ARTY FARTY
TWINKLE
Concept, Co-creation, Performance: Lindsay Goodtimes
Co-creation and Scenography Jen Bulthuis
Sound & Lighting Design: Ian Goodtimes
Suzuki Consultant: Lenni Jabour
Producer: Jessica Greenberg
Early Years Theatre Mentor: Lynda Hill
Early Years Consultant: Stefanie Mendoza
Musician: Annabelle Chvostek, Ian Goodtimes
TWINKLE is a fantastical, immersive Suzuki music–inspired early years performance for ages 0–6 and their grown-ups.
In this dream-like camping adventure, everyday objects transform into extraordinary worlds — a backpack becomes a pond and a starlit sky, umbrellas shimmer into constellations, and shadows come alive. With musicians ages 6–60, the show gently shifts between tenderness and joyful absurdity as our camper fishes for a star, sings under the night sky, wakes a sleepy sleeping bag, and parties with a Hot Dog.
Inspired by the Suzuki method, TWINKLE explores repetition, rhythm, melody, harmony, and pro-social connection through movement and live music, creating a sensory world that delights both caregiver and child.
TWINKLE was developed with generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
“The heart that feels music will feel people”
– Shinichi Suzuki
OTHER EARLY YEARS CO:
TWEET TWEET
TWEET TWEET was nominated for a Dora for Outstanding Performance TYA 2019
Concept and Creation by
Lindsay Goodtimes, Holly Treddenick
Produced by Femmes du Feu Creations
Performed by Lindsay Goodtimes,
Holly Treddenick & Ian Goodtimes
Directed by Monica Dottor
Dramaturgy by Lynda Hill
Premiered May 13, 2018 as part of WeeFestival 2018 at Wychwood Barns
Created with the generous support of Canada Council for The Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Direct and WeeFestival
Tweet tweet is an early years contemporary circus and dance-theatre about two baby birds discovering their home & learning to fly.
An early years creation exploring nature and relationships that is part performance and part installation.
FLORA & FAUNA
Concept and Creation by
Lindsay Goodtimes, Holly Treddenick
Produced by Femmes du Feu Creations
Creation & Direction by: Monica Dottor
Performer (s): Holly Treddenick, Lindsay Goodtimes
Original Composition: Rita Dottor
Set & Costuming: Tannis MacArthur
Created with the generous support of Theatre Gargantua, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, the OAC Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators from Carousel Players and Young People’s Theatre, and the Canada Council for the Arts for the support of this project
DAYLIGHT
DAYLIGHT is a creative endeavor featured at Toronto’s 2023 Nuit Blanche, curated by Kari Cwynar and supported by the City of Toronto and Canada Council for the Arts.
Spearheaded by Bandleader Ian Goodtimes and Cree Performance Artist Archer Pechawis, this project represents an ambitious and innovative exploration of music, culture, and storytelling through a unique fusion of traditional Indigenous music, spoken word, contemporary sounds with a full band of Toronto’s best improv musicians.
