Doctors Without Borders tend to wounds, but Clowns Without Borders have rushed to Lesbos to soothe the souls of refugees who left behind their homes to make the dangeorus crossing to Greece. The performing clowns on Lesbos play small group interactions, shows, songs, and magic tricks with children and families on their journey to give a brief diversion on their dangerous journey. Since the camps are all located along major roads and the island doesn’t have a venue for large-scale performance, clowns perform to groups. The number of daily arrivals to Lesvos reached record breaking numbers in September and more than 300,000 refugees have passed through the Greek islands since the beginning of 2015.

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