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The Thanlyin circus team

The Thanlyin circus team

Jude Smith February 7, 2016February 8, 2016 Burma Myanmar 1 Comment

This is the first of a series of posts about the circus teams that Serious Fun is working with in Yangon. Let’s start with the boys from Thanlyin. Serious Fun trainer Jules Howarth is teaching 25 boys in the circus…

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Webisodes launched

Webisodes launched

Jude Smith May 2, 2015May 2, 2015 Burma Myanmar No Comments

The Serious Fun in Yangon series of webisodes are rolling out now on our facebook page and there’s a complete playlist below as well. The seven webisodes tell the story of the children’s juggling project, a key part of the…

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Festival Restrospective – Monastery School Show

Festival Restrospective – Monastery School Show

Jude Smith April 24, 2015May 2, 2015 Burma Myanmar No Comments

A group of performers and crew visited a monastery school in Insein, northern Yangon, on Friday February 13, to put on a show for the 400 children who are taught there.  In Myanmar the monastery schools provide education for children…

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Festival Retrospective – Day of Fun

Festival Retrospective – Day of Fun

Jude Smith March 16, 2015March 24, 2015 Burma Myanmar, Uncategorized No Comments

The idea behind staging the Day of Fun was to bring people together and have fun together with public participation games, workshops, shows, and a special performance from the Yangon juggling students trained by Mr Jules in the lead up…

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Festival Retrospective – Day 1, February 9

Festival Retrospective – Day 1, February 9

Jude Smith March 10, 2015March 11, 2015 Burma Myanmar No Comments

Day 1 started with dawn juggling at Mahabandoola Park, next to the famous landmark at the centre of Yangon, Sule Pagoda, for those jugglers who managed to get up early.  The park is a popular place for early morning activities…

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Festival Retrospective – 50th Street

Festival Retrospective – 50th Street

Jude Smith March 5, 2015March 9, 2015 Burma Myanmar No Comments

The first ever International Juggling Festival in Myanmar went by in a bit of a blur for those of us involved. Now, there’s time to look at the photos reflecting glimpses of an event brought to life by the efforts…

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Let’s Juggle

Jude Smith December 23, 2014December 25, 2014 Burma Myanmar No Comments

If you’ve been following our facebook feed you’ll know that the Serious Fun community juggling workshops have begun in Yangon, led by Jules and Lin Thet Naing (who is doing a great job translating juggling terms and instructions) as well…

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Burmese Jugglers in Imperial Britain

Jules August 27, 2014 Burma Myanmar No Comments

Burmese Jugglers in Imperial Britain Posted on May 8, 2013 by jonathansaha https://jonathansaha.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/burmese-jugglers-in-imperial-britain/ (Article reproduced here. Copyright Jonathan Saha) Whilst I was doing my research for my PhD I came across a couple of letters sent to the Government of India…

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  • The S4SK Social Circus Kids October 18, 2016
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