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l i the stouffville sun tuesday feb 18 2003 page 5 kids get to dance with pros in stouffville company stouffvilles motus o ij dream ties in with the york anglican use song dance parker who every year been involved in she is assist- dance theatre will perform h our region district school satire and audience participa- delights in the role of the ed by julia topping and music a mlhwimmpt miatltc h p rrwlrric fvztc 1 1 tirt1ick riir firm t nrarc fiin ofr fliinrrc 1vmii torra on1 ta r alrftrr akrr prrc trwa stouffvilles motus o dance theatre will perform a midsummer nights dream this friday feb 21 and will then go on to give young dancers a chance to per form with the company during three more performances in newmarket and markham fridays performance is the first in a series supported by the trillium foundation motus o brought its innov ative dance theatre workshops to a number of york region elementary and secondary schools last year students had a chance to study a role and then perform at their school with the companys profes sional dancers motus os artistic directors cindy and james croker and jack langenhuizen have worked individually and col lectively on a variety of group and educational projects since 1980 they began their first project as a collective in 1988 and in 1990 formed motus o as a notforprofit dance the- our town hannelore volpe atre since then they have cre ated seven full length produc tions including delusions human knots alice the little prince and petroushka motus o will be holding auditions for student perform ers at schools throughout york region in june rehearsals for the play will most likely begin in august said cindy croker to actually perform with professionals means students learn so much more about per formance than by just watch ing or having us direct them we will be bringing in students to watch the show and watch their peers perform she added the company uses innovative costumes props sets and music to explore emo tions and movement the motus o performance of a midsummer nights dream ties in with the york region district school boards grade 1 1 english cur riculum where students study shakespeare a midsummer nights dream combines dance the atre and video to bring the shakespeare play to life the dress rehearsal performance on friday begins at 730 pm at the markham theatre the performance is open to the public on a pay what you can basis with a minimum of 5 per person requested for more information on the play or on the upcoming auditions please call the dance theatre at 9056408647 town pantomime turns 10 this month men in voluminous skirts and garish makeup thankfully arent the rule in staid stouffville until the english pantomime hits town thats when children teens and adults from christ church anglican use song dance satire and audience participa tion to poke fun at things local and far away while perform ing in true pantomime style this years play is ali baba and the forty thieves the script has been adapted by charlie parker who originally brought this theatrical form to christ church anglican a decade ago the play will be held at latcham hall on park dr south in stouffville on friday feb 28 at 730 pm and on saturday march 1 at 2 and 730 pm a special seniors performance will be held at parkview village on friday march 28 at 7 pm the unusual tradition of males playing female roles has its origin in theatrical history when women were prohibited from appearing onstage said mr parker the young people of christ church anglican are playing all of the roles besides ali babas elaborately dressed mother played by charlie parker who every year delights in the role of the dame and the evil jahandar grand vizier of baghdad portrayedby peren nial bad guy dr peter markle the band of 40 thieves are of varying nationalities with outlandish accents and most of the time these thieves are on strike not unlike our own public servants said dr markle this is the tenth production that director denise pettitt has been involved in she is assist ed by julia topping and music director mark peters joe sweeney is the special effects expert while nancy feasby and susan fockler are creating the costumes including fanci ful turbans shoes and baggy trousers tickets at 10 for adults and 7 for children 12 and under are available from christ church anglican at 905-640- 1461 and at stouffville florist 6343 main st town wins injunction over arena from page 1 problem with buckets at the same time they were redirecting the water with garden hoses this situation had a health and safety component said mr klees while hockey players and figure skaters have been putting up with water dripping on their faces and backs while they skate the town launched a court action against proctor and redfern group engineers from toronto and fish general contractors after years of legal wrangling the town won the court injunction said mr emmerson its been a long court battle were now in the process of making a settlement with 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