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Born2Dance launches Theatre Company to give youths homegrown stage training Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express
tive called the Triple Threat Theatre Company designed to give youths more skills with singing, acting and dancing. There is a need for a theatre company like this because kids who want to become professional performers don’t have anywhere in town to take that next step, explained co-director Jessika Kopp. There is no organization to train children, develop their skills, take headshots, set them up for tions. “It’s gonna be fantastic. We’ve seen a need for a while, and now that we have a well-established dance program, we’re
Born2Dance has launched the Triple Threat Theatre Company, which plans to put on a musical in June about The Addams Family. Photo courtesy Born2Dance Born2Dance Moose Jaw is expanding its programming by launching a new initia-
know they will stick because we’ve been doing this for 10 years,” she said. The theatre company — based in Church of God’s Hochelaga Street East location — will offer two streams for different age groups. Children ages seven to 11 can take six weeks of classes on Mondays for 45 minutes from May 9 to June 13. These classes will teach kids how to sing, act and dance — making them triple-threat performers — and prepare them for a future of stage performances.
Town, village population trend still on downward slope By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express
The long term trend to rural depopulation in the Moose Jaw region continued in the 2021 Census of Canada. Most of the towns and villages in the region lost population with some exceptions. mostly places near cities or in resort villages. Assiniboia, the largest town in the area lost 101 residents to 2,333 while Gravelbourg at 986, lost 103. Caronport gained 39 for 1,033. Central Butte gained 44 for 416 while Avonlea, 411, gained 18. Bethune, near the K+S potash mine and Regina, gained 261for 560. All three resort communities on Buffalo Pound Lake gained population with North Grove adding 43 for 175; Sun Valley adding 36 for 154; and South Lake adding 57 for 226. Holding their own were; Bengough, 332; Shamrock, 20; Wood Mountain, 20; Brownlee, 55, Coderre 30. Community 2021 2016 Assiniboia ................2,333 ......... 2,424 Avonlea .......................411 ............ 393 Belle Plaine ...................79 .............. 85 Bethune .......................560 ............ 399 Briercrest .....................155 ............ 159 Caronport .................1,033 ............ 994 Central Butte ...............416 ............ 372 Chamberlain .................96 .............. 90
Chaplin ........................222 ............ 229 Coronach ....................612 ............ 643 Craik ...........................405 ............ 392 Dilke .............................60 .............. 98 Drinkwater ....................74 .............. 78 Eyebrow .....................130 ............ 119 Findlater .......................60 .............. 45 Gravelbourg ................986 ......... 1,083 Hodgeville ...................147 ............ 172 Holdfast ......................173 ............ 247 Kincaid ........................120 .............111 .......................373 ............ 382 Limerick ......................114 ............ 115 Mankota ......................198 ............ 205 Marquis .........................90 .............. 97 Mortlach ......................274 ............ 261 Mossbank ....................368 ............ 360 Ogema .........................383 ............ 403 Pense ...........................603 ............ 587 Riverhurst ...................150 ............ 130 Rouleau .......................505 ............ 540 Shamrock ......................20 .............. 20 South Lake ..................226 ............ 169 Sun Valley ...................154 ............ 118 Tugaske .........................79 .............. 75 Tuxford........................103 ............ 113 Willow Bunch .............261 ............ 269 Wood Mountain.............20 .............. 20 Wd Mountain reserve ....16 .............. 12 North Grove ................175 ............ 132 Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
No experience is required for this part of the program. Meanwhile, youths 11 to 18 can audition for a role in a summer musical on Monday, May 2, from 4 to 9 p.m. This program will be more time-consuming and give youths knowledge about theatre and performing. Triple Threat Theatre Company plans to put on the musical “The Addams Family,” with performances on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. The location of the performance has yet to be determined. Visit www.borntodance.ca/register/ triple-threat to register for these programs. Directors chose a musical about The Addams Family because they wanted something that was not well-known and that local high schools had not done before, explained Kopp, who has 17 years in
musical theatre. Furthermore, the directors with their vision, which is to think outside the box and buck the trends. “The Addams Family is a family that doesn’t really go with the status quo. When everyone is telling them they should be doing something different, they kind of stick to their own weird self,” she chuckled. “So it kind of plays into the things that we’re teaching our kids: learn to think for yourself, be yourself (and) you are wonderful.” Born2Dance is excited to break into this aspect of performing via the Triple Threat Theatre Company, Kopp added. Teachers are also eager to do something new and allow youths to learn about acting, singing and dancing in Moose Jaw.
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