Spaghetti Circus is on a very special tour. As part of the company’s outreach program, their Junior Performance Troupe are performing in five pre-schools and four aged care facilities across the Byron Shire to foster connection and joy across generations.
Spaghetti Circus have been running the Intergenerational Tour since 2012 and are passionate about creating opportunities for young people to interact with all members of the community, regardless of age, ability, or economic means.
Spaghetti Circus Development and Partnerships Manager, Marisa Snow, said the tour takes joy into our community’s most isolated groups and uses circus as a vehicle to help people reconnect. ‘Never has this been truer than after Covid, with research showing that pre-schoolers and our elderly are still facing social isolation as a result of the social rupture of the pandemic.’
The tour is funded through Byron Shire Council’s Community Initiatives Program aimed at addressing specific needs and building a sense of community.
‘The aim of the Community Initiatives Program is to provide seed funding for projects run by not-for-profit community organisations and groups that will create positive social, cultural, and environmental outcomes,’ said Snow.
For more information, or to support Spaghetti Circus programs, go to spaghetticircus.com.
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