Baba and the Gift of the Kohkum Scarf 
A Dancing Sky Theatre Collective Creation 

December 6-22, 2024

​Dancing Sky Theatre is thrilled to invite you to our 12 th Prairie Panto, BABA AND THE
GIFT OF THE KOHKUM SCARF.
The series started back in 2005 with FARMER JOE AND THE MONEY TREES and has
become a treasured family Christmas tradition for many of our audience members, who
come to our beautiful space every year with kids, grandkids, grandparents and friends
to share food, laughs and festive warmth together. All of the Prairie Pantos are set in a
mythical Saskatchewan past, full of wonderful, crazy characters, and they all feature
music, laughter and often talking animals.
This season’s creation picks up many of the threads and characters from last year’s
celebrated BABA’S MAGIC MITTEN. We will continue to celebrate the culture and
contributions of Ukrainian immigrants to our communities, but we will also explore a
little-known connection. When the first Ukrainian immigrants arrived here to homestead
and turn the prairie soil for the first time many received help, friendship and support
from the indigenous people who had been here for millennia and knew how to survive in
the harsh climate. That connection exists to this day; when Russia invaded Ukraine in
2022 many Indigenous people showed solidarity by wearing their ‘Kohkum scarves’
which were a cultural gift 100 years before.
This year’s panto will be family fun that celebrates the simple gift of caring that is the
heart of Christmas.​​​​​

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