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KinderGardens
- International Rural Early Years Theatre Festival
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KinderGardens is
a festival of professional theatre performances and workshops
for the early years. It first took place in June 2008, touring rural England. This exciting
event was made possible due to the unique collaboration between Cheshire
Rural Touring Network, Shropshire & Herefordshire's Arts Alive
and Somerset's Take Art. KinderGardens 2008 featured inspiring companies
from three European countries, practicing the very best of current
theatre especially for the pre-verbal and very young. |
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La
Baracca - Feather and Stone/ The Colours of Water
(www.testoniragazzi.it/index.php?cPath=69) |
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Feather and Stone are natural
opposites, like fire and water. In this rich sensory universe, opposites
need each other to exist; light needs dark, fullness needs emptiness.
Using simple language, both English and Italian, two performers create
this gentle and charming show through a beautiful combination of light,
music, sound, movement and dance that will enchant young and old alike
and help them appreciate the power of opposites. |
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Suitability 2+ |
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'The Colours of Water' is a beautiful
performance to excite the senses. Rainwater has suddenly brought the
hidden garden to life. Fountains and basins are full to the brim.
Fruit, leaves, trees and plants have dusted off their colours and
two water-seekers gather rain to experiment with creating their very
own rainbow. This play allows the audience to experience the magic
of rainbows - light, sound, images and movement enliven young children's
sense and their imagination! |
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Suitability 2+ |
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Bare Toed - In The Garden (www.baredtoed.co.uk)
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British company Bare Toed brings the outside inside
with this amazing aerial dance piece. It weaves together movement,
play, dance, trapeze and live music to create the magic of a fantastic
garden. The trio of performers move around a specially designed set
and fly, swing and dance through the magical changes of the seasons
- from colourful summer blooms to the icy winter stillness. This enchanting
performance takes very young children on an exciting and sensuous
adventure through a garden and its amazing sights and sounds
accompanied by its friendly gardener/musician. |
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Suitability 2+ |
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Mala Scena - The Parachutists (www.mala-scena.hr) |
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Croatian theatre company Mala Scena presents an
engaging performance that is visually stimulating and makes under
fives laugh out loud! Two parachutists explore flying through life's
challenges and seeing how friends are there to help us along the way.
Their story is told without words but with acrobatics, props, dynamic
dance sequences and pulsating music. They play and have tiffs but
in the end, friendship rules! |
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Suitability 3+ |
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