9 – 13 February, 2010

Specialists in productions for the very young, Oily Cart, present their new production Drum, the successor to Baby Balloon. Drum is to premier at the TARA Studioo, Earlsfield in February and the production will then tour to children’s centres and nursery groups in the Greater London area until 12 March 2010. For each 55 minute show up to 30 babies and toddlers and their parents and carers will join a playful performer and an accomplished musician in a multi-sensory exploration of drums and rhythm.

Drum is a highly interactive piece, which can readily adapt to the specific requirements of audience members and like all Oily Cart’s work, it will be multi-sensory, aiming to delight each and every one of the senses.

Tim Webb, Oily Cart’s Artistic Director, who created the show tells us, “Everything rolls into the performance space inside a very big bass drum. Within this drum are nested a whole family of smaller drums, Russian doll style. The big bass drum can be set down and, with a light underneath used as a huge, circular light box. Patterns of gels or lentils can be made on this light box surface. Raised up on its side, with a light source behind, the drum will become a shadow screen, to show the strong, uncluttered images that young babies prefer. The smaller drums within the base drum have a wide range of functions. There is an ocean drum to evoke the sound of the sea, monkey drums for the young children to handle themselves, African, Indian, Irish and other drums from around the world. There are up-turned drums containing perfumed petals to be smelled, and others containing rice grains through which you can run your fingers.”

Booking: 020 8333 4457 / www.tara-arts.com
Venue: TARA Studio, 356 Garratt Lane, London SW18 4ES