Kids' Program
Puppet Theatre
Lee Aldis and Melinda Wilde have facilitated a workshop with fifteen children ages 10-12. The kids created their own puppets from recycled materials, built a stage and wrote a play that will presented at the Festival.
Saturday at 11:30am and Sunday at noon. Free.
Lee Aldis is a long-time Gabriola Island resident, who finds joy in creating puppets, music and stories, and working with children and adults to express their creativity through that medium. She is certified through the Deepak Chopra Center for Mind/Body medicine as an instructor for Primordial Sound Meditation and received a Chartered Herbalist Certification through Dominion Herbal College in Vancouver. She holds a B.A. from Malaspina University-College. Lee has worked with the Artists in the School program since 1994.
Melinda Wilde is an artist who lives and creates on beautiful Gabriola Island. She has been involved in many artistic ventures from private and public murals to volunteer after school art programs, community “Art Start” workshops, professional development seminars and the BC Ferries Artist and Speaker program.
Storytelling
Master storyteller Susan Yates will delight children and adults of all ages with some extraordinary stories.
Susan Yates telling stories. Photo by Sarah Holmes,Gabriola Sounder
Saturday at noon and Sunday at 12:30pm. Free.
Susan Yates is a retired librarian who loves making that special connection
between good stories, readers, and listeners. Her favourite indoor
place to read aloud is the corner in the school library where the
light from the windows meets the reflection of the mural. She has
books and stories for every season and any audience.
Just Clownin' Around
Kids from Gabriola will present a skit they’ve learned in a week long Clownin’ Around workshop. They’ll present what they’ve learned about clowning through expression, silly antics, mime, makeup and costume. The future of theatre on Gabriola starts here!
Sunday at 1:30 in Kid’s Corner - Free
Miss Mara’s Dancers
Miss Mara’s young dancers will perform a selection of their original dances, choreographed by their teacher. Watch the schedule for date and time.
Mara Brenner
Mara grew up in Montreal where she began to dance 30 years ago. After training in the Danish Ballet technique and teaching ballet for the City of Montreal she moved to the Gulf Islands where she has been a dancer, choreographer and ballet teacher for over 10 years. She has passionately been dancing and studying Pilates throughout her career and creates ballet and pilates programs for children, teens, adults and seniors that encourage the development of strong technique, body awareness, poise, and grace.
Mara now lives with her young family on Gabriola Island where she teaches Dance as well as mat and standing Pilates at her home studio. “Challenge your strengths and strengthen your weaknesses”. For more info visit www.maragoldtheatre.com.