fellow circus students and the
wider community.
Summary of itinerary April 30 to June 9 - Kentucky
- Circus MojoJune 10 to July 14 - Chicago
- Actors Gymnasium- MSA & Circus Arts- CirquesExperience-
Will compete at the 10th Wheel Gymnastics World
ChampionshipsJuly 15 to August 3 - Vancouver- Vancouver Circus
School
August 4 August 16 Vermont- Circus Smirkus
For more information about Wawan and his overseas
circus-training trip,please visit our blog -
http://rednosecircus.wordpress.com/ - or contactJacqueline Wales,
Communication Manager at Red Nose Foundation.
Jacqueline Wales
+62 813 99 2402 [email protected]
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About the Red Nose FoundationThe Red Nose Foundation (Yayasan
Hidung Merah) is a non-profit arts andeducation organization active
in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Foundation works atthe grass roots level
and supports the development of children living in
underprivileged circumstances through basic education and circus
arts.
The Red Nose Foundation, established in 2008, has five pillar
programs:- The Arts and Education Outreach Program, the foundations
flagship
program with centers in Cilincing and Bintaro-Lama;- The Hidung
Merah Performance Troupe, made up of the most
advanced RNF students;- Sponsorship and Scholarship Program,
connecting sponsors with
individual children to help fund their education;- School
Renovation program, helping to rebuild public school facilities
with the support of corporate sponsors;- Red Nose Relief, a
performance group that travels to conflict or
disaster-affected areas in Indonesia to provide emotional relief
tochildren and families.
Dan Roberts, Founder and Executive DirectorDan Roberts
established the Red Nose Foundation in 2008. Dan moved toJakarta,
Indonesia, with his family from the United States as a teenager
andwas a student at the Jakarta International School. Upon
returning to the U.S.,Dan studied Acting at Roosevelt Universitys
Chicago College of Performing
Arts. After he discovered Circus and Physical Theatre, Dan spent
a number ofyears working for different youth circus groups. In
2008, Dan became avolunteer for Clowns without Borders-USA and
organized a 10-week solocircus expedition through Indonesia. During
this expedition Dan made thedecision to stay and establish the Red
Nose Foundation. Since then, Dan hasbeen the driving force behind
RNF and continues to build the foundation andits programs and
extend its reach in the villages in Jakarta.
About Social CircusCircus is multidisciplinary and offers
something for everyone regardless ofexperience, physical ability,
age, culture, language, and socio-economicstatus. There are no
limits to who can benefit from circus arts and social
circus.Social circus uses physical arts to engage with at-risk
youth and marginalizedcommunities, but its effect and benefits
stretch far beyond that and run deepinto the field of personal
development. Social circus teaches self-awareness,self-esteem,
discipline, creativity, artistic talent, motor skills and
physicalfitness, teamwork and social skills.
Ultimately, circus is a fun and versatile tool that contributes
positively to anindividual and communitys wellbeing and quality of
life.
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