March 5 & 6, 2013 at Daniels Spectrum
(formerly the Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre)
Featuring…
Lazylegz Luca Patuelli & Unity
A professional PHOTO BOOTH from
A Collection of Staged Readings of Robert Munsch Stories
Directed by Pierre Tetrault
Starring Andre Arruda
Actor /Comedian Andre is thrilled to be returning to the acting stage to bring to life some of his favorite childhood stories. In 2006 he starred in ‘Oops!’ At the Toronto SummerWorks festival, winning the Now Audience Choice Award. Andre later starred in Christopher Durang’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, as Ebenezer Scrooge not Tiny Tim. He never allows his physical limitation control his life.
For more on Andre visit www.antgiant.com also on Twitter @antigiant
Pop Singer/Signer Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth is a professional Deaf actor. She has lived in England, Japan, USA, and Canada. Her career as an actor has taken her around the globe. She was involved with a tour theatre company called, “Quest for Arts,” in Washington, D.C. and the “National Theatre of the Deaf,” in Hartford, CT.
In Canada, Elizabeth has been in a Campbell soup commercial and was part of a CBC radio documentary based on her family. Also, recently she was on the CBC Radio with Alan Neal; talking about her dream to sign music next to a famous vocalist. Her dream came true by signing next to Jimmy Rankin at his Christmas concert (National Arts Centre in Ottawa).
Elizabeth has also worked as an actor and ASL.
& a performance by our
Heart & Soul Choir!
The theme of this year’s Kids Fest! is:
My Secret Superpower
Of course, you have a secret power! You know there’s more to you than most people can see!
Maybe your secret power lets you see things that no one else sees. Or hear things that no one else hears. Or do things that only you know you can do.
Is this secret power something you only have in certain places? Or at certain times?
Or do you only have this power with certain people? Or only in your dreams?
Maybe this secret power gives you ideas for a better world? Or city?
Or a better school?
Or maybe just a better pizza!
What would you do with your secret power?
If you haven’t yet discovered your secret power, maybe this project will help you find it!
Tell us about it: in a story, a song, a sculpture, a picture….anyway you’d like.
We hope this theme will inspire lots of art projects: photographs, drawings, songs, sculpture, paintings, stories, poems. In fact, we’d love you to document your group’s work on this project; and if you send one or two of these works to us ahead of time, we can display them throughout the festival.
SCHEDULE
Registration includes all of these performances, crafts, a free T-shirt, pizza lunch & birthday cake!
There is a required donation of $5.00 per person, to help offset the costs of lunch and the venue. Please send cash or cheque in advance. No child, or any school will be refused food based on an inability to pay. If you are unable to pay the fee please let us know and we will try to help.
The annual Abilities Arts Festival Kids Fest! is a very popular event for schools across Toronto and the GTA. This year, we have added an extra day to accomodate more participants. To learn more about the event, please contact Katie McMillan at katie@abilitiesartsfestival.org or call 647-725-5064.
