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Circulation 8,500 What’s Inside.. 13 35:??in am“ 16 SWifiuiIIethismomh Magic Bus ...Luke Soup A Spin On Sports ...With Ralph PlNhead? ...Kate A’la Cane ...Local Author ‘The Italian Job' ...Cooking L12, Students from Ballantrae Public School raised an incredible $10,195.75 during Trekking for Trillium. a fundraiser for Camp Trillium which provides camps and year-round recreational pro- A Midsummer Night to warm up spring A Midsummer Night's Dream. MOTUS 0‘s enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy. is returning to Markham Theatre for a three night run in April, with a special gala performance and reception on April lo, Mayor Sue Sherban is co-chalr of the MOTUS 0 Dance Theatre Gala and an enthu- siastic supporter of the Stouffvllle-based By Kate Gi[derdale StoufMlle This Momh company, which has created seven full- length productions and toured many venues in Canada and the United States, as well as internationally. Dream, which had its pre- miere at Markham Theatre in Feb 2003. incorporates dance. spoken word. video pro- iection and music, The production. which is returning to Markham Theatre by popular demand. has been presented in schools throughout York Region with the help of a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the compa- ny has received glowing reviews over the B W , grams for diildren and families living with childhood cancer. Some of the participants are seen taking a break during the event. which was held at the school at the end of February. Hannen years for its innovative works. In the words of Globe and Mail dance critic Paula Citron. "MOTUS 0 walks the thin line between seri- ousness and satire. This group takes the cliche to the max and I love it" Tickets for the gala performance of Dream are $75 and proceeds from the event Will go to MOTUS 0 Dance Theatre and the Culture Art 8Herltage committee for Whltchurchâ€" Stouffvllle. For more Infonnatlon. cal‘l Moms 0 905â€"640â€"8647 or e-mall motuso®spfint.ca. Nancy Hopkins / Stouftville This Montr See story page: M and APRIL 2004