Fantastic Fun Zone
Fantastic Fun Zone, created by Little Fish Productions, is an outdoor all ages contemporary dance and physical theatre performance. It follows the story of two neighbours who meet and enter a large circle made of colourful rope. They jump, shuffle, hop, scuttle, leap, mosey, stroll, dash, prance, zig zag, slink and twirl through a series of adventures, experiencing a roller coaster of emotions. These characters explore the edges of the confined space they find themselves in while developing a deeper understanding of one another and their boundaries. The work is a quest for human connection and joy, derived from a time where physical distancing from others was a necessary reality.
Musician Nathan Marsh animates the Fantastic Fun Zone with guitar, mandolin, harmonica and a shiny party whistle. Costume designer Sasha Schaepe has created beautiful and sustainable garments and objects that bring childlike play and wonder to the FFZ. While sitting or standing in a circle outdoors, the audience will have the opportunity to connect to the performers, the fun zone, the music and each other in this brief moment of togetherness.
Photo by Jeff Lucas
Presentations
UNITED KINGDOM
East Quay, Watchet, Somerset, UK, August 26, 2023
CANADA
North Van Arts’ Arts in the Garden Online Event, June 12-27, 2021 - Watch the performance here
Skampede Festival, Victoria, BC. July 16-18, 2021 - Details here
Trout Lake Community Centre, August 1, 2021
North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, August 11th (Two performances with accompanying all ages dance workshops)
New Performance Works’ All Over the Map Performance Series, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. July 17, 2022. Details here.
Credits
Choreography & Performance: Jenna Kraychy & Sophie Brassard
Composition & Performance: Nathan Marsh
Costume Design & Outside Eye: Sasha Schaepe
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Fantastic Fun Zone was supported by Théâtre la Seizième through their Micro-résidences program. We'd like to thank Cory Haas, Jennifer Mascall and Julianne Chapple for their mentorship as well as New Works, Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre, the Cultch Theatre and Dani Fecko for their support.
Little Fish Productions
Little Fish Productions’ interests lie in creating performances that are accessible and inviting for a variety of all-age audiences. Sophie Brassard and Jenna Kraychy have found a mutual passion for outdoor and site-responsive dance performances. Sometimes, they feel like two small fish, swimming in a big sea. They strive to plunge into work that supports and uplifts the communities in which they present. Believing that everyone can move and create, they feel that every drop in the sea can make a meaningful ripple. Fantastic Fun Zone is their first co-creation and is informed by their friendship and their desire for connection during a weird time. They are grateful to live and work as guests on the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.