Home
2024
Jam Side Up!

Jam Side Up!

Ages: All Ages

Twin female performers in red polka dot bathing suits perform outside in front of a crowd. One is holding a table and fan and the other is in front looking back while holding a cucumber. — Photo by Epic Photography

Image gallery

Twin women in red polka dot bathing suits holding white umbrellas.

Twin female performers in red polka dot bathing suits perform outside in front of a crowd. One is sitting on the other's shoulders holding a racket.

Twin women are lying beside each other looking up at the camera. One is holding an apple with a bite in it that looks like a heart. The women are wearing red and white and red heart shaped sunglasses.

Twin women holding an apple together with a bite in it that looks like a heart. The women are wearing red and white.

Twin female performers in red polka dot bathing suits perform outside in front of a crowd. They are putting a cucumber through a table fan.

you never know what’s coming next!

Flying bunnies, speeding French fries and identical twins?! This show has it all and then some! The Kif-Kif Sisters’ surprising blend of comedy and audience interaction is enough to make vegetables explode! Get ready to howl with laughter at The Kif-Kif Sisters’ out-of-this-world antics. Twice the action and twice the fun, some things in life are just better in twos. This charming, original show is theatre, puppetry, circus, magic and comedy all rolled into one! The Kif-Kif Sisters are masters at drawing their audience into their world of unusual and zany comedy. We guarantee, you’ll never know what’s coming next! Watch the video below.

Les jumelles sont inséparables, voire indéscotchables. Elles font voler les lapins et pleuvoir des patates frites, combattent des monstres roses géants et pratiquent l’art de la collation. Il y a tant de choses, dans la vie, qui sont mieux à deux ! Les Soeurs Kif-Kif cheminent dans la comédie et le théâtre de rue et offrent un mélange d’humour inattendu, de coopération avec le public, et de bonheur à faire exploser les légumes ! Préparez-vous à mourir de rire avec l’humour tendre et pétillant des soeurs Kif-Kif. Leur spectacle ludique, rempli de charme et d’originalité, est un tour de force qui mèle théatre, marionettes, cirque, magie et comédie. Les Soeurs Kif-Kif sont championnes du théatre de rue et prennent soin de communiquer avec le public et de l’inclure dans le spectacle, afin qu’il vive une expérience intime et unique. Nous vous guarantissons de belles surprises !

Performers: The Kif-Kif Sisters

Country: Québec, Canada

Genre: Physical Comedy / Circus

Show length: 40 minutes

Resource: Study Guide, Cahier pédagogique, Visual Story

Ages: All Ages
(Babes in arms welcome)

Curriculum Connections:

Connexions de Curriculum:

Venue: Performance Works
1218 Cartwright St
Vancouver, BC

Deaf and hard of hearing friendly

TICKET INFORMATION

FOR SCHOOLS:

$12+GST /ticket for one show
$11+GST/ticket for two shows

More Info

Order Form

FOR THE PUBLIC:

Tickets: $13.50 per child/senior; $23.00 per adult +S/C and GST
Festival 4‑Pack: (4 tickets to 1 show) $62.00 +S/C and GST
Pyjama Night: All tickets $13.50 +S/C and GST

more info

Accessibility Information

Accessibility:

DHH
Relaxed Performance
Wheel Chair Accessible

Éclairage : obscurité mais jamais totalement noir, transitions entre beaucoup et peu de lumière

Son : des sons forts et inattendus, des bruits forts et de la musique d’ambiance

Nourriture : parfois un morceau de légume cru atterri accidentellement dans le public

Surprenant : gant qui éclate (gonflé comme un ballon), parfois ballon qui éclate

Participation et interaction :
Des membres du public seront invités à lancer des objets
Une personne sera invitée sur scène, elle peut être accompagnée d’un tuteur
Le public sera invité à applaudir
Les artistes poseront des questions
Les artistes iront parmi le public
Des petites choses voleront et atterriront parfois dans le public

Ce spectacle est très visuel et comporte peu de dialogues. Si un enfant sourd est invité sur scène, il recevra des instructions en Langue des Signes Américaine (ASL). Les artistes ont créé une introduction pour les personnes sourdes ou malentendantes (en Anglais).

Représentation décontractée : le week-end, date exacte à déterminer

Voici le guide visuel (en Anglais) avec des informations détaillées.

———————————

Lights: sometimes the stage will be dark, but never completely dark

big changes between very light and dark

Sound: loud unexpected sounds, loud sounds and background music

Food: sometimes it accidentally lands in the audience

Startling: popping balloon

Participation & interaction:
Some people will be invited to throw things
One person will be invited on the stage, they can be accompanied by a guardian
The audience will be invited to clap
The performers will ask questions
The performers will go into the audience
Small things go flying and sometimes they land in the audience

This show is very visual but has a little talking. If a Deaf child is invited onto the stage, they will get instructions in ASL. The artists created an introduction for Deaf or Hard of hearing people, a comic book that shows what they say in the show.

Relaxed performance
There will be a relaxed performance on Sunday, June 2 at 10:30 am.

The visual story with detailed info will help you prepare for the experience or decide if this show is right for you.
The visual guide for Performance Works has all the info and pictures of the theatre building.