{"id":4659,"date":"2020-10-26T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T10:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enpistedev.wpenginepowered.com\/spreading-joy-through-therapeutic-clowning\/"},"modified":"2020-10-26T10:13:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T10:13:59","slug":"spreading-joy-through-therapeutic-clowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enpiste.qc.ca\/en\/spreading-joy-through-therapeutic-clowning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading Joy through Therapeutic Clowning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angola Murdoch, an aerial circus artist, discovered the world of therapeutic clowns in her early teens while she was a patient at SickKids Hospital in Toronto. <\/p>\n<p>The artistic director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bognorjam.com\/lookup.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Look-Up Theatre<\/a>, a Bognor, Ontario native, recalls being visited by one of the clowns after undergoing spinal fusion surgery to correct her severe scoliosis. (&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Murdoch is well-known locally, largely due to her work with Look-Up Theatre, a non-profit company that presents theatre, multimedia, circus, and aerial arts.<\/p>\n<p>She is an international circus artist, teacher, and producer, having created circus shows, including one about her experience with scoliosis. Locally, she and her troupes have participated in Summerfolk, Canada Day festivities, and other events, and she has directed circus camps and performances at the Roxy Theatre. <\/p>\n<p>She has accomplished so much in the world of circus and aerial arts, despite her diagnosis of childhood scoliosis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owensoundsuntimes.com\/news\/local-news\/murdoch-spreading-joy-as-therapeutic-clown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To learn more about her journey and work, read this Sun Times article (in English).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angola Murdoch, an aerial circus artist, discovered the world of therapeutic clowns in her early teens while she was a patient at SickKids Hospital in Toronto. The artistic director of Look-Up Theatre, a Bognor, Ontario native, recalls being visited by one of the clowns after undergoing spinal fusion surgery to correct her severe scoliosis. 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