Wind-Up Penguin
A Humanitarian Music-Theatre Company
Wind-Up Penguin is a troupe of professional musicians and actors , all with firsthand experience of how the arts can transform lives. We perform original music and theatre shows in refugee camps, orphanages, slums, hospitals, and rural communities in countries of high child poverty and large numbers of refugees.
Find out more about who we are, what we do, and why it matters.
A peek into a project
Have a read about a Wind-Up Penguin project, with our 2014 Greece blog! We worked with displaced children, collaborating with various NGOs for refugees. Have a read to find out more…
Stories, music, and creativity are crucial elements of a healthy childhood.
Many children are forced to grow up too fast due to war, extreme poverty, or social exclusion.
We create a space where children can play, laugh, imagine, and simply be children.
Our story so far…
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