Winnipeg Kids Fest, June 5 2013

Leif Norman

http://kidsfest.ca

Opening Ceremonies for the Winnipeg Kids fest 2013

Winnipeg Kids Fest 2013

 

 

Kids Fest balloons

 

 

 

Dan Craig is the MC. So he has this whole thing memorized.

 

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger arrives on his bicycle

 

Fred Penner rehearses with the kids choir

 

The Street Circus, Dan and Kimberly Craig get the crowd going!

 

Step Afrika

http://www.stepafrika.org/home.htm 

“Stepping is a unique dance tradition created by African American college students. In stepping, the body is used as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps and spoken word. The tradition grew out of the song and dance rituals practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities in the early 1900s. Stepping comes from a long and rich tradition in African-based communities that use movement, words and sounds to communicate allegiance to a group.” (from the Step Afrika website)

 

Step Afrika at the winnipeg Kids Fest 2013

 

 

 

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger at the Kids Fest

 

Happy family time at the Kids Fest

 

Kamikaze Fireflies

 

 

The Kamikaze Fireflies get dangerous

 http://www.kamikazefireflies.com

 

 

Winnipeg City Councillor Scott Fielding

 

The Street Circus balance it.

 

 

Grand Derangement

 http://www.grandderangement.com/www.grandderangement.com/Accueil_Home.html

From their website:

“Grand Dérangement is a group from the Saint Mary’s Bay area of Southwestern Nova Scotia. The name Grand Dérangement refers to the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, but the name also alludes to the group wanting to rouse its audience. The music is exciting, the show is a visual feast, and the highly poetic songs, while insightful, defy the audience to sit still. The bow fires up the fiddle…the sparks fly.”

Kids Fest Executive Producer Neal Rempel with his great hair

 

 

 

Fred Penner rocks the joint

 

Kids sing along with Fred Penner