“Tricoter une danse en famille” workshop with Foolish Operations

This online workshop for families with children aged 3 to 8 is led by two dance artists and a musician. It invites families to explore creative movement by using wool to inspire movements like spinning, rolling, bouncing/jumping, and more. Attendees will also watch the short film “Tricoter” (5 minutes) and the team will share an original poem by author Jennifer Wickham, a member of Cas Yikh (the house of the Grizzly Bear) in the Gidimt’en (Grizzly Bear/wolf) of the Wet’suwet’en people.

The workshop is designed to accommodate 20 families on the platform Zoom and lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Julie Lebel is the designer of this workshop. She is a Vancouver-based choreographer specializing in cultural mediation and relational art. She has over 25 years of dance teaching experience. The workshop will be co-hosted by Sarah Gallos with cellist Tara Rajah.

Logistics:

– Each family must provide a ball of wool for the workshop (regardless of size). The wool ball will be used towards the end of the workshop. We recommend placing it out of sight until the performers give you the signal to pick it up, to keep the surprise!
– The Foolish Operations online events protocol can be viewed here, to keep everyone safe: https://foolishoperations.org/…/online-events-protocol/
– A Zoom link will be provided before the workshop.