Camp Winnarainbow | |
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  Camp Winnarainbow Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′56″N123°32′02″W / 39.74889°N 123.53389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
Camp Winnarainbow is a circus and performing arts camp for all ages, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization co-founded by American entertainer and peace activist Wavy Gravy and his wife Bonnie Beecher. [1] [2] Wavy, Bonnie and Txi Whizz jointly co-directed the camp. [3] The camp adjoins the Hog Farm commune near Laytonville, California.
Classes that campers can attend include aerials (trapeze, silks and Spanish web), juggling, improvisation, tightrope, gymnastics, acting/drama, unicycle, stilt walking, clowning and clown philosophy, art and magic. Campers are given free choice as to which classes they want to attend on a daily basis, with two mandatory periods offered in the morning and optional classes offered at free time in the afternoon.
The main camp is for children ages 7-14, with some 15-year-olds also attending, and runs for 1 week in the "A" session and 2 weeks in sessions "B" through "E". Camp Winnarainbow also runs a program for adults [4] who have "forgotten how to lighten up and let loose," [5] and two programs (teen staff and teen camp) for teenagers ages 15-17.
The camp has ties to individuals and organizations from the founder's counterculture background. Danny Rifkin, a former co-manager of the Grateful Dead, has served on the camp's board [6] and the camp has received funding from the Furthur Foundation, [7] the Bill Graham Foundation, [8] Jerry Garcia, [9] Rex Foundation [10] and many others.
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