Youth outreach (fairytale players) a portion of golden threads programming engages and educates youth and family audiences about the middle east. The company addresses the parallel needs of middle eastern youth and families for self-affirming performing arts programming and the broad communitys need for a deeper understanding of the middle east in its rich diversity. Golden thread fairytale players create and tour original productions based on middle eastern fables and childrens stories. Inspired by popular performance traditions in the middle east, the performances employ epic storytelling, physical theatre and circus arts techniques and tour schools, libraries, and festivals around the bay area. Current repertoire includes the girl who lost her smile, the princess and the mirror, nasrudins magnificent journey to samarkand, 21 days that change the year, and leilas quest for flight.

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