Jacqui Du Toit
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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. She is the co-owner of The Origin Arts and Community Centre.
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.
New Artist
New Program
Residency
Indigenous
Performance
Workshop
Seniors
English
French
French Immersion
AVAILABLE ONLINE: School Performance: 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.
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Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
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500
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In-person
Solo artist: one-hour performance $400 + HST
With drummer: One-hour performance $500 + HST
Online: Video On Demand
One performance: 42 minute video + 20 minute Q&A session $370 + HST
Each additional meeting $60 + HST
Maximum
500 students for the video
60 students for the meeting
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AVAILABLE ONLINE: School Workshop: 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.
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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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30
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In person:
One 2 hour session $350 + HST
Two 2 hour sessions $470 + HST
Online:
One session of 1 hour $250 + HST
Half Day: Two sessions of 1 hour $350 + HST
Full Day: Three sessions of 1 hour $470 + HST
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AVAILABLE ONLINE: School Residency: Your Roots, Your Story
In this residency, students will explore their cultural heritage through the art of storytelling. Jacqui will guide them through this ancient artistic and cultural practice, exploring various skills and techniques including story structure and plot, character building, vocal techniques and body expressions. This residency ends with a performance where students share their stories with their classmates.
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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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15 students per session
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In person and online:
One class: 2 one hour sessions per day for 5 days $1,750 + HST
Two classes: 4 one hour sessions per day for 5 days $2,350 + HST
As every project is different, a meeting with the artist is required to determine the parameters of the project, the number of participants and the number of days required to complete the project.
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AVAILABLE ONLINE: School Residency: So, what is your story?
Everyone has a story, what is yours? This interactive and engaging residency has been designed to help you transform your raw, personal story into a moving, creative storytelling performance. Confidence building, creative thinking, and connecting with classmates are all part of this unique experience. Through movement exercises, creative writing and theatrical games participants will gain more insight into their own life story. By the end of the 5th week, participants will be able to share their stories with their classmates.
There needs to be at least one week between each session.
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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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15 students per session
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In person and online:
For One Class: 2 one hour sessions per day for 5 days $1,750 + HST
For Two classes: 4 one hour sessions per day for 5 days $2,350 + HST
As every project is different, a meeting with the artist is required to determine the parameters of the project, the number of participants and the number of days required to complete the project.
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AVAILABLE ONLINE: School Workshop: Animate History! (2 artists)
Choose a story that needs to be heard and animate it. In the first sessions, Jacqui will guide students through the steps and structural elements to build a story. By the end of the session, your short story will be recorded and ready to be animated.
In the second session, Tina will introduce students to the 2D animation process and techniques, including character and background design. Students will create their animation, which Tina will then merge with the recorded audio.
The finished product is a story created by your class, told by a professional storyteller, and animated in a fun and educational way. This is a great workshop for your history class!
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Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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30
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In person and online:
Two 1 hour sessions $420 + HST
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AVAILABLE ONLINE: Senior Performance: Stories from the Motherlands
Stories from the Motherlands: 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
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Seniors
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Literary Arts
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Time and Price:
In person and online:
One performance of 1 hour: $240 + HST
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