Perform Your Best Role in a Circus or Theater & Design School in Brazil

  Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro: 
Rio de Janeiro

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: Throughout the whole year

Description: As a volunteer you can help in the following areas:

* Language teaching;
* Computer drawing, design and animation;
* Theatre plays and scenic performance;
* Visual and digital arts;
* Photo and video production;
* Scenery;
* Illumination;
* Puppets performing;
* Costume design;
* Graffiti
* Capoeira
* Various dances, a.o. Street Dance
* Sports
* Spectacles
* Innovative shows design
* Movie and photo exhibitions
* Documentaries
* Within the focus of the projects objectives, a volunteer can develop workshops in the area of specialized skills.

Highlights:
* Get inspired by the ENERGY of the people in this project
* Take the opportunity to look also 'behind the scenes'
* Make tons of new friends

Qualifications: Volunteers for this program should have the following qualifications:
* be pro-active
* patient with children
* respectful
* open-minded
* like to work with theater/design/circus

Not mandatory, but advisable: to speak at least a basic Portuguese or willing to follow a language course.

Cost in US$: 499

For only USD 988 4 weeks of accomodation is included.
Every additional week is USD 130 (upon availability)

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical SOLRISA volunteer likes to: SHARE experiences to work side-by-side in an unusual environment; FEEL the need, bridging the difference between rich and poor; EXPERIENCE another culture from inside; ENRICH their world and someone else's; ACT socially responsible; DO something and make the difference!

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

SOLRISA's Mission Statement: Solrisa helps communities through volunteers, project development and through partnerships to provide technical and financial support. Our programs are developed to promote intercultural exchange, bring a positive contribution and development in low income communities to help support and strengthen local organizations. Solrisa has 3 main goals: Develop and operate sustainable projects in communities where help is needed the most, promote intercultural respect and understanding through volunteers and increase consciousness to build a fairer and sustainable society.

Year Founded: 2006