C/o Juggling equipment / hands on toys Hi my name is JJ I run a community interest company enabling people with a dual sensory loss and other disabilities to access entertainment and popular culture. My previous line of work was in the entertainment business for 13 years as a childrens entertainer/comic - so my approach to this line of work is somewhat unconventional! 2003 i decided to put my talents to better use and changed my audience - a decision which I am very proud of. I now use comedy / humor to help stimulate and motivate the clients I work with using toys, puppets, Magic and different tactile materials, and objects of I have clowned with Deafblind people My work has taken me all over the world - Russia, Texas, Holland I also was invited on a clown trip with patch Adams (you may have seen the film?)Clowning around in hospitals, psychiatric wards and orphanages. It was alife changing experience, and its amazing what difference laughter can make. 90% of the people I work with cannot see OR hear. Their ages range from 15 through to 85.Some have been deafblind from birth, while others have gradually lost their sight or hearing with old age, or for various other reasons. As a result of their loss, they are unable to access information in the way we do, through newspapers, television or radio - so usually the most simple of things go undiscovered for years - or never at all. I use my talents to enable my service users to access any form of entertainment which they once loved and now sadly cannot access. Using theaid of sign language, props, toys, meet and greets and touch tours my clients can enjoy an evening as much as anybody else Why I am writing is in 2 weeks we are holding a clowning and juggling workshop for people with various disabilities, I am trying to gather as many different items of juggling / manipulation equipment as I can to make juggling as accessible as i can for people with many different needs as possible I currently tour with my friend who is Deafblind - both Deaf AND blind doing magic, juggling is our next project youtu.be/vRjHOGD9EjA I dont know if you do any charity work but if I could be in your thoughts if you have any equipment that you can kindly donate I have made a wish list below, but anything is welcome People help by donating items and experiences and I pass these on and collect the smiles wish list Any Flaire / flaireco Any Kendama hula hoops spinning cloths trick sticks / levi sticks led / light up juggling equipment rola bolla yo-yos ghost cube staffs plastic shaker cups modelling balloons / balloons various shapes sizes cigar boxes hacky sacks manipulation hats we can add you as a sponsor on our website If you would like any more information, or even just a chat please dont hesitate tocontact me as I understand that I could be any tom dick or Harry! I amavailable via email: [email protected] or my work number is 07967017021. To find out more about my work have a look at extremeclowning.co.uk Thank you for taking the time to read this I hope to hear from you soon Jonathan lucia-wright ( j-j ) Creative support worker/clown doctor
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:22:18 +0000
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