3 - 10 JUNE 2010
FRIDAY 4 & SATURDAY 5 JUNE
10.30AM, 1.30PM & 3.30PM
ALL TICKETS £7
60 MINS INCLUDING PLAYTIME
SUITABLE FOR 2 – 4 YEARS AND PARENTS/CARERS
NAT GRAS (BELGIUM) PRESENTS
SHEEPTIGHT
Moon in the sky, story in your ear, boy in bed - and sheep jump over the fence… Good night, sheep tight! Snuggle up and enjoy Nat Gras’s delightful performance. Specially created for toddlers, this gentle and charming dance theatre about bedtime rituals will bring smiles all round as children and their carers recognise much of their own experience in this performance! Immediately following the performance, there’s a chance to enjoy a special playtime in the theatre space with a range of fun things to do.
SUNDAY 6 JUNE 3.30PM
MONDAY 7 JUNE 10.30AM & 1.30PM
ALL TICKETS £7
APPROXIMATELY 50 MINS
SUITABLE FOR AGE 4+ AND FAMILIES
TPO (ITALY) IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH TEATRO METASTASIO STABILE DELLA TOSCANA AND LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH PRESENTS
THE KURDISH GARDEN
Imagine a mysterious path leading from four gateways, each travelling through different Kurdish landscapes and taking inspiration from Islamic gardens before arriving at a place dedicated to a different colour and element: yellow - earth; blue - water; green - leaves; and red - love. Two dancers, an evocative soundscape, and artist Rebwar Saeed’s beautiful paintings combine in this entrancing performance for everyone. A welcome return for the company who enchanted audiences in 2005 with The Japanese Garden, and in 2007 with The Italian Garden.
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 1.30PM & 7PM
THURSDAY 10 JUNE 10.30AM & 1.30PM
ALL TICKETS £7
APPROXIMATELY 50 MINS
SUITABLE FOR AGE 4+ AND FAMILIES
ARACALADANZA (SPAIN) PRESENT
NUBES (CLOUDS)
Firm favourites of Lakeside audiences who raved about previous shows Nada Nada, Pequenos Paraisos and Visto Lo Visto, Enrique Cabrera’s company return with their newest work Nubes (Clouds). Inspired by the work of the Surrealist artist Magritte, this fabulous dance theatre plays with the theme of clouds in the most magical way. Expect the company’s trademark playfulness in which the most extraordinary objects are imaginately brought to life, a flipper dance which is laugh out loud funny, and a ladder dance which takes your breath away. This is classic Aracaladanza.
Research supported by the Jerwood Studio at Sadler's Wells.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES WEEKEND
SATURDAY 5 & SUNDAY 6 JUNE, 12 NOON - 5PM
Making the most of our lovely green surroundings in Highfields Park, this year the theme for Lakeside’s International Children’s Theatre and Dance Festival is the environment. Navigate your way through our artist’s labyrinth, have a go on a wacky bubble bike, take a hike in our green wildnerness, and meet Lakeside’s most famous bird-watcher in a series of fun activities for all ages. Take part in some art workshops, enjoy some stories, and look out for some special performances on the Saturday featuring young people who have been involved in Flying Panda’s half-term workshop week (see page40) inspired by the masks, stories and characters in Sichuan Opera. No need to book, just come along, and join in the fun. All activities are free of charge, with the exception of ticketed performances in the theatre or entrance to the Luminarium.
FRIDAY 4 - SUNDAY 6 JUNE 11AM - 6PM
ARCHITECTS OF AIR PRESENT
LUMINARIUM
ALL TICKETS £3
Alan Parkinson’s big, beautiful, inflatable structures of colour, light and sound are in demand for festivals world-wide, and we’re delighted to be welcoming the company back to their home-base in Nottingham. Suitable for everyone, Architects of Air invite you to wander and wonder your way through their pods of colour and light, and soak up a very special experience. Please note at peak periods visits will be limited to 15 minutes.
Click here to read about the 2008 International Children's Theatre and Dance Festival
Click here to read about the 2009 International Children's Theatre and Dance Festival