Silly Billy - The Chimera Project

Silly Billy, a dance piece for young audiences, for grades K - 4. Silly Billy is about a buffalo that wants to become a unicorn. Billy, a rare white-buffalo unhappy with his uniqueness, embarks on a quest to find a magical unicorn with the hope of achieving his greatest dream and to emulate this magnificent creature. Through adventures, obstacles, misunderstandings and mishaps, Billy is surprised to discover his own self-worth and embraces his identity, taking his place alongside the mythical Unicorn as the legendary great white buffalo of the plains. The performance includes classical ballet, traditional hoop-dancing, puppetry, and loads of shenanigans. HOW IT WAS CREATED Silly Billy was created in 2021, with the input of elder Shirley Horn, directed by by Malgorzata Nowacka-May and choreographed esteemed hoop dance artist Arik Pipe and contemporary dance artist Amy Hampton. The show has reached over 10,000 young people across Ontario, Québec, and the Maritimes since the creation of this work. We'll have all the technical equipment we need, and will only need a few electrical outlets/extension cords. NEW trailer: https://vimeo.com/890960219/365eec8a3f?share=copy&fbclid=IwAR3XYTiHXUM9S9bwbtRc9DlWUFYsjzz1QjIt82-V2jTiVklvBM_NzQC3Vr4 Full length video: https://vimeo.com/890942752?share=copy&fbclid=IwAR25j8OQI6O6gRUpjQgm11EnSKLJs0Ah54EgsZHBtGDXnGWsjxXmvpbyXpc