Red Noses
Social Circus Project for Civil Society Organisations in Istanbul
December 2021 - May 2022
ISTANBUL
Istanbul Municipality Örnektepe Neighbourhood House
Tarlabaşı Community Centre
Nesin Foundation
The Red Noses project, with the aim of working in the field of social circus art for many years to come, is executed in partnership with civil society organisations that work with children in Istanbul.
Social circus activities was held at least for five months in order for the children in these institutions to sustain individual, social and physical gains. This project, which is developed with the idea that all children have the right to move and have fun, allowed children from socially and economically poorer districts to participate in and benefit from physical activities. Social circus tools (play, juggling, balance, acrobatics, rhythm) provided an environment where children discovered their talents, realize their potential, strengthen their communication with themselves and their peers, and have fun at the same time. The aim of these activities was to contribute to the transformation of children into happy and self-confident individuals who actively participate in social life, establish harmonious relations with their environment and think creatively.
At the end of the project, with the circus show that was held as an outcome of the process, children had the opportunity to show themselves and speak their words in front of their own community. The Red Noses project reached a total of 40 children with 6 events a week at Istanbul Municipality Örnektepe Neighborhood House, Tarlabaşı Community Centre and Nesin Foundation.
