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Some of my earliest memories is finding out once and for all Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar with Sharon Lois & Bram and singing along to I am a Pizza with Charlotte Diamond at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival (VICF). I am really excited to make new memories with my daughter at this years festival taking place May 29 – June 3 on Granville Island.
Centre around the theme Storytelling, professional performing artists from Taiwan, Italy, UK, USA and Canada will be performing 15 shows, in eight Granville Island venues, including five indoor and two outdoor Festival venues, and one free outdoor stage. In addition, the festival will host hands-on arts activities such as face painting, sock puppet workshop, circus skills, the Twist & Toddle play area, claymation workshop, a Soundscape and much more.
Highlights of this year’s Festival includes the North American premiere of The Itch of The Golden Nit - the Tate Movie Project created for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, ZooZoo where performers don amazing masks to become penguins playing musical chairsand more in a madcap revue of Cirque du Soleil-esque acrobatics, illusion, comedy and fun. For a full schedule of performances and activities visit the VICF website. There is a lot to take in during the 6 day festival.
Individual performance tickets range from $9 to $18 and include access to all on-site activities. Your show ticket includes access to all three Activity Zones, which feature 15 interactive and creative arts activities including face painting, sock puppet making, bicycle spin-art, circus skills, theatre games and more! Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at childrensfestival.ca, by phone at 1.877.840.0457 or during the Festival at the on-site box office located between Festival House and the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
