Current Projects
Parade & Celebration – June 1
10am to 2pm at Dentonia Park
We are thrilled to collaborate once again with East End Arts and the inspiring young people of East End Kids Pride.The theme this year is Magical Metamorphosis!
Puppet Workshops – May 24
St. Matthew’s Clubhouse
Join Shadowland artists in free workshops to create beautiful butterfly puppets for the parade. Registration is required.
For other Kids Pride workshops, and to register, please go to East End Arts
East End Kids Pride
Workshop & Parade
Light It Up!
Equinox Lantern Parade
Parade Saturday
March 22 at 6.30 pm - Taylor Creek Park
We are thrilled to collaborate again with East End Arts, Workman Arts and Crescent Town Club to spread light and beauty in these dark and cold times.
Join our free workshops to build your own beautiful lantern and bring them to the fifth annual Light It Up! Equinox Parade.
Glowing lanterns, music, stilt-walkers, hot chocolate, and a warming fire will help us push back the dark and imagine the coming Spring.
Please note change of parade location from previous years!!
Lantern Workshops
Sat. March 1, 12:30-2:30pm - Crescent Town Club
Thurs March 6, 6:30-8:30pm - Crescent Town Club
Sat March 8, 12:30-2:30pm - Crescent Town Club
Thurs Mar 13, 6:30-8:30pm - Matthew’s Clubhouse
Sat March 15, 12:30-2:30pm - Matthew’s Clubhouse
Thurs, March 20, 6:30-8:30pm Matthew’s Clubhouse
All materials supplied. Everyone is welcome.
Hands On! Craft & Storytelling
Anne Barber and Leah Sanchez, completed a workshop series with newcomer women. It is a part of MABELLEarts’ Welcome to the Neighbourhood program, and Newcomer Women Services,
funded by IRCC.
Each week the room was bursting with laughter, artworks and lively conversations.
We celebrated our hands, what they can do, what they mean to us, and how to keep them warm and loved. We made wrist-warmers, felted with wool,
What a remarkable and inspiring group!
We are grateful to MABELLEarts for this initiative and leading the way in recognizing the vital role the arts play in welcoming people to Canada.
Shadowland’s Mummers are always topical, if not prophetic, and December’s show, X AI and I Wonder Y, was right on point. The Wise Knight battled against the Techno Knight’s control over the minds of the populace. Quack doctors – the Three “Musk”eteers, tried their far-fetched remedies to no avail. The People, realizing they were being manipulated, brought the Knight of true knowledge back to life, and took back control of their own lives. Performances were at St Andrew-by-the-Lake Church, a very cold Kensington Solstice Celebration, and, we were special guests on CBC’s Metro Morning. We are so proud of our stellar group of young performers.
X AI and I Wonder Y
Mummers Play
Shadowland's Monday Night Theatre program has been running for twenty nine years, providing kids with a fun and engaging environment to develop valuable theatre skills. Here, they can hang out with friends while learning techniques that will benefit them for a lifetime. It is a unique experience that blends creativity, teamwork, and the joy of performance!
STILTS & STORIES
Light & Shadow
Shadowland’s first video game is available on Steam and itch.io.
Created in collaboration with the brilliant team at Flawed Designs, Light & Shadow is a free, platformer game in a shadow puppetry style designed for young people vulnerable to anxiety and depression. Our character, Po (you!), sets off to follow a shooting star hoping to bring its light into their life. It is a journey of trial and achievement in a shadowy world.
Finding your way isn't always easy, keep going!
Shadowland artists and game developers worked with mental health professionals and a youth advisory to bring this idea to life.
Light & Shadow has been downloaded 163,438 times, in 131 countries.
We have run arts and wellness workshops, based on the game, for youth programs. Contact us if you would like details on this workshop series for your group.
What People have said about Light & Shadow
“A nice platform with cute animation (loved the puppet-like aspect) that is actually about mental health….. Give it a go!”
“An amazing sound track that you want to listen to endlessly. A game about the blues and finding a goal is cool. I strongly recommend.”
“you’ll play as a shadow puppet in a world void of colour. Well, except for the musical notes scattered throughout the world guiding you through your journey.”
"The game itself is a fun play and a good experience and all for FREE…I love to see the shadow play style, it’s so cool and man the cutscenes are so nice. I recommend it a lot.”
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