Marketing Pack for The Adventures of Isabel

Short copy (50 words) The Adventures of Isabel follows the exciting escapades of the frightfully fearless Isabel as she embarks on an epic adventure, encountering four fearsome foes along the way. Isabel faces many challenges and overcomes her fears in this interactive and immersive children’s show work by multi award winning choreographer, Thomas Small.

Long copy (100 words) The Adventures of Isabel follows the exciting escapades of the frightfully fearless Isabel as she embarks on an epic adventure, encountering four fearsome foes along the way. Isabel faces many challenges, confronts and overcomes her fears, and learns about her independence.

This critically acclaimed work by multi award winning choreographer, Thomas Small, is an adventure like no other; a captivating, immersive dance experience for the whole family. The Adventures of Isabel is an interactive show for children aged 3 to 10 (and their carers) and features set and costumes by Claire Halleran and animation by Retchy. Not to be missed!

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Review of The Adventures of Isabel The Scotsman - 4 stars As every sweet manufacturer knows, bright colours have a magnetic effect on small children. They draw the eye, suggest fun and excitement, and make a clear statement to little ones: “This is for you.” Designer Claire Halleran was well aware of this when she created the set for The Adventures of Isabel, (Thomas Small’s) enjoyable dance show for young audiences. Walking on to the stage (as we’re all encouraged to do) was like entering another world, filled with sailing boats, pretend grass, little benches and lots and lots of colour.

Instantly, the potentially strange and scary world of the theatre was made to feel safe and unthreatening for the two- and three-year-olds surrounding me.

It also created a sense of belonging which meant any invitations to join in were readily accepted by almost all.

Jumping up to run around the space, pretending to be birds, frogs or horses, the utter glee on the children’s faces was priceless. What’s crucial here, however, is that although this sounds like a merry morning at toddler group, there was much more at play.

Thomas Small’s choreography, and the dancers’ excellent execution, make this a truly accessible introduction to contemporary dance. Swooping and twirling around the set, their dynamic movements depict characters and situations from a range of poetry and song lyrics.