One of the most extraordinary things for me about watching theatre with my 4-year-old daughter is how her interpretation of the show really blows open my mind to the possibilities within each play. I’m often working hard to make sure I’m following the story or understanding the piece as I think the creators want me […]
Taama, DreamScape, and Cyclo: made with Love!
Made with Love! The beautify, thoughtful attention to detail, and celebration of community in Taama, the DreamScape, and Cyclo I would like to share my thoughts on a few of the Wee Festival presentations. This is to give those of you who are still on the fence a chance to see a post show point […]
Looking forward to exploring everything the WeeFestival has to offer at our own pace.
Hi, everyone! I’m Christine. I’m an actor, mostly, and the mother of 4-year-old Dorothy. During this past year, I haven’t missed taking myself to the theatre nearly as much as I’ve missed taking Dorothy. In the first three years of her life, I took her to see everything I could, and we both loved it. […]
(Archive 2019 Festival)One month later…
It’s a month later and I’m still thinking about it – images from the shows dance through my mind. When my children bang sticks together at the park, I think of Knock. When they blow bubbles and spritz me with their spray bottles in the backyard, I think of Flying Hearts. When I smell bread […]
My Flying Heart!
With all those things kids know and love like bubbles, balloons, spray bottles and a kite, this performance fills us with wonder from beginning to end. Rhyming couplets frame the action of two young people as they dance their way through their day. The talent of these dancers is of the highest caliber, and together […]
Ssst! Simple Secrets of Theatre
It was our third show of the day, and I was pushing it with my two little boys (2.5 and 5). They said they wanted to go to a “movie screen show” and when we were finally let in, they were restless in their seats… But then the piece began and voilà, their minds took […]
I’m so glad we KNOCKed at this door!!!
I was so grateful how relaxed the vibe was when we arrived. The actors were there, chatting with the young audience, and they felt welcome from the start. Trickery, teasing and taunting from the top through physical play aroused excitement from the young crowd who found joy in these silly but familiar games. And when […]
Mémoires de Mokofina
Les pots, du sable, le son. Un langage fabriqué que les enfants semblent comprenait. Un seul acteur sur la scène à livrer des surprises qui sont venues avec le rythme de cette pièce qui a continué de capturer l’attention de l’audience dans chaque moment. Tout sur la scène avait un ton, soit des instruments simples […]
Les Choses Berçantes sont magiques pour les petits!
“Qu’est-ce que c’est ça?“, la question que mon fils a répétée avec curiosité pendant la duration du spectacle. En entrant, il y avait une grande boule blanche en devant d’une petite maison, enfermer avec de la laine rouge. On a commencé avec une actrice qui est entrée dedans les petits spectateurs et puis nous avons révélé qu’il y avait […]
On Tweet Tweet and Circles
We bring kids together in schools, in daycares, in libraries to connect on a carpet. To take a moment to sit as equals around something that holds value. The value inherent in TWEET TWEET! (Femme du Feu, Toronto) is subtle at first, and then grows. My first thoughts upon walking into the theatre are, […]
A New Friend for Baby Norah
A plastic cereal bowl. Keys. Wooden spoons from the kitchen. A tiny shaker. The list above may seem eclectic, but I assure you it is anything but. Everything from this list, when handed to my eight-month-old baby, will buy me about three minutes to get something done. Consequently, you will find random wooden spoons […]
Sowing seeds of reconciliation in the Biinoojiinyag Gitgaanmiwaa
I’ll start this piece by acknowledging that I am a second generation Canadian of European decent, living on Turtle Island. I give thanks to the nations, both recorded and unrecorded, that were on this land before my ancestors, and I respect and honour their legacies. Today I wrote myself a letter. It will be […]