![]() ![]() “We want to expand that sense of unity across Ukrainian communities around the globe. The Ukrainian community in Alberta is tightly woven,” says Graham Currie, President of the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company. This exciting tour, in the Philadelphia area and New York City, highlights the beauty, grace and dynamic nature of the art of Ukrainian dance. “They’re like dogs a great conversation starter.NEW YORK – Two premier North American dance companies, Cheremosh from Edmonton, Alberta, and Syzokryli from New York City, will join forces in collaborative concerts on October 9-10, uniting Ukrainian communities from opposite sides of the continent. “It’s easy to chat to other people who have babies,” notes Alice, mum to a 12-week-old. Striking up conversations with revellers young and old comes naturally. The beauty of Kaleidoscope’s inclusiveness is that you don’t need a crowd. “What are we supposed to do, just stay at home?” “Why should your life stop just because you have kids?” posits one woman, serenely nursing her six-month-old. The tent is complete with sterilisers, fridges, bottle warmers, changing stations, sofas and beanbags. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Hazzle-free admissionĪfter a hassle-free admission – the site is blessedly compact – the very first amenity visible at the Russborough House weekender is the Baba Care zone. Lee Deegan and Paul Clarke from Ballymun at Kaleidoscope Festival, in Wicklow. Toni O’Rourke and her lurcher Phoebe at Kaleidoscope Festival in Russborough House. “Sure if things go wrong, we can always leave,” surmises dad-of-three Paul. I thought I was heroic getting to the car park in one piece until the woman in the car next to me unloaded four boys and a three-week-old baby.Īnother family are trying their hand at camping, despite living mere minutes down the road. ![]() Normally, I’d file bringing young children to a festival under “would you be well?” I’d dreaded bringing my own four-month-old along (even when we go to the local park, we prepare as though we’re moving to Honduras) but at Kaleidoscope, it’s next to impossible not to relax. To say there’s something for kids of every stripe is a cliché, yet completists might have a hard time fitting everything in. The beauty of Kaleidoscope's inclusiveness is that you don't need a crowdĮlsewhere, kids can enjoy adventure sports, hot tubs, food demos and comedy. At the Podcast tent, this newspaper hosts its own well-received event: Joke Telling and Kids Asking Other Kids Important Questions. The family-heavy crowd is enthusiastic without bearing the usual hectic, New Year’s Eve energy of other festivals.Īt the Junior and Teen Wonderlands, there’s nature drawing, creative writing workshops for teens, storytelling, climate change talks, SNA-supported play (we arrive too late for family meditation and the baby rave, more’s the pity). Photograph: Fran VealeĬharlotte Buckley and Laura Kirwin show off their junk couture at Kaleidoscope Festival in Russborough House. Sarah Barry (17), Chantelle Quigley (16) and Shauna O’Neill (14) enjoying Sean and Conor Price’s performance at Kaleidoscope Festival in Russborough House. Inaugural festivals often have a relaxed atmosphere and impressive attention to detail, and Kaleidoscope appears to be free from organisational growing pains. Billed as a camping festival for families, the event’s singular vibe is the lucky beneficiary of many variables. The campsite is a serene and clean wonder, for a start. Kaleidoscope at Russborough House in Co Wicklow is a festival alright, but not as many of us know it. ![]() Question: what does a music festival look like when you take away the sartorial showboating, the slabs of warm lager, and the campsite busker murdering ‘Wonderwall’ at 4am? ![]()
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