Background: Moshe Cohen on a Clowns Without Borders project. March 2012 Children's Training Schools in Myanmar are state run institutions that house children whom have been arrested by the state...
Updates from Yangon, Burma.2012
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CWB Show @Malikha Girl’s Training School.Yangon.2012
It's been 10 days since our wonder and laughter full show at the Malikha Girl's Training School. Here's a slideshow, a few photos from the show, followed by a series from the moment before we...
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