In January 2016, accompanied by seven other magnificent
performers, Mendelson embarked on a three month journey of performance and education throughout Nicaragua in Central America. The tour included performing for more than three thousand children all around the country, as well as teaching circus skills, theatre and clowning to undercircused youth.
Nicaragua Tour 2016
Performers Without Borders
Social Clowning
During 2015-'16 Mendelson traveled through IsraelPalestine and assisted Talya Wienberg in organizing and leading Social clown workshops in Ecome and the Group in Jaffa, Tel Aviv.
Additionally, Mendelson completed an Pochinko Clowning artists residancy with Ian Wallace and Sarah Tilley, where she performed with a troup of clowns throughout the streets of Ciaciana, Sicily.
Led by Talya Wienberg and assisted by Mendelosn, Tel Aviv, Israel 2016
Led by Talya Wienberg and assisted by Mendelosn, Tel Aviv, Israel 2016
Playback theatre is a form in which a group of actros/improvisors get brief moments or full length stories from audiance members and act it out infront of them of the spot. Since the audiance just heard to stories from the tellers, the players strive to express and act out the 'heart of the story', the most essential, feelings, moments or the underlaying experince that was implied behind the teller's words. Mendelson performed with the Boulder playback Company during their 2014-2015 season.