This week our class had an exciting experience working with Trickster Theatre. Through their unique theatre process, we helped create a performance based on the theme “A Journey Across Canada.” Each class explored a different part of the country, and our class travelled to the province of Quebec.
Our story focused on the famous winter celebration called Carnaval de Québec, one of the largest winter festivals in the world. The Trickster artists guided us through a fun acting process. We began by creating movement patterns together as actors. After that, we built a story and added dialogue to bring our ideas to life.
One of the most creative parts of the experience was using everyday objects as theatre props. Instead of traditional stage props, we used folding tables and transformed them through movement and imagination. The tables became maple trees for maple syrup tapping, stands for ice sculpting, snowy hills for skiing, and more activities you might see during Carnaval. By folding, shifting, and moving the tables in different ways, we showed how people celebrate winter in Quebec.
Working together, we used creativity, teamwork, and imagination to bring our part of Canada’s journey to life on stage. It was wonderful to see how simple objects, movement, and storytelling could turn into a performance about a special Canadian celebration.
We are proud of the creativity and collaboration our students showed during this memorable theatre experience!
