This event finished on: 23 July 2011
School is out for the summer so get your holidays off to a great start with a fun-filled day of dance at The Place.
Something Happening for kids is a new family event featuring performances and workshops alongside hands-on activities.
There's face painting, stories, music, arts and crafts activities and much, much more. There's a free place to store your bags and buggies, nappy changing facilities and our café will be serving a special children's menu.
PERFORMANCES
The day features three incredible interactive dance and circus performances created especially for young audiences. Our intimate studios and theatre give you the chance to see dance really up close
The Light Garden
an enchanting camping experience
Follow animated pebbles by torchlight to reach tents and a smouldering campfire. Explore a magical cave, a beanbag hillside with crawling ladybirds and learn how to control the weather. As the sky shifts from dawn to dusk, dancers appear in the moon.
The Light Garden is created by award-winning filmmaker Rachel Davies and was comissioned by Sadler's Wells.
Twice hourly from 12pm - 5pm
Suitable for children aged 18 months - 5 years
Elsewhere
An interactive circus extravaganza
Suspended from a rope, performer and aerialist Ilona Jäntti tries to outwit an animated Pac-man-like creature in a fabulously imaginative game that fascinates children and adults alike. After the performance it's your turn to go on stage to play with projected images from the show.
12pm - 12.30pm
3pm - 3.30pm
Suitable for any age
Cosas
dancing and playing with words
Swedish choreographer Alma Söderberg is a captivating and hilarious performer who sings whilst talking, talks whilst dancing and dances whilst singing in an adaptation made especially for Something Happening for Kids.
11.30am - 11.50am SOLD OUT
12.45pm - 1.05pm
2.30pm - 2.50pm SOLD OUT
3.45pm - 4.05pm
Suitable for any age
WORKSHOPS
All of the workshops are inspired by the performances you can watch on the day. They are led in a relaxed environment by our friendly and experienced teachers. No previous experience is necessary, just plenty of energy and enthusiasm.
12.30 - 1.15pm Circus Workshop
Suitable for 6+
12.30-1.15pm Creative contemporary dance workshop
Suitable for 6 and under
1.30pm - 2.15pm Creative contemporary dance workshop SOLD OUT
suitable for 6 and under
1.30pm - 2.15pm Circus workshop
Suitable for 6+
1.30 - 2.15pm Creative contemporary dance workshop
suitable for 6+
Come and join us for a fantastic family day out at The Place.
BOOKING
Tickets for the day cost £5 per child or adult. A family ticket costs only £15 for any combination of four people including at least one adult.
There are various performances and workshops throughout the day and we will contact you after you have purchased tickets to book your party into the different activities. We may limit the number of workshops to two per child.
When booking your tickets, please give us a telephone number and email address so that we can contact you to allocate your workshop and performance spaces. All tickets for performances and workshops are subject to availability.
The Place would like to thank Mitchells & Butlers for their generous support towards Something Happening for kids.