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The Flying Canoe by Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre, Ontario Grades 1 + up www.ragandbone.ca Performance: Friday June 6th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: Spriet Theatre

The stories in The Flying Canoe take place many years ago when the first European people came to Canada. Through a talking cat, the devil at a dance and a bear in a canoe, we have an engaging introduction to the culture, music and language of the first Francophones in Canada – the voyageurs, the loggers, the trappers and farm families – whose humour, imagination and courage helped found our country. The story of The Flying Canoe, La Chasse-Galerie, was first published in Canada in 1900 by Honoré Beaugrand. This well-known French Canadian tale is the centerpiece for this production of the myths, legends and daily life in early French Canada.

Curriculum Connections: Puppetry, Music, Historical Content, Symbols in Dramatic Expression, Traditional Crafts, Archival Film Footage, French Language

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The Ugly Duckling by Little Red Theatre, Ontario Grades K - 4 www.littleredtheatre.on.ca Performance: Wednesday June 4th @ 1 pm Thursday June 5th @ 1 pm Venue: The Arts Project 203 Dundas Street

Once upon a time, there was a dejected misfit who grew into the most glorious creature of them all. Never has such a fairy tale transformation touched more hearts than the one in The Ugly Duckling, one of Hans Christian Andersen's most familiar and cherished stories. Little Red Theatre retells the fable through seasons and film media touching on themes of acceptance, loneliness and self-discovery.

Curriculum Connections: Dance, Drama, Puppetry, Media Art, Storytelling, Music, Life Skills. Suitable ESL students

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A Promise is a Promise Adapted by Barbara Poggemiller From a book by Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak Music by Holly Harris Directed by Dean Patrick Fleming Grades K - 4 www.geordie.ca Performance: Wednesday June 4th @ 10 am & 1 pm Thursday June 5th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: Spriet Theatre

Based on an Inuit Folktale, A Promise is a Promise tells the adventure of Allashua, a young girl who promised her parents she would not go fishing by the sea because deep under the Arctic Ocean lives the Quallupilluit, a monster who steals children into her underwater world. But Allashua breaks her promise to her parents, and now must make another promise to the Quallupilluit. Using masks, music and dance – and a few willing kids out of the audience – Geordie brings back its best loved production of all time so that a new generation can share the magic of Robert Munsch's story.

Curriculum Connections: Oral Storytelling, Masks, Mechanics of Inuktitut Language, Nunavut Geography, Social Studies, Dance, Drumming, Family Relationships

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The Postman Enveloppes et Déballages by Velo Theatre, France Par Vélo Théâtre Grades K + up www.velotheatre.com Performance: Wednesday June 4th @ 1 pm Friday June 6th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: Wolf Performance Hall Central Library - 251 Dundas Street

A postman’s daily route is an odyssey of illusions and dreams that surge from the extraordinary parcels he carries on the back of his bicycle. As the secret of each parcel is uncovered, he reveals a fanciful continent, a fantasy of holidays, and an atmosphere of uninhibited games set against a background of palm trees and ocean. The images unleashed from these carefully wrapped packages will transport the audience from the jungle, to the circus, to a world full of sharks, mermaids, and tropical birds. Warm, funny and poetic, The Postman is a living postcard sure to unleash the imagination. www.velotheatre.com

Curriculum Connections: Verbal & Non- Verbal Communication, Poetry, Drama, Symbolic Expression of Ideas.

En grande tenue de livraison, un facteur apporte sur son vélo le théâtre de ses rêves, en paquets piégés, bourrés d’images explosives. En forçant le secret de ces colis, il va faire surgir un continent fabuleux, une illusion de vacances, un climat de jeu sans pudeur sur fond de palmier et d’océan. On voyage du paquet jungle au paquet cirque au gré de la fantasmagorie de ces emballages réglementaires des postes. Une belle aventure en forme de carte postale animée, pleine de tendresse, de poésie et d’humour. Ce modeste préposé est un livreur de rêves. www.velotheatre.com

Programme d’etudes: Communication Verbale et Non-Verbale, Poésie, Drame, Expression des Idées Symbolique

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Youth Leadership Program by Wildfire Dance Theatre, Ontario Grades 6 - 8 www.wildfiredt.com Performance: Wednesday June 4th @ 10 am Thursday June 5th @ 10 am Venue: The Arts Project 203 Dundas Street

Wildfire Dance Theatre, a group of international young adults ages 17-23, use art to explore the inescapable challenges facing youth today: extremes in wealth and poverty, peer pressure, inequalities among race and ethnicities, and bullying. Wildfire and London International Children’s Festival present the Youth Leadership Program, consisting of a main-stage production, a workshop of discussion and activities, and community service project at the Festival. Through youth teaching youth, children are motivated to change the world and inspire action for positive change.

Curriculum Connections: Interpretive Dance, Music, Social Issue Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Leadership, Healthy Development.

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The Storyteller by The Trollsons, British Columbia Grades JK - 4 www.trollsons.com Performance: Friday June 6th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: The Arts Project 203 Dundas Street

Wearing incredible troll masks by an award-winning designer, two performers accompanied by a live musician take audiences deep into the forests of Scandinavia. It’s Grandpa Trollson’s 200th birthday, and the whole forest is invited. But, Grandpa doesn’t want anything to do with it, and has refused to come out of the tree-stump! Only the power of storytelling, and the help of willing audience participants seem to help. Join us for some fun in the forest, including tales by Hans Christian Andersen, music, improvisation, and good old-fashioned Troll trouble!

Curriculum Connections: Storytelling, Masks, Music, Character Development, Creative Expression, Norwegian Geography, Language Arts, Folklore

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Friends of the Environment Super Stage-Show by Junkyard Symphony, Ontario Grades K + up www.junkyardsymphony.com Performance: Thursday June 5th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: Wolf Performance Hall Central Library - 251 Dundas Street

Through the seamless fusion of recycled objects, Junkyard Symphony demonstrates how reused items can create exciting and remarkable soundscapes, dimensions and rhythms. Using mini-trampolines, juggling, tricks and gags, the performers involve the audience and explore the wonders of recycled materials.

Curriculum Connections: Environmental Awareness, Inventive Musical Instruments, Circus Arts, Music

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En Vacance Par Petite Jacinthe, Quebec Niveau scolaire: Maternelle plus Grades K - 2 Performance: Thursday June 5th @ 1 pm Friday June 6th @ 10 am & 1 pm Venue: Museum London 421 Ridout St North

Quebec
Niveau scolaire: Maternelle plus
Avec En Vacances, Petite Jacinthe a concocté un spectacle aussi enlevant que son premier spectacle En Pyjama. Accompagné par son fidèle compagnon Victor, elle lui en fera voir de toutes les couleurs! Que ce soit à la plage, à la foire, au cirque, ou au zoo… ils s’amusent follement pour le plaisir des petits et des grands. Musicalement les chansons sont majoritairement très rythmées (latin, rock, country, jazz) et composées majoritairement de pièces de l’album En Vacances. Au plaisir de se retrouver sur le chemin de nos prochaines Vacances chez-vous.

Programmes d'études: La voix sous toute ses coutures, l'amitié, la perséverance, Musique, Instruments, Chansons

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