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Montreal dance company brings energetic, interactive and educational kids show to Trail
Submitted by Trail Arts Council on Mon, 08/04/2019 - 10:51am
Montreal’s Bouge de là dance company brings the brilliant, creative and engaging “The 26 Letter Dance” to The Bailey Theatre this Sunday, April 14 at 2 pm as part of the TECK Family Series. The show, aimed at children aged 4 to 10, is a colourful, fun, educational and interactive multidisciplinary alphabet primer. In this bold and playful work, Bouge de là invite children to take part in a unique experience in which they both see a dance performance and actively participate. The performance starts with the four dancers going into the audience to search for letters supplied by young audience members. When a child provides a letter, the dancer goes back onto the stage to announce that they have “found” the letter, which is then drawn onto a large blackboard at the back of the stage. Once all the letters have been found, the dancers perform the letters with a different emphasis on each, some explored in detail with their stories attached, while other letters are only shown. The dance numbers are athletic and engaging ranging from high-energy hip-hop to quieter moments where the dancer explores emotions, from joy to sadness, associated with letters, all enhanced by arresting visual effects and electronic soundscapes. Bouge de là is a professional dance company, run by artistic director and choreographer, Hélène Langevin, who has been imparting the pleasure of dance to youngsters for almost 30 years. As a result, the company focuses exclusively on performances for children aged 4 to 10. The show will be performed in English on Sunday with a special French school show on Monday. Tickets for the Sunday TECK Family Series performance of “The 26 Letter Dance” are $15 with assigned seating, and are available at the Box Office at the Bailey Theatre at 1501 Cedar Avenue in Trail, by phone at 250-368-9669, or online at thebailey.ca. For a complete list of acts, dates and times please visit our events calendar at www.trail-arts.com. The Teck Family Series is presented by Trail & District Arts Council. Photo Credit: Rolline Laporte Town: Rossland, BC Photos:
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