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2024

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Newsletters from WeeFestival

October News and Happy Thanksgiving
WeeFestival’s closing weekend
WeeFestival Goes West!
It’s Week Three of WeeFestival!
Memories of Opening Weekend
WeeFestival Offers Different Ways to Enjoy and Save!
Tickets and pass on Sale!
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The Slotkin Letter

Review: RAWUMS

This show is absolutely delightful. Magical even, To hear a room full of children two years old to about five laughing together, without hesitation is stunning. How do these artists know how a child will take to an image? … Read the article

The WeeFestival

The wonderful WeeFestival for very young children from 6 months to 5 years old concludes this weekend. The shows are Rawums, Solalie and Aria. The shows are delightful, engaging, fun and embracing of the young mind and even those a bit older. I have never been disappointed with the various works that have been programmed from around the world and around the country. Artistic Director, Lynda Hill is a master at knowing what engages children.

SesayArts

Rawums (:) defies gravity with puppets, people and music at WeeFestival

Innovative Berlin-based theatre company florschütz & döhnert are bringing their latest production Rawums (:) to this year’s WeeFestival in Toronto. Read the article

Radio Canada

Culture : Le spectacle « Solalie » présenté au WeeFestival

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Review: Up!

As we enter the space Kristof Hiriart is there, barefoot and wearing a knitted cap. He is looking up at something in the distance, whistling to it, singing, making sounds. An illuminated balloon is floating in the air. In the playing space bordered by a rope is a step ladder, smooth rocks, small bowls, a beautiful tea pot, a bowl of water, a small harp/lyre and other stuff. … Read the article

L’Express

Le WeeFestival est de retour!

Créé en 2014, le WeeFestival propose des spectacles pour les touts petits, de 0 à 6 ans. Théâtre, musique, danse ou encore marionnettes, tout a été conçu pour faire découvrir le monde de la culture aux plus jeunes enfants. Lire la suite

ONFR

Le WeeFestival, un événement pensé pour le tout petit public

TORONTO – 2024 marque la dixième année du WeeFestival, un festival étalé sur cinq semaines qui vise un public cible d’enfants, voire de bébés, de zéro à six ans. Jusqu’au 9 juin, plusieurs lieux de la ville accueilleront l’une ou l’autre des propositions en danse, théâtre, musique, marionnettes ou conte… Lire la suite

2023

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Why Make Baby Drama?

Inspiration from the Field of Performance for the Very Young from Ninth’s Planet Co-Artistic Director Sam Tower

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The Slotkin Letter

Review: String

The imagery, puppetry, light and creativity of this show captured the imagination of this young audience. At the talkback a forthright kid asked what it was about. A younger voice said, “life.” Sounds about right to me.

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