Treehouse Shakers, a non-profit dance and theater company, is committed to creating work that encourages people to experience their feelings and their connection to the greater community. Treehouse Shakers’ work experiments with narrative styles and explores the story’s elements through the abstractions of modern dance. With each new piece, we challenge ourselves as artists to not only create the highest caliber of work, but also create work that will stimulate, connect and entertain our audience members. Our young audience programming is a natural outgrowth of these artistic goals and techniques. Treehouse Shakers is unique in its offering young audiences a guided look at modern dance through powerful and meaningful theater. Our work is sometimes the first performance many young people experience. We want to sharpen their aesthetics as they are entertained, challenged, and engaged, while at the same time expanding their knowledge of various art forms.
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
The story of a young boy, Rink Bowagon, who lives on top of Lonesome Mountain with his unusual family of rattlesnake tamers and shape-shifters. The townspeople agree that Rink’s family are quite strange, but they are unaware of Rink’s spectacular gifts.
The Deepest Breath
A coming of age story that centers on Stevie, a young girl who is reckoning with feelings about her friend Chloe. The play astutely grapples with mental health issues that highlights the anxiety a young person can experience when discovering their identity.
Hatched
Hatched is the original performance of a newborn chick emerging from her shell at sunrise to a strange and busy world. Told to the youngest of audience members, it is a first introduction into the theatre, while incorporating both the museum and farm…
Let’s Talk About IT!
Let’s Talk About IT! is a coming of age dance-play for teens that deftly and humorously explores intimacy, relationships and the challenging choices teens face in the twists of every day…
The Littlest Cove
An immersive discovery play for the very young, ages 3-6. Written by Mara McEwin, choreographed by Emily Bunning and devised by the Treehouse Shakers’ company members, Littlest Cove is full of wonder, visuals and tactile interactive experiences.The play follows the lives of 3 unusual creatures, who reside on the edge of a small coastal inlet, off of an island, that no one in the entire world has ever disco
Olive and Pearl
Olive & Pearl tells the story of a young girl, Olive, who is being raised by her Granny, Pearl. Centered on thematic elements of home, and what a home means, young audiences are invited into a cozy and gentle world, rich with sensory experiences.
Under the Tangle
Under the Tangle tells the story of a young orphaned girl lost in a mysterious wooded labyrinth. Throughout her journey, she twists along the maze finding numerous clues and meeting many unusual characters…