Special Performance by St. Louis Arches & Galilee Circus on August 4th!
The Circus Day Foundation and a collaboration of the St. Louis Arches and the Galilee Circus troupe will be performing at Trout Lodge on the evening of August 4, 2008.
Peace through Pyramids
The Galilee Arches
The Galilee Arches are members of the Galilee Circus and the St. Louis Arches. The Galilee Circus is a Jewish/Arab youth circus made up of children from two villages in Northern Israel. The St. Louis Arches are Circus Day’s elite youth circus troupe which is made up of children from different neighborhoods throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Together they form the Galilee Arches.
In a time when no one else seems able to find a true road map for peace in the Middle East --- there are some amazing children who have found a way. When you see them together, you are struck by their abilities--- their abilities to juggle, balance and fly through the air: but more importantly, you are struck by their abilities to trust, to work together and to give to others.
Last summer, the St. Louis Arches went to Israel where they did their first collaboration with the Galilee Circus. As they toured Israel, they demonstrated, in a breath-taking way, what can happen when people of different nationalities and backgrounds build something together.
This summer, the Galilee Circus will be here, in St. Louis, to show St. Louisans what over 2000 people witnessed last year in Israel. In the words of Rabbi Marc Rosenstein, from the Galilee Foundation for Value Education: " 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."
They will be appearing at select locations in and around St. Louis, but one of their first shows will be at at Trout Lodge! The St. Louis Arches were a great hit when they performers there over the New Year's weekend. The Arches are thrilled to be able to bring their Israeli friends to Trout Lodge for one special show on August 4th. Don't miss it!
-Jessica Hentoff
Artistic/Executive Director
Circus Day Foundation
www.circusday.org