It's been a quiet but busy winter in Pageant-land - we have been making plans, listening to guidance from our Chief Public Health Office, and designing a creation process and performance experience that can safely gather participants and audiences for the fifth edition of The River Clyde Pageant.
The 2021 River Clyde Pageant will take place July 23-25 and July 30-August 1 in New Glasgow, PEI.
Tickets will go on sale in July. Workshops will be announced at the end of April, with offerings in puppetry, music, dance, youth drama and more. All workshops and events will have covid-19 safety precautions in place. It won't look too different -- our practice of working outdoors in wide open spaces is an asset in these times!
We are extremely grateful for the sustained efforts and leadership of our provincial government, public health office, and Islanders in general in keeping covid numbers low on PEI
A glimpse of what's to come
While Covid-19 interrupted regular summer programming in 2020, it also sparked new collaborations, priorities and themes for our work in 2021 and beyond. We are thrilled to move forward with our 2021 season, making some adaptations to ensure the continued safety of our audiences, performers and participants. In 2021, we are presenting:
Six performances of the 2021 River Clyde Pageant for two 50-person audience groups, travelling separately around a circuit of scenes performed on land and water. Performances will conclude with an outdoor meal prepared by Chef Emily Wells in the fields overlooking the River Clyde.
An outdoor performance of Troubling Joy, a bicycle puppet show by Nova Scotia’s North Barn Theatre Collective, in June 2021. The latest production from the team that brought Late Night Radio to the shores of the River Clyde in 2020.
New arts & ecology programming. The climate crisis demands our attention and response, and a new series of workshops & events will engage with our local ecology and the long-term work of protecting it.
New theatre & food workshops for newcomers. We are reimagining our popular “Cooking with Local Ingredients” workshops to involve parents, caregivers and children in sessions that bring together cooking and theatre creation.
Mentorship opportunities, new collaborations, and new artistic forms. We are excited to share more details on all this very soon!
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