SOCCORSO CLOWN - 10 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE!

www.soccorsoclown.it
Soccorso Clown is the national service of hospital clowns - experienced
Professional actors -not volunteers-with specialties ranging from music to
magic, trained to apply their skills to the hospitals needs. This kind of
assistance promotes the health benefits of laughter and humor to
hospitalized children and provides a powerful partner to traditional
medical therapy. It enables the patients and their families to obtain a
positive attitude towards the illness and receive much needed support,
Improving their quality of life, and therefore the quality of life of all
the community.
During 2007/2008 Soccorso Clown visited about 40.000 hospitalized children

Profession: hospital clown
The synthesis of classical circus and theater forms the base of a new
profession and provides the necessary requisites for a new type of
training. Created by Soccorso Clown and its artistic director Vladimir
Olshansky, The first European Training Project for professional hospital
clowns, was recognized and financed by European Social Fund and supported
by the Region of Tuscany, Italian State Theatrical Organization (ETI)
Ministry of Labor and the Meyer pediatric hospital of Florence.
The birth of this new profession founded a new type of performing arts
aimed to become a part of the hospital life. This professional approach and
qualification distinguishes Soccorso Clown from other services such as
visiting clowns, animators, and volunteers.

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