Lansdowne Park, Ottawa Children's Festival
May 9 - 13, 2025
The Department of Meadow Rebuildification needs you!
A Meadow is a Neighbourhood is a participatory performance that invites young people to consider how to imagine and care for native plant landscapes that they have never seen. Through poetic invitations and getting your hands dirty, we will explore, imagine, and plant micro-meadows where future generations of pollinators can thrive.
Creators and Producers: Laurel Green and Emily Pearlman
Performer and Design Collaborator: Maryse Fernandes
Installation Design: Will Somers
Bee Dreams Composition and Sound Design: Emily Marie Seguin
Native Plant Illustrations: Sophie Fuldauer
Ottawa Children’s Festival Activators: Laurel Green, Maryse Fernandes, Emily Pearlman
Youth Ensemble: Orlaith G, Clara G, Llewyn G, Lilly H, Redding M, Oskar R
Resident Gardeners: Tara Beauchamp - Garden ReLeaf, Christina Keyes - Cardinal Glen Ecological Landscaping
Special Thanks: Sammie Gough, Micéal Gallagher, Lee Cookson, Polaris School and Centre, Lynn Armstrong, Carol MacLeod, Jane Ellens, Dan Pearlman.