Jonas Foundation

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  • Past temporary projects
    • «Musik, Theater, Freude» – SOS Children’s Villages, Berlin
    • Camps for children with special needs in Armenia
    • Puppet workshop for the children of Gaza-City
    • Drama Workshops towards a nonviolent culture, Ramallah
    • Dance and drumming classes for youngsters who have been traumatised by violence, Tel Aviv
    • Music therapy for children with autism, Haïfa
    • Russia, St Petersburg
    • Madagascar, Africa
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Past temporary projects

Summercamp with children from Georgia and Geneva, in Bioley-Magnoux (2019)

«Duvaku», a musical with Romani children (Kosovo, project «Tranzit», Loyola Gymnasium, 2018)

Music camps and musicals («Le Bonhomme de Noël», «Baba Yaga», «Jonas»…)

To build bridges through music, dance and drama (Holy Land)


Other temporary projects

«Musik, Theater, Freude» – SOS Children’s Villages, Berlin

Camps for children with special needs in Armenia

Music therapy for children with autism, Haïfa

Drama Workshops – towards a nonviolent culture in Ramallah

Puppet workshop for the children of Gaza-City

Dance and drumming classes for youngsters who have been traumatised by violence, Tel Aviv

«The Creation», a monumental puzzle in 12’000 pieces, created by a local school class together with children with special needs

«Jonah and the Whale», a musical camp in Scotland, with youngsters from Switzerland and London

News

  • Carolina: Master’s thesis!
  • 4th February, Gstaad: Fundraising Concert
  • Océane Masters degree and Prix Arditi!
  • Jerusalem: Jonas Alumni at the «Alleluia» festival
  • Jonas student at the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague

Special piano concerts – CD available


The CD of a concert of Rati Skhirtladze’s (13 years) and his teachers Natia Beraia Taktakishvlili and Dachi Taktakishvili is available – order here: info@jonasfoundation.org
The concerts took place in Switzerland (Berne, Bioley-Magnoux, Geneva) from 12th to 15th March 2015.
On the program: Liszt, Chopin, Ravel, Lagidze.

Donations

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Middle East

Drama workshops in Ramallah (Kathy Bergen, Faten Khoury) – Read more

Milman Center, Haifa

Musictherapy for children suffering from autism at the Milman Center, Haifa. Read more

Armenia: Integration of disabled children

The Jonas Foundation supports the project “Art for Inclusion” in Armenia. Documentary films: "I am a hero", "If you have wings" and "Only love". Read more

Paris-StDenis, France

The Jonas Music Class at Collège Pierre-de-Geyter, StDenis, France. Read more

London Music School

Read more about our music school.

Puzzle «Creation»

«The Creation», a painting in form of a huge puzzle! A piece of art put together by handicapped children and children from the Bernese Oberland (summer 2007). During the International Year 2008 of the Earth, «The Creation» was hosted by the International Airport Geneva at Gate A8. Read more

June 2006: UN Human Rights Council

Jonas Choir UN Geneva
19th June: The «Jonas Singers» sing with the «Petits Chanteurs de la Cathédrale» at the first Session of the Human Rights Council, United Nations, Geneva. Young singers from countries as varied as Iran, Zimbabwe, Angola, Rwanda, Cameroun, Bulgaria, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland, have been invited to sing at the first Session of the Human Rights Council.

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