Co-create a performance with professional artists based on your choice of theme.
In this current season we are doing virtual video story based residencies as well as virtual classroom level theatre based residencies (no big show at the end). We are also doing in-school video story based residencies where possible.
For 2021-22 we expect to offering our standard in-school theatre residency format with shows in the gym, as well as in-school video residencies and virtual theatre and video residencies.
We will be supporting schools applying to the AFA April 1 deadline for either in-school video residencies or in-school theatre based residencies. All applications will also include a Plan B virtual format in case Covid is still a factor.
We discover the show through a very simple group improv process. Our Tricksters begin by creating movement patterns with your students, the actors. Then we build the context around these patterns, developing the story and the dialogue.
Fundamental to the Trickster Process is our use of everyday items as props. Our actors improvise with plungers, bins, bamboo poles, pool noodles, scarves, and other everyday objects. On top of this, we bring the spectacle of our signature blacklight and shadow screen styles for traditional performances and green screen for video performances.
Traditional residencies:
The biggest difference in this residency is that the style of creation moves from Theatre to Video. We will be creating a separate video with each class and we’ll edit all of the class pieces into a school video that can be shared online with a password.
We’ll be using Green Screens so that we can place students anywhere!
These Video based Residencies may in some cases be able to be held over a multi-week period so that fewer artists are in the school.
Available in 2 Formats
1. Theatre based stories in which the whole classroom is the stage and we co-create an original performance together.
2. Video based Stories where we co-create a video together.
In both of these formats the artists will not be physically in the school at all. Artists will work with students over Zoom.
These residencies will typically have a longer time frame (2-4 weeks)
Trickster Artists are still responsible for all aspects of the residency.
Focusing your residency on a specific theme makes it cohesive. Each class will create pieces of the performance that focus on topics within your greater theme. The theme can be anything you want, but here are a few common themes for your consideration.
Explore what it means to be Canadian. Students can present stories about the history of Canada, the landscape, the people, and the future of our country.
These schools will look at what it means to welcome others to be part of their local, national and international family.
Reconciliation is an important topic in Canada. Explore the strengths of different worldviews as we find the balance between
two worlds.
By exploring how to have a growth mindset, stress management, the effects of sugar on your body, or healthy sleep habits, students will be able to really connect with topics that will help them be happier and healthier people.
Act out global issues and learn more about the world. Extend your learning with the Kids Go Global website where we provide resources to run school projects & share student work.
Drawing inspiration from The Leader in Me principles, this theme explores the leadership values that inspire our youth, helping students determine the steps towards their own success.
Each class will create a theatre piece based on a literary genre, including Science Fiction, Fables, Documentary, Detective Novels, Poetry, Historical Fiction, and more.
Every class participating will create a performance about how Math is used in real world situations. Included in the performances is a live-time projection outlining the Math that the students are using in their play!
Explore the history of your community, unearth stories about the past, celebrate your local heroes, and imagine what the future looks like in your community.
Explore the science curriculum by acting it out. We can create a physical understanding of any topic such as plant growth, flight, magnetism, and more.
Stories have been a part of all cultures since time began. During their residency , classes will create and tell stories that will be performed for the audience at the end of the week. These stories will all celebrate the imagination of the students.
Every place has a story – schools will delve into what stories can be told from the place that they are located. These might include stories from the perspective of the land, stories of the people who have lived on the land over time, or of big events that have happened in that location.
We can create a show based on whatever you can imagine! Dare to dream – what ideas
do you want to
explore together.
Set up a meeting to discuss options.
Choose a theme for your residency.
We’ll help put together your grant application.
Feb. 1-5: BOOKED
Feb. 8-12: BOOKED
Feb. 15-19: OPEN – 4-Day Residency ( call to check suitablity)
Feb. 22-26: BOOKED
Apr. 5-9: OPEN – 4-Day Residency- ( call to check suitablity)
Apr. 12-16: BOOKED
Apr. 19-23: BOOKED
Apr. 26-30: BOOKED
May 3-7: BOOKED
May 10-14: BOOKED
May 17-21: BOOKED
May 25-28: OPEN – 4 day week, small school only (12 classes or less)
Nov 1-5: | Chief Crowfoot School, Siksika |
OPEN – schools over 10 classes | |
Nov 8-12: | OPEN – 4 day week |
Nov 15-19: | Elizabeth Quintal School, Peerless Lake |
Chief Big Belly School, Tsuutina | |
Nov 22-26: | Taotha Community School, Nordegg |
Chiila School, Tsuutinna |
| Nov 29-Dec 3: | École les Cyprès, Medicine Hat |
| OPEN – schools over 10 classes | |
| Dec 6-10: | Arrowwood Community School, Arrowwood |
| École Plamondon, Plamondon | |
| Dec 13-17: | Bentley School, Bentley |
| Amisk School, Amisk | |
| Dec 20-23: | OPEN – 4 day week |
| Jan 3-7: | OPEN |
| Jan 10-14: | RJ Hawkey School, Airdrie |
| Scott Robertson School, Edmonton | |
| Jan 17-21: | St. Catherine School, Grande Prairie |
| Grasmere School, AB Beach | |
| Jan 24-28: | EE Oliver School, Fairview |
| OPEN – schools under 10 classes |
| Jan 31-Feb 4: | Clive School, Clive |
| Clarence Jaycox School, Red Earth Creek | |
| Feb 7-11: | Westmount Elementary, Strathmore |
| Cadotte Lake School, Cadotte Lake | |
| Feb 14-18: | Carbon School, Carbon |
| OPEN – schools over 10 classes | |
| Feb 22-25: | OPEN (4 day week) |
| Feb 28-Mar 4: | Kateri School, Trout Lake |
| Saipoyi School, Standoff | |
| Mar 7-11: | Tomahawk School, Tomahawk |
| Calgary French and International School, Calgary | |
| Mar 14-18: | St. Stanislaus School, Edmonton |
| Botha School, Botha | |
| Mar 21-25: | Joseph Welsh School, Red Deer |
| OPEN– schools under 10 classes | |
| Mar 28-Apr 1: | Vulcan Prairieview School, Vulcan |
| New Myrnam School, Myrnam |
| Apr 4-8: | Windsor Park School, Edmonton |
| Collingwood School, Calgary | |
| Apr 11-15: | OPEN – 4 day week |
| Apr 18-22: | Thickwood Heights School, Fort McMurray; |
| OPEN – schools over 10 classes (4 day week) | |
| Apr 25-29: | Manning Elementary, Manning |
| Elbow Valley School, Calgary | |
| Athabasca Delta Community School, Fort Chipewyan |
| May 2-6: | Janet Johnstone School, Calgary |
| Fox Creek School, Fox Creek | |
| May 9-13: | Rosary Roman Separate School, Manning |
| Balwin School, Edmonton | |
| May 16-20: | Chief Jacob Bearspaw School, Eden Valley |
| Exshaw School, Exshaw | |
| May 23-27: | OPEN – 4 day week |
| May 30-Jun 3: | Eleanor Hall School, Clyde |
| Atikameg School, Atikameg | |
| Jun 6-10: | OPEN |
| Jun 13-17: | OPEN |
| Jun 20-24: | OPEN |
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) provides residency program funding assistance directly to Alberta schools. The annual application deadline is April 1, which may provide funding for projects in the following school year.