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p 14 weekender march 9 1996 i i st entertainment motus o dancers take on alice in wonderland by kate gblderdale correspondent march 15 is a very important date on markham theatres calen dar thats when motus o dance theatre brings its unique magic to two performances of alice an inspired interpretation of lewis carrolls famous novels alice in wonderland and through the looking glass motus o a stouffvillebased dance collective was formed in 1990 by james croker jack lan- genhuizen and cindy croker who have been performing together since 1980 the troupes artistic vision was to create original works based on real life experiences by incorporat ing its members cornucopia of tal ents which include modern bal let jazz and ballroom dance as well as mime theatre music and voice the result is an innovative witty and vibrant work which is as accessible to children as it is to adults everyone will recognize carrolls eccentric characters from tweedle dum and tweedle dee to the cheshire cat and the mad hatter all decked out in dazzling cos tumes and displaying awesome acrobatic skills an eclectic musical score which runs the gamut from tchaikovsky ma rkh am th eat re motus o dance theatre presents alice march 15 march 15 230 pm 8 pm 15 18 alice the white rabbit tweedle dum tweedle dee the mad hatter the cheshire cat great fun for march break gaemii dcipi march 31 1 1 am 2 4pm tickets 8 get ready for an action packed concert with bright lights flashy costumes and great music kids can rocknroll with kideo and have a blast caii markham theatre nw corner of warden hwy 7 to queen provides the per fect foil for this fastpaced and beautifully choreo graphed production by including some of car rolls whimsical dialogue motus o enhances the visu al aspect of the performance while creating an added empathy with those who have enjoyed the books alice made its debut at the lighthouse festival in port dover in 1994 the production is rich in athletic and innovative dance and movement cou pled with mime and music wrote chris thomas of the simcoe reformer the fourperson company james croker jack lan- genhuizen cindy croker and petra makenbach interprets the bizarre world and strange characters which alice encounters with a physicality that leaves even the audience panting their athleticism alone is worth the price of admis sion continued thomas in his review with alice motus o proves once again that the art of dance can have wide audience appeal the work was choreo graphed by the collectives three founding members in collaboration with petra makenbach motus o has performed to wide acclaim at festivals around the world and its members have participated in many workshops in ontario schools recently students in stouffville were given a pre view of the fabulous cos tumes which are featured in the show the dance collective has been invited to represent canada at the fifth annual orlando fringe festival in florida from april 1221 1996 their featured produc tion human knots was a hit with critics and audi ences in australia and throughout ontario more than 20000 fans are expected to attend the us festival in orlando alice is a march break treat not be missed tickets for alice are 10 for the 230 pm perfor mance and 15 for the 8 pm performance and are available by calling the markham theatre box office at 3057469 panther players bring art of conflict resolution to school helping students help each other is an idea whose time has come at orchard park public school encouraged by the success of the conflict resolu tion program in which older students are trained to mediate in school yard disputes a guidance teacher at the school and a youth and child care worker from the board of education have taken the concept a step further the result panther players has students from grades 6 and 7 supervising outdoor games for pri mary pupils at lunch recess we found that a lot of the kids didnt know the typical school yard games and some of them would go out and get into fights said board worker cameron sauder we decided to get grades six and seven to be proactive and teach the younger kids to do some thing which would cut down on the conflicts as well said teacher bill mcmahon it provides an alternative to the younger students who dont have anyone to play with at recess the intermediate students who volunteered to participate were asked to fill out an application and were interviewed by mcmahon and viceprinci pal john hopkins 12 students were selected and split up into teams of six with each team supervis ing games for one lunch recess each sixday cycle before the program started the students attend ed a number of training sessions and they meet weekly with mcmahon and sauder to plan upcom ing activities and review the program we check what games we have and we put on buttons so the primary students know who we march break extravaganza ktywvvm markham museum hwy 48 23 fan north of hwy 7 905 2944576 no preregistration required except groups open 10 am a pm daily admission 3 for anyone 3 years up kids must be with an adult buy a family membership and save monday march 1 1 medieval fair make a medieval style hat shield meet a knight squire from medieval times dinner tournament tuesday march 12 you oughta be in pictures have your photo taken wearing historic costume make a picture frame sponsored by motophoto and the costume shop wednesday march 13 history mystery solve a museum mystery take fingerprints more meet constables from york regional police thursday march 14 jungles alive the toronto nature centre brings live animals so you can learn about life in the rainforest make an animal mask to take home animal shows at 1030 100 200 friday march 15 puppets galore make your own marionette puppet wtfu3lftm are explained panther player hannah mcnamara we have a meeting and we learn some new games and play them with the kids and they seem to enjoy them observed annelise rosskopf its kind of neat when you go outside and all these little kids start running to you because they know who you are added susan evans it also gives the older students a sense of responsibility said erin peroff you feel like youre a teacher because youre the oldest and they look up to you and josh sellers likes the fact that he has become friends with some of the younger students when theyre on your team you get to know them all the players agree that they have developed valuable leader ship skills and confidence through participation in the pro gram and a number of other schools have expressed an inter est in implementing similar pro grams said mcmahon the other panther players are ashley dawson miranda oliver laura chappel andrea moller susan hendren tara nesbitt and ashley kerswill kate gilderdale good news the hunters nest restaurant is now open monday to saturday 11 am11 pm valid sat march 9 sat march 1 6th present this coupon and we will deduct 1 off each main course you order we are located at hwy 48 19th ave on dickson hill road immmmm j