Only a few BC artists and performers can truly walk (ride) their talk.
There are a few singers and actors who sing and dance about forests and foxes. However, only a few entertainers have arrived to the Surrey, Whistler, and Canmore children's festivals with "hardware" and vehicles that are based on their own alternative-energy inventions and devices. Only a few BC artists and performers can truly walk (ride) their talk. Here they are, in this blog. They even have a trained trick bird show which supports the use of rescued birds.
Please click on underlined text for hypertext links to photos, webpages, TV, news clippings and video clips.
What are some of these energy devices and vehicles? They include a Revived Battery Electric Pickup Truck, the Mystery Electric Scooter, and one of the Tap Water Scooters that are running around in British Columbia.
What "hardware" did these artists, singers, and performer use at the Canmore, Whistler, Surrey, and Harrison Hot Springs children's festivals? Check out their performance videos, with the underlined links herein this blog, including an environmental recycling edu-tainment magic show at a community festival; a Catch & Release Balloon Fishing Conservation Show; solar voice-activated robot games, the Solar-Powered Bubble Machines.
Previous Media Coverage
At the BC Gifted Childrens Assn of BC special event
Fairchild TV broadcast (in Chinese)
City TV Breakfast Television with Tasha Chiu
Fairchild TV broadcast (in Chinese)
City TV Breakfast Television with Tasha Chiu
Canada Day solar twist in North Vancouver Outlook
The Republic - sustainable events at shopping malls
Watershed-Sentinel magazine
Fire Prevention event for Lougheed mall in a Burnaby newspaperCommunity Resources
ArtStarts in Schools www.artstarts.com
Alliance for Arts and Culture www.allianceforarts.com
Vancouver YWCA Healthy Start for Children www.ywcavan.org
British Columbia Arts Council www.bcartscouncil.ca
British Columbia Music Educators' Association www.bctf.bc.ca
British Columbia Touring Council www.bctouring.org
Coalition for Music Education in British Columbia bcmusiccoalition.homestead.com
CAPACOA Canadian Arts Presenting Association/l'Association canadienne des organismes artistiques www.capacoa.ca
Canada Council Performing Arts Directories www.canadacouncil.ca
Vancouver City of Festivals www.vancouverfestivals.com
International
Asia-Pacific Producers, Presenters and Promoters Network
www.appnarts.net
ASSITEJ International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People www.assitej.org
International Performing Arts for Youth www.ipayweb.org
Children's Festival Network Here is a contact list of children's festivals in Canada, U.S.A. and around the world.
CANADA
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 17-24, 2010
402-873 Beatty Street, Vancouver BC V6B 2M6
Phone: (604) 708-5655 Fax: (604) 708-5661
www.childrensfestival.ca
VANCOUVER ISLAND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
June 7-9, 2009
Contact: Bobbi Kurtz
PO Box 197, Stn. A, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K9
Phone: (250) 754-3378 Fax: (250) 754-4878
www.childrensfestival.com
CANMORE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 16-17, 2008
Contact: Chris Bartolmie Burr
1900 8th Avenue, Canmore, AB T1W 1Y2
Phone: (403) 678-1878 Fax: (403) 678-6661
www.canmorechildrensfestival.com
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 19-23, 2009
Contact: Kate Newby
EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, 205 - 8th Ave. SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9
Phone: (403) 294-7414 Fax: (403) 294-7425
www.calgarychildfest.org
OKANAGAN INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 21-23, 2009
Contact: Gord Osland
#202 - 69 Nanaimo Avenue East, Penticton, BC V2A 1M1
Phone: (250) 493-8800 Fax: (250) 493-8825
www.okchildrensfest.org
NORTHERN ALBERTA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 26-30, 2009
Contact: Nancy Abrahamson
Contact: Troy Funk
5 St. Anne St, St. Albert, AB T8N 3Z9
Phone: (780) 459-1542 Fax: (780) 458-5417
www.childfest.com
OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA JEUNESSE D'OTTAWA
May 27-31, 2009
Contact: Catherine O'Grady
61A York St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5T2
Phone: (613) 241-0999 Fax: (613) 241-5774
www.ottawachildrensfestival.ca
SURREY CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 28-30, 2009
Contact: Marnie Perrin
Surrey Arts Centre, 13750 - 88th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1
Phone: (604) 501-5583
www.surreychildrensfestival.ca
SASKATCHEWAN INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
June 2-6, 2009
Contact: Shauna Bradford-Wilson
#706A - 601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon SK S7K 3G8
Phone: (306) 664-3378 Fax: (306) 664-2344
www.saskatchewanchildrensfestival.ca
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
June 3-7, 2009
Contact: Rebecca Vergunst
#2 - 515 Richmond St., London ON N6A 5N4
Phone: (519) 645-6739 Fax: (519) 645-7245
www.londonchildfest.com
WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
June 4-7, 2009
Contact: Neal Rempel
201 - One Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4L9
Phone: (204) 958-4730 Fax: (204) 943-7915
www.kidsfest.ca
WHISTLER CHILDREN'S ARTS FESTIVAL
July 11-12, 2009
Contact: Traci Despatis
Box 383, Whistler, BC V0N 1B0
Phone: (604) 938-9221 Fax: (604) 938-9241
www.whistlerartscouncil.com
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES ARTS JEUNE PUBLIC/MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
November 17-30, 2008
Contact: Remi Boucher
1908 rue Panet, Suite 403, Montreal, QC H2L 3A2
Phone: (514) 499-2929 Fax: (514) 499-1400
www.coupsdetheatre.com
U.S.A.
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FEST FOR CHILDREN
May 7-9, 2008
Contact: Dr. Michael J. Rose
Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania
3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6219
Phone: (215) 898-5828 Fax: (215) 898-7249
www.pennpresents.org
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 11-16, 2009 (Seattle) May 18, 2009 (Tacoma)
Contact: Brian Faker or Andrea Wagner
305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 684-7338 Fax: (206) 233-3944
www.seattleinternational.org
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S THEATRE FESTIVAL
May 13-17, 2009
Contact: Pamela Lieberman
182 Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5337
Phone: (412) 321-5520 Fax: (412) 321-5212
www.pghkids.org
FLINT HILLS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 26-31, 2009
Contact: Kirstin Wiegmann
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102-1495
Phone: (651) 282-3035 Fax: (651) 224-5319
www.ordway.org/festival/
INTERNATIONAL
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
March 7-17, 2009
Contact: Ruby Lim-Yang
ACT 3 International, 126 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229707
Phone: 65-6735-9986 Fax: 65-6736-1196
www.childrenfirst.com.sg
CAPITAL E NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
March 9-21, 2009 (biennial)
Contact: Stuart Grant
P.O. Box 3386, Civic Square, Wellington 6003, New Zealand
Phone: 64-4-9133724 Fax: 64-4-9133735
www.capitale.org.nz
AGOR DRYSAU - OPENING DOORS
WALES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
March 11-15, 2008 (biennial)
Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch
Contact: Jeremy Turner, Director
Stryd y Baddon, Aberystwyth, SY23 2NN, Wales
Phone: 44-1970-617998 Fax: 44-1970-611223
www.agordrysau-openingdoors.org
COME OUT - AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
May 18-30, 2009
Contact: Jason Cross
P.O. Box 569, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006
Phone: 61-8-8267-5766 Fax: 61-8-8267-5038
www.comeout.on.net
BELFAST CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
May 23 - June 1, 2008
Contact: Ali FitzGibbon
Young at Art, 15 Church Street, Belfast BT1 1PG
Phone: 44-28-9023-0660
www.belfastchildrensfestival.com
BANK OF SCOTLAND IMAGINATE FESTIVAL
May 26 - June 1, 2009
Contact: Tony Reekie
45A George St., Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2HT
Phone: 44-131-225-8050 Fax: 44-131-225 6440
www.imaginate.org.uk
CIAO! Festival
June 6-9, 2008
Contact: Karen Draisey
7 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE
Phone: 44-1865-790933
www.ciaofestival.org.uk
SPREACHA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
June 8-14, 2009
Contact: Emer McGowan
Draiocht, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland
Phone: 44-353-1-885-2610 Fax: 44-353-1-824-3434
www.draiocht.ie
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ARTS CARNIVAL
July 11 - August 17, 2008
Contact: Karen Lee
Level 5, Admin Bldg, HKCC
10 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: 852-2370-1044 Fax: 852-2371-4171
www.hkiac.gov.hk
ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL
July 29 - August 8, 2009
Contact: Stewart Aitken
Custom House, 35 Regent Quay, Aberdeen, Scotland AB11 5BE
Phone: 44-1224-213800 Fax: 44-1224-213833
www.aberdeenfestival.ning.com
BABORO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
October 12-18, 2009
Contact: Lali Morris
Hynes Building, St Clare's Walk, Merchants Road, Galway, Ireland
Phone: 353-91-562-667 Fax: 353-91-562-642
www.baboro.ie
AWESOME FESTIVAL
November 16-25, 2008
Contact: Carol Brearley
GPO Box Z5298, St.Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6831
Phone: 61-8-9485-0560 Fax: 61-8-
9485-0564
www.awesomearts.com
