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‘The Circus of Dark and Light’ begins July 15th!
Jul 5th
Ladies and Gentlemen, Madames et Monsieurs, boys and squirrels, are you ready for the revolution? Drum roll, please…This summer Clay & Paper Theatre presents:
The Circus of Dark & Light,
A subversive comedy featuring puppets, live music, and special appearances by a human cannonball, a pyrophobic fire-breather and a truly elegant ersatz elephant.
Welcome to CIRCUS SCAMALOT, currently on tour with Prime Minister Nobody and under the tiny thumb of Little Big Man. Can a bedraggled bunch of clowns, a cowardly ringmaster and a hard-nosed high wire beauty queen band together to break out of oppression, galvanize hope and take control of their own lives? Come join our unlikely heroes and discover how the magic of community can change the world.
Most evening performances will also feature a pre-show by our hit bicycle-based theatre troupe; CYCLOPS: Cycling Oriented Puppet Squad.
PLUS: Performances with touch tours and Integrative Descriptive Dialogue: August 11 – 15. Touch tours start an hour before each show!
Stay tuned for show dates with American Sign Language Interpretation!
image by Barbara Klunder
We want you!
Jul 5th
Clay & Paper Theatre welcomes everyone to participate in the creation of our theatrical productions. We need assistance in Toronto’s Dufferin Grove Park, a neighbourhood of community-minded people as we put on our summer show “The Circus of Dark & Light”! We need help with front-of-house, money-catching, organizing, crowd-wrangling, set-up, and clean-up.
We’ve even come up with a contest to sweeten the deal. Volunteer for 3 or more shifts and you will be entered in our draw for a Volunteer Prize Pack.
Just think of the perks:
- Evenings in beautiful Dufferin Grove Park
- Good company
- Great theatre
- The undying love of puppets
- Prizes!
Please email Bernadette or call: (416) 708 3332
Thanks for your help!
What a Delightful Day!
Jul 5th
We’d love to thank everyone who came out to Day of Delight on June 20th – from the bottom of our countless cardboard hearts!
This year was a great success! We spent a delightful afternoon together, in celebration of love, courtship and desire. Dozens of talented artists performed as crowds of smiling, dancing people meandered Dufferin Grove Park.
Strangers in the Deep by Marc Piccinato, Delia Farno & Friends
Detective Lizzarde by Paromita Kar, Salil Ghate, Jessica Amin
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Katie Binnersley, Alex Baczynskyj, Ashley Cagianello, Laura Hendrickson, Ainslie Drew-Brook, Katie Prosper
The Mating Habits of Dolphins by Robert Kempson & Chelsea Manders
Fantasia ~ Diane Mcgrath, Bonnie Mok & Chantal Saxe
Great Things Come in Pears by The Bricoteer Puppetry Project
Musical Bicycle and Puppet Paradem, Music by Chris Wilson, Jim Bish and Samba Elegua
Object of Desire, performed by Eden Kaill Fenrick, design and touch tour by Emily Cook & Emily Comeau
Georgian Music of Love by Darbazi
Human & Bicycle: A Love Story ~ by CYCLOPS: Cycling Oriented Puppet Squad (Photo by Ken Cummings)
The Sky Dress, performed by Aaron Rothermund, Caitlin Morris-Cornfield & Alex Eddington
Samba Elegua
Clay & Paper Theatre’s Day of Delight photos can be seen here.
Special thanks to all the artists and volunteers for making Day of Delight such a spectacular success!
Hope you can all join us again next year!
Clay & Paper Theatre presents:
Jun 12th
The eighth annual
Day of Delight
A celebration of love, courtship and desire!
June 20, 2010
Dufferin Grove Park, 2 to 5 PM
Dufferin south of Bloor
Pay-What-You-Can, $10 suggested
www.clayandpapertheatre.org
Join us on Sunday, June 20 for the 8th annual Day of Delight! This celebration of love, courtship and desire presents some of Toronto’s most romantic artists. Bring someone you love to beautiful Dufferin Grove Park for an afternoon of music, dance, theatre, a giant puppet and bicycle parade, stilt-walking and much more!
Bells on Bloor: The Lyrics
Jun 1st
Did you get a chance to hear Bells on Bloor: The Musical in its entirety upon our arrival at Queen’s Park? If not, here’s a look at the lyrics, from Red all the way to Fuschia. Enjoy!
Bells on Bloor: The Musical
Red – Bronwyn
1) There once was a city
2) Of which we sing this ditty
1) This city is pretty
2) ‘Cause it’s full of bikes
Orange – David
1) Tell me about this city
2) Where is it pretty?
1) Tell me about this city
2) And where to ride
Yellow – Bernadette
1) Of all the places to explore
2) All of the best ones are on Bloor
1) Come ride with us and take a stand
2) Bike lanes on Bloor Street is the plan
all) How can we make them understand?
White – Maria
1) If there were more bike lanes
2) There would be more cyclists
1) If there were more cyclists
2) There’d be air to breathe
Blue – Casey
1) From East to the West
2) Bicycle express
1) Bike lanes on Bloor Street
2) Would be best
Green – Miranda
1) With the Bloor Line
2) You don’t need cars to get around
1) No street car tracks
2) Means way fewer cyclists hit the ground
all) Bells on Bloor, I like the sound
Pink – Daniel
1) When will there be bike lanes
2) Bike lanes on Bloor Street
1) Bike lanes on Bloor Street
2) For you and me?
Lavender – Cat
1) Once council gets the mission
2) And council sees the vision
1) And makes a good decision
2) For this ci-ty
Purple – Shannon Lee
1) Ring your bell out
2) Bells on Bloor to take a stand
1) Ring your bell loud
2) For Bike Lanes on Bloor Street, to get around
all) Biking on Bloor Street, makes my heart pound
Fuscia – Leanne
1) Take the Tooker
2) Tooker had the vision, and WE got the plan
1) Bike down Bloor Street
2) People powered travel, because we can
all) People powered travel, yes we can!
Book Drive – donate your books!
May 24th
Clay & Paper is holding our third annual fundraising book drive!
Take this opportunity to clear off your book shelves – we’ll take whatever you’ve got!
You can drop off your books any time on the porch of 163 Concord Ave. or contact Bernadette to arrange for a pick-up: clayandpaper@sympatico.ca
Books will be on sale at The New Bloor Street Festival on July 24th 1-9PM – stay tuned for further details!
Introducing . . . The ‘A’ Team!
May 24th
Clay & Paper Theatre is as pleased as punch to introduce you to the four newest additions to our organization who form what can only be described as The ‘A’ Team:
(cue theme song)
Bernadette Wycks is a community educator, puppeteer, and activist who has volunteered extensively with Clay & Paper Theatre. Bernadette joins us as Artistic Associate: Programming and General Administration where she will pull off such amazing feats as juggling Clay & Paper’s many creative endeavours without dropping a single ball!
Larissa Koniuk is an accomplished fundraiser and talented vocalist. She brings her considerable experience, talent, and verve to the Clay & Paper team as Development Associate; raising funds and building relationships to spread the love of Puppets far and wide.
Naomi Tessler is a wordsmith, actor, director, producer, and all-round theatre ace. As PTTP Intern: Producing Day of Delight and The Circus of Dark & Light she will be making magic happen in front of and behind the scenes in Dufferin Grove Park.
Leanne Eisen is a visual artist, web junkie, and regular Clay & Paper volunteer who will combine her passions for art and advocacy while working with Clay & Paper Theatre and CYCLOPS as Artistic Associate: Online Media and Communications. Leanne would also like to let you know that she is not quite as severe as her scowling photo might suggest. Stop by for a visit and see.
The 8th Annual ‘Day of Delight’ Approaches
May 17th
Day of Delight, our annual celebration of love, courtship and desire returns for its 8th year on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 from 2pm-5pm at Dufferin Grove Park.
We are looking for a few bright volunteers to help make this day of celebration as brilliant as possible!
To volunteer, please contact Naomi Tessler, Day of Delight Coordinator, at:
david_claypaper@sympatico.ca or call: (416) 537-9105