Jacqui Du Toit

Born and raised in South Africa, Jacqui Du Toit is known for her animated stories from the mother land. By combining gestures, movement, singing, facial expressions, and dramatic impersonations that spark the audience, Jacqui knows how to captivate the audience with more than just words.

Curriculum Links

Explore aspects of African culture; active listening skills; empathy; plot, character, rhythm, story structure, and narrative arc; cultural inclusion; myth and legend; non-verbal communication, mime, gesture, oral language and storytelling.

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Online Programming: Stories from the Mother Lands

Jacqui Du Toit shares contemporary, historical, and traditional stories from Southern Africa in a vibrant performance accompanied by a live drummer. Stories of Nelson Mandela, tales from Zimbabwe, traditional Zulu stories, fables of Anansi, and Jacqui’s own journey to Canada today all form part of the fabric that she weaves from the oral tradition.

Participants: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12	Maximum: 100
Discipline: Literary Arts
Time and Price: On line: One-hour session: $200 + HST In person One session: 1 hour (incl. Q & A) Solo performance: $235 + HST With drummer: $295 + HST Half day: two 1 hour sessions Solo performance: $335 + HST With drummer: $395 + HST Full day: three 1 hour sessions Solo performance: $435 + HST With drummer: $495 + HST

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Online programming: Traditional Storytelling

Since the dawn of time, storytelling has been an ancient art form of conveying crucial information from generation to generation, helping communities to grow and helping children to engage with their creativity and imagination. This two-hour workshop focuses on engaging student’s imagination with theatrical games and voice exercises. Participants will learn the art of retelling stories from the motherland.

Participants: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8	Maximum: 30
Discipline: Literary Arts
Time and Price: One hour session: $140 + HST

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Shaking it up: Enriched Stories from the Mother Lands Performance + Workshop

Enrich the understanding of Stories from the Mother Lands with a hands-on workshop creating shakers from recycled and natural materials, learning how to use them to punctuate stories.

Participants: Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6	Maximum: 30
Discipline: Literary Arts
Time and Price: One hour performance + 45 minutes workshop $315 + HST 1 performance + 2 workshops $415 + HST Materials $1 per student