WAYO 1st Annual Children's Festival
August 26, 2020
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Berkeley Castle & Canadian Stage
LOCATION:
Berkeley Castle & Berkeley Theatre
Jamii produced its first official children’s outdoors festival for the Esplanade community: WAYO (a Swahili word that means footprint, symbolizing the journey to life). WAYO brought creativity to the hearts of our youngest community members as it awakened their imaginations and touched their souls through storytelling, song, dance and crafts.

CREDITS:
PERFORMERS:
Indigenous artist Mahlikah Awe:ri with the performance “Becoming a Thunderbird”;
Eman Hillawi and Alexandra Legendre for a lollipop lyra duet; and
Bana Stegu and Arlene Paculan for a musical performance.
This event was MC’d by Kristi Heath.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION:
Isorine Marc
EVENT PRODUCTION:
Isorine Marc
Sharon Zarita
FUNDERS:
Ontario Arts Council
PARTNERS:
Berkeley Castle
Canadian Stage

PHOTOS BY:
Delphy Photography