New Moon Artists’ Profiles

Arts educator & Chief Executive Puppeteer of Puppeteria.ca, Shelley King welcomes participants of all ages in the fun and creative process of playing with and making a variety of shadow puppets, colourful settings, and fun visual effects. Work together with friends and family members to create your own mini shadow puppet performance using poetry, music, fairy tales, fables, or your own original story.

Do you require a sonnet for your new lover? A limerick for your toddler? A unique birthday card for your boss? A motivational rant to inspire you to action? Step right up to the Take-Out Poetry cart and put your order in. In just a few minutes, this team of diverse writers will have your one-of-a-kind poem ready to go. Curated by Ziysah von Bieberstein and featuring a host of extraordinary local writers.

Featuring original music by aquapher

Biography: The Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts was founded in 2015. P.A.C.A. was the result of a group of individuals’ absolute love for circus arts and commitment to sharing circus with the world. P.A.C.A. is pushing boundaries and redefining contemporary art and circus arts.

Moby Dick is called a great novel – or is it a great unread novel? Follow a lineup of relaying readers and hear the whole thing read live and out loud in a continuous, roving journey throughout Peterborough including at New Moon Afternoon.

Follow Ishmael, Captain Ahab and the white whale on Twitter @FollowingMoby

Biography: Janette Platana’s latest book, A Token of My Affliction, was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Collection Award in 2015, and was a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies in North America and Turkey. Originally from Saskatchewan, and with a background in indie bands and improv comedy, Janette has lived in Peterborough for 25 years. Her work is described as “cheerfully disturbing, gleefully outraged, and chillingly beautiful.” In Peterborough, she is an educator working with learners from kindergarten to university. Janette is committed to erasing the boundary between performer and spectator.

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Canoe Chats, Silver Bean Café dock
Film screening at 7:45 pm.

Exploring the emerging relationships between newcomer and Indigenous communities, this short film is based on the first
conversations between two youths, one First Nations and one Syrian, as they embark on a canoe ride across our shared waters (Nibi / Maaí). You can join the conversation, in the canoe!

Cabinet of Curiosities: Medicine for a Modern World
Appearing throughout the park during the day
Listen for the song of whispers and shades of reclaimed objects, follow the trail of invisible words to find a mysterious wheeled display case full of medicines for a modern world, showcasing an old world treasure trove of objectified poetry of possibilities.