~ Peruvian Tour a Success! ~
Dreamtime concludes its 2nd tour,
leaving thousands of smiles in its wake...

Dearest friends of the Dreamtime Circus,

In the Chinchan desert, in flood ravaged Andean villages, in the smoggy slums of Lima, in the streets of Cajamarca, and in remote jungle villages...a circus came to town!  Thank you for helping to make this happen, we couldn't have done it without the support of people like you.  Here's a snapshot of our accomplishments during our three-month tour of Peru:

Of course, we could have reached more people by doing bigger shows.  However, Dreamtime aims to strike a balance between doing larger shows in cities and reaching out to more remote villages where the communities would otherwise never have the opportunity to see any circus show in their hometown, let alone a free one! 

In fact, we concluded the tour in the Amazonian jungle.  There, we would load our circus folk and gear into rickety wooden boats that would slowly traverse through narrow jungle canals, piranhas literally leaping out of the water, crocodiles lurking beneath us.  All of this to reach remote villages inhabited by indigenous Shipibo tribes.  There may have only been 20 kids and a total of 50 people in the entire village, but for a circus to arrive in a place this remote was so unique, so special, we felt it was well worth it.  The children in these villages, with no television or even electricity, had never seen anything like us, yet they eagerly jumped into our games and circus workshops.  And every community loved our free show, graciously thanked us for coming, and sometimes offered us handmade gifts in gratitude.  These moments of sharing and cross-cultural appreciation were so precious, so unique, and will always be remembered by both the villagers and the circus volunteers that made the journey.