by Lauren Brotman I began my day at Bedtime by Katarsis, Educacion y Teatro S.L. from Spain, developed because their own child would not go to bed. In a way it was a duet between the two actors and the children where familiar objects and images were used in unfamiliar ways. It was an imaginative […]

by Lauren Brotman   The focus today was to probe into what creating and engaging for the early years looks like with representatives and pioneers from Europe and Quebec, to explore what the Ontarian, what the Canadian movement looks like. These ‘trailblazers’ had fascinating stories to tell about their journeys, not just in creating for […]

by Lauren Brotman Day Two at WeeFest was all about babies…and great art. I started my day at the Tarragon Theatre for Teatro do Biombi’s production of In Black and White, A Yellow Line, a show for 6-36 month olds from Portugal. The lobby full of babies and baby carriers and strollers, we all waited […]

by Lauren Brotman As I nervously entered the Performance Studio at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse for the opening conferences of the WeeFestival, into a room full of delegates made up of academics and arts practitioners from various parts of the country and the United States, I wondered how I was going to manage to […]

by Lauren Brotman Theatre Direct’s WeeFestival, the gathering of international artists who will be engaging the very youngest of theatre audiences, is just days away. In tandem with the programming of performances, activities and events scheduled for WeeFestival is a week full of exciting conference activity for parents, educators, academics, caregivers, artists, and observers. The […]

by Lauren Brotman     (Photo by Walter G. Breuer Performers: Michael Lurse, Marko Werner, Holger Queck) Today I had an inspiring conversation with Lynda Hill about the special gathering of artists from Italy, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Quebec and Ontario who are all coming together to engage the very youngest of audiences with beautiful, sophisticated theatre […]

by Lauren Brotman It’s just around the corner! Get ready for WEE! I recently had the opportunity to speak with Lynda Hill about Theatre Direct’s extraordinary WeeFestival which begins this month, and to hear about the insanely inspiring INTERNATIONAL activities and events that celebrates quality theatre for children under the age of 6 and their […]