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Show Specifics
Junkyard Symphony's show involves lots of live rhythms, fantastic juggling, awesome acrobatic
tricks, hilarious comedy, and of course plenty of audience participation.
There is very little talking in the show; most of the communication is through body language
and whistle instructions, so the show can be understood anywhere in the world. The crowd is prompted to cheer by a young volunteer who holds up a cheer
detergent box and this really gets the audience going.
The show is very interactive as the audience takes part all throughout the performance by clapping to a beat,
doing a drum roll on their laps, counting from one to five and somehow
always missing the number four, and cheering when the cheer box is held up.
Themes such as rhythm and recycling are introduced
illustrating how the two are related and are both extremely
important to our everyday lives. Terms such as beat and tempo are covered along with dynamics and balance.
For holiday shows the performance can take on a
theme with appropriate decorations, such as for Halloween and Christmas.
The show can be performed as duo, trio or quartet.
There are several show length options; either, 30 min,
50 min or 1 hour. It just depends on how much the client has to spend. The one hour quartet is the best option.
Junkyard Symphony has their own sound system so the
client does not require to provide anything other than chairs for adults. Children can sit on the floor/ground. Pylons will be placed on the floor to indicate the
middle isle and the front row. It is best to have the youngest children up front and the oldest children at the back. It is also better to have Junkyard Symphony set up
along the shortest side of the performance space.
There is nothing offensive or dangerous in the show.
The performers demonstrate some difficult balancing tricks and feats of fitness but they are professionals and never do anything that they cannot easily do. If anything they
encourage the children to be more than they can be.
The performers remind us that we are all young at heart
and there is no harm in being silly. Sometimes we need to just have fun and enjoy life.
The show can be performed in English, French, and Spanish.
The show is suitable for all ages.
Many clients are impressed how children as young as 4 and 5 years have their attention fixed on the performers for the entire 50 minutes,
or that adults find the show just as entertaining as the kids. Basically this is a show for everyone to enjoy, and that's the best kind of show there is.
There are 5 show categories.
Small Space Shows, Large Space Shows, Show/Workshops, Main Stage Shows, and Roving Shows.
There are 3 price categories, as we beleive that
our shows should be affordable to all.
1.Community/Charity (daycamps, daycares, hospitals, chairty groups, fundraisers, churches, community groups, non-profit organisations)
2.Schools (Primary, Middle, Secondary, College and University)
3.Business/Festivals (Businesses, Festivals, Fairs, Theatres, Government)
Small Space Shows
(Homes, Daycares, Classrooms, Boardrooms)
Junkyard Jonny Show
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
1
Set up/tear down time:
20 minutes
Description:
Junkyard Jonny performs a great small space show for kids, involving drumming, juggling, magic and games. He brings along
his recycle box full of junk instruments for the kids to play. As Jonny is busy with the duo shows, only one Junkyard Jonny show is available per week.
Space needed:
Living room, basement or backyard
Ages:
all
Max participants:
20.
Price:
$200
Only available in the Ottawa area
Day Care Duo
Show length:
30 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Junkyard Symphony demonstrates that they are still kids themselves as they drum and clown around using reused
instruments and props created from the Junkyard. Kids love to join in the funk and jam along with Junkyard Symphony on the junk. This show is suitable for children
5 and under, such as day cares, kindergarten classes, nursery schools, at a price that just makes sense.
Space needed:
10 feet long by 10 feet deep
Ages:
1-5 only
Max participants:
60
Price:
$250
daycares,
$300
schools
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Rock Towers
Show length:
120 min
Number of artists:
1
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Rock Towers is a fun and exciting game that involves stacking rocks on towers without letting the rocks fall or
causing other rocks to fall. You will love the 3 dimensional aspect of the game for never before have board games been so big and so fun. Not only is Rock Towers
fun to play, but it's also a work of art, and eco-friendly. Hand made from wood that has been discarded and recovered by Junkyard Symphony, Rock Towers keeps with
the Junkyard Symphony ethic of reusing junk..
Space needed:
Living room or basement.
Ages:
8 and up
Max participants:
30
Price:
$200
community/charity,
$250
schools,
$300
business/festivals
Only available in the Ottawa area. See this link for more info:
www.rocktowers.ca
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Large Space Shows
(School Gyms, Community Centres, Halls, Outdoor)
Super Street Show
Show length:
40 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Junkyard Symphony rocks the
streets in a busker style performance, with awesome antics, junkyard jokes, terrific tricks,
primal percussion and of course plenty of participation. With their "GOT2DRUM" license plate
hanging from their set up, Junkyard Symphony demonstrates how rhythm is truly infectious!
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
Grade 4 and up
Price:
$300
community/charity,
$350
schools,
$400
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Junkyard Jam
Show length:
50 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
The Junkyard Jam is radical rhythms on rubbish. Junkyard Symphony jams with the audience along to the beat of the
junk. The only language spoken is the language of rhythm. Volunteers get to drum on buckets, dance the Macarena, shake shakers, do the limbo and have a ball! .
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max students:
350 in gym, unlimited outside.
Price:
$350
community/charity,
$400
schools,
$450
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Recycle Rock
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
The Recycle Rock is a fun hour of edutainment, involving plenty of audience participation,
radical rhythms, terrific tricks, and discussions about recycling.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350
Price:
$400
community/charity,
$450
schools,
$500
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Circo-Eco
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Similar to the Recycle Rock, The Circo-Eco involves plenty of audience participation, terrific tricks, and discussions about
the environment. Instead of using the traditional recycled drums however, the Circo Eco features live wash-tub bass along with recycled dj beats to give Junkyard Symphony
some instrumental variety.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350
Price:
$400
community/charity,
$450
schools,
$500
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Science of Sound
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Junkyard Symphony goes in depth into the science of sound and how it is created. Demonstrating what they use for instruments
and how they were built, students will be inspired to create their own instruments from reused and recycled objects
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350
Price:
$450
community/charity,
$500
schools,
$550
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Pirates of Percussion
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Dressed as pirates, Junkyard Symphony adds a Halloween theme to the Recycle Rock Show. Children are encouraged to dress up
in their favourite costumes as Junkyard Symphony improvises suitable routines for the different costumes.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350
Price:
$450
community/charity,
$500
schools,
$550
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Rudolph Rock
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Dressed as Santa's Helpers, Junkyard Symphony adds a Christmas theme to the Recycle Rock Show as they introduce
the children to their friend Rudolph the Red Nose Junkdeer. Children are encouraged to dress up
in their favourite Christmas costumes as Junkyard Symphony adds some Joy to the festive season.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350
Price:
$450
community/charity,
$500
schools,
$550
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Terrific Trio
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
3
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Following in the style of the Junkyard Jam, but just a little bit longer,
a sight more to see, and a wee bit wackier, the Terrific Trio promises to portray a plethora of pretty plunger passing
, a potpourri of people
participation, and plentiful portions of powerful percussive pieces. If you
have an event that calls for a crazy, wacky, fun and talented show, then the Terrific Trio is what you are looking for.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Price:
$700
community/charity,
$750
schools,
$800
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
Recycled Circus
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
4
Set up/tear down time:
45 minutes
Description:
. Junkyard Symphony's most exciting show, the Recycled Circus is a wonderful spectacle that mirrors Stomp
and Cirque de Soleil. Using their largest junk set up, this quartet of amazing drummers, jugglers and acrobats demonstrate the wonderful wonders
of rhythm and circus arts through junk drumming, jug juggling, ladder balancing, club swinging, cup stacking, trampoline jumping, all to the beat of
the junk. There is an environmental message too, to Reduce Reuse Recycle and Rock! Of course there is always lots of crowd participation. Volunteers
will learn how to drum, go-go dance, and play the spoons. This is a spectacular show that will blow your mind!
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep
Ages:
All
Price:
$1000
community/charity,
$1100
schools,
$1200
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
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Show with Workshops
(Schools, Daycamps)
Junk Pack
Program length:
120 min or 180 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes
Description:
Comprising of a 60 min Recycle Rock show and one or two 60 min rhythm and recycling workshops, the Junk Pack will fill the whole day with awesome activities, great learning, and great fun. The workshop is best for grades 3 and up.
Rhythm and Recycling Workshop: Students learn the importance of rhythm in music and life. In a drum circle fashion using reused materials for percussion
instruments, Junkyard Symphony teaches the basics of rhythm such as tempo, beat, and dynamics. They also cover the values of quarter notes, eight notes, half notes
and whole notes and the students learn a series of syncopated rhythms. Add in a cheer box and a few rhythmic games and the workshop becomes a 'Stomp' for students. The importance of recycling and
the Four R's, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rock is covered while students will learn how to have fun while helping the earth.
Space needed:
20 feet long by 20 feet deep. The workshops must take place in the same location as the show.
Ages:
All
Max participants:
350 show, 30 per workshop.
Price:
$500 one workshop,
$600 two workshops,
community/charity,
$550 one workshop,
$650 two workshops,
schools,
$600 one workshop,
$700 two workshops,
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
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Stage Shows
(Auditoriums, Theatres, Festivals Mainstage)
Super Stage Show
Show length:
60 min
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
30 minutes, 5 mins on stage
Description:
Geared for fairs and festivals, Junkyard Symphony's
Super Stage Show features all of their best rhtyhms, tricks and gags. When the drums are fitted with microphones, the sound is so awesome and powerful and
that Junkyard Symphony easily amazes the audience in a fun interactive show for all ages. The Super Stage Show is suitable for any stage environment and works
great in festivals of all styles.
Space needed:
15 feet wide by 10 feet deep on stage, 10 feet deep in front of stage
Ages:
All
Price:
$550
community/charity,
$600
schools,
$650
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
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Roving Shows
(Sporting Events, Parades, Fairs)
Roving Recyclers
Show length:
1hr or more
Number of artists:
2
Set up/tear down time:
5 minutes
Description:
Junkyard Symphony' Roving Recyclers consists of a cool drumset connected to a wheelchair and another person
with a strap on drumset, all made with recycled materials. There is also an interactive component. There is a basket ball net on the wheelchair, so that
children can toss a ball into the net while the drummers build suspense with a drumroll. It's tons of fun, great for parades and sporting events.
Space needed:
flat surface
Ages:
all
Price:
$200 /hr
community/charity,
$250 /hr
schools,
$300 /hr
business/festivals
See below price deals, travel costs and tax information.
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