Welcome to the 9th Annual TaDa! Performing Arts festival!
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you back to Theatre Wakefield’s ninth TaDa! Performing Arts Festival! Once again, Theatre Wakefield has reached out to the extraordinary talent we have in our own backyard for this year’s collection of six performances and two workshops.
We hope there’s something for everyone at this edition of the Festival and that you’ll try to take it all in. We’ve got a pay-what-you-can ticket system this year, so we’ve tried to make it accessible to everyone!
A whole roster of volunteers and staff work tirelessly each year to put on the festival, offering activities for the whole family and this year is no exception. No wonder we say that TaDa! is a breath of fresh air on the festival circuit! See you there!
Andrea Rowe – Artistic Director
Friday, Sept. 15
Workshop: What’s Your Story Anyway?
Friday, Sept. 15
Mayfly: A Love Story
Friday, Sept. 15 at 7pm
Mayfly: A Love Story
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
Written and Performed by:
Rae-Anna Maitland
Directed by:
Mary Ellen MacLean
A funny, bittersweet reflection on motherhood told through the metaphor
of the life cycle of the common mayfly.
For all audiences | 40 minutes
Mayfly was created with special funding from the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais
Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7:15pm and
Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7:00pm
The Big La Pêche Puppet Project
THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT
Maison Fairbairn House
45, ch de Wakefield Heights
Original story by Paul Hetzler
Adaptation: Co-written by
Mary Ellen MacLean and Paul Hetzler
Artistic Director: Mary Ellen MacLean
Produced by: Roberta Lloyd
This show uses lantern puppets in a magical way to reveal the hidden, interconnected lives of the trees and creatures in forests like our own.
We love dogs, but they can’t come to this show. Sorry!
Tickets go on sale August 24th! Seats are limited.
For all audiences | 60 minutes
This project was generously funded by the Government of Canada, the MRC des
Collines de l’Outaouais, the Municipality of La Pêche
Sunday, Sept. 17 at 4pm
Speaking Vibrations
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
Created and performed by:
Jo-Anne Bryan, Carmelle Cachero, King Kimbit
and Jordan Samonas
Speaking Vibrations is a unique, contemporary and genre-defying performance work in ASL song/poetry, music and dance, designed for d/Deaf, hard of hearing, and non-deaf audiences. “This is a show happening for a Deaf audience and this is a show happening for a hearing audience and they are the same show. This integration is unusual. It is a vision of a more equitable, beautiful and interrelated world.” — Sarah Kitz, Artistic Director of Great Canadian Theatre Company
For all audiences | 75 min show experience
Speaking Vibrations was remounted with special funding from
the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais
Friday, September 22 at 7pm
Twin Flames
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
Performed by:
Twin Flames (Jaaji and Chelsey June)
Twin Flames create sonic soundscapes using Indigenous spirit flutes and traditional drums. With their blend of western instruments and harmonies, their music has been variously labelled Indie rock, Synth rock, and Folk pop. Come decide for yourself!
For all audiences | 60 min
These workshops are funded by the Government of Canada
under the Community Services Recovery Fund
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2pm
Jeremy Fisher Show For All Ages!
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
Musician and performer: Jeremy Fisher
A selection of songs from his 20-plus year career, including a good dose of family singalong songs from his hit CBC kids TV show Jeremy and Jazzy.
For all ages | 60 minutes
Workshops
Friday, Sept. 15, 22, Oct. 06, 20 at 10am
A Series of Four Workshops: What’s Your Story Anyway?”
This workshop is now full!
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
A series of four storytelling workshops by:
Louise Profeit-Leblanc
Western culture tends to value the written word over the Indigenous oral tradition;
this series of workshops will show the power and strength of Indigenous ways of being through storytelling.
For seniors | 2 hours
These workshops are funded by the Government of Canada
under the Community Services Recovery Fund”
Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10am
Workshop: Physical Playwriting: Creating Stories on Your Feet
Centre Wakefield La Pêche
38, ch de la Vallée de Wakefield
Given by:
Mary Ellen MacLean
A method of creating “on your feet” using improvisation, impulses and instincts to
create a very personal style of expression.
For participants 16+ | 2 hours
Many thanks to our generous government funders:
And a tip of the hat to our partners:
