Join Carousel Players for a morning of interactive puppet-making and performance at Culture Days!

First, children (with help from their adults) will be guided in building a small, flying bird puppet which will later become part of the performance. Once all puppets have been assembled, participants will join Carousel performers for an outdoor performance of Birdsong, where the children and their puppets play a key role in the show!

Synopsis: A giant bird has gotten lost on its migration and has landed in St. Catharines. It doesn’t know how to find its way home. All the little birds of St. Catharines (the children/families and their bird puppets) come to help. They sing a song of encouragement and show the giant bird how to fly. Eventually, with everyone’s help, the giant bird is able to take flight and head off on its migration.

Original music by Joe Lapinski, performed by members of the Niagara Youth Orchestra directed by Lisa Donati. Giant Puppet design by Izzy Saranchuk. Little Puppet design by Alexa Fraser.