Discover a magical world for under 11s.

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1 Discover a magical world for under 11s. A Family Festival of spectacular underground shows and activities. Top 10 winter activities for kids 2015 Festival Weekends 30/31 January 13/14 February 27/28 February Parties 6 February 5 March FREE ENTRY 2016 The Vaults SE1 7NN

2 Welcome to Mini VAULT Festival: an extravaganza of family-friendly activities in the secret tunnels under Waterloo. Join us for a magical day out with fantastic shows and free festivities. As well as circus, magic, theatre and comedy we have storytelling, games, live music, interactive installations, a baby space, face painting and more! For more information and for full day schedules visit our website:

3 & Sunday 31 January 47SOUL New wave Arabic music, this band is electro-mijwez, shamstep. Sunday 31 Le Bistrotet This jazzy swing band reinvents old style and gets everyone dancing. Pirates of the Carabina Beautifully bonkers, this highly theatrical circus troupe returns to launch this year s festival with a truly awe-inspiring act & Assembly of Animals Tim Spooner, Artsadmin 3+ 5 A performed sculpture which combines puppets, objects and scientific demonstrations. Children and adults alike are invited to witness the inner workings of a laboratory as it searches for life in material., 13.30, mischief for all the family. Sunday 31 Sunday 31, 13.30, Mrs H and the Sing Along Band A celebration of song, silly dances and Comedy Club 4 Kids It s a comedy club, right, but for kids. Also any adults who enjoy a swear-free hour with the international circuit s best stand-ups and sketch acts. Nonpatronising. Pure awesome. Sunday 31 Kazoo Orchestra Grab a Kazoo and join the raucous rumpus Workshops 5 Ages Sat Sun Professor Kelso s Family Palm Reading Workshop Spoken Word with Deanna Rodger Imagination Workout

4 all ages 17/ 14, babies free of charge (doors open 10.30am) Celebrating the weird and the wonderful in this world and beyond. The incredible Big Fish Little Fish family raving crew join with Mini VAULT to put on their biggest, most brilliant party yet! You are invited to an underground universe with world class DJs headlined by DJ Food, a multisensory dance floor, play and chill areas. With other-worldly delights including Korg synth and gadget workshops creating electronic soundscapes and Cariad Interactives light projections. Watch the wonderfully surreal Figs in Wigs, the mad Professor Kaos and be enchanted by storyteller Griyot Chinyere. There is something for everyone with an archaeology workshop with the Museum of London that digs deep for peculiar treasures, plus the Happy Monkey craft area and Villa Pia s photo booth. Expect the usual favourites: glow sticks, bubbles, balloons and glitter cannons galore... all topped off with the legendary parachute dance!

5 Magic Show Celebrated magician Michael Jordan treats you to an astonishing illusion. Saturday 13 BAC Beatbox Academy Learn the basics with Battersea Arts Centre s most exciting young group. Sunday 14 A Pony For Your Thoughts Trygve Wakenshaw Ages 6+ 8 Join Sheriff Bigbottom as he fights two villains and a stinky cat in the dustiest, most action-packed cowboy show of the century. A hilarious new physical comedy for children. Saturday 13 Sunday , , Magic Maverick An enchanting theatre show. Travel among the stars with storytelling, poetry, song and play. Sunday Workshops Cost Ages Sat Sun Magic Workshop Dance! Magic Maverick Drama Workshop Free Free Poetry Pie Roger McGough Ages Roger McGough, a trickster you can trust, is one of Britain s best-loved poets for both adults & children. Join him for an hour of word play, puns and sharp observations on all aspects of life. Saturday 13 Assembly of Animals Tim Spooner, Artsadmin Ages 3+ 5 A performed sculpture, see 30/31 January. Saturday 13, 13.30, Sunday 14, 13.30, Tap Dancing Mermaid Age 3+ 8 The Moon s magical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer. A superb combination of stunning puppetry, live music and tap dance. Sunday , Puzzle Dansema Ages Renowned Lithuanian choreographer Birutė Banevičiūtė uses dancers and coloured shapes to create a delightful visual puzzle for the very young. Saturday 13 Sunday

6 Keep Fit Fandango A riot of dance, colour and electronic beats with Bristol s brassiest exercise group. Saturday 27 Mini Maestro Conduct the phenomenal professional musicians of FitzFest in an interactive concert. Sunday 28 Simon Panrucker Ages Simon brings himself, his keytar and his electronic buttons to create a whirlwind of madcap entertainment. Expect nonsensical rapping, improvised songs, furious energy, laughter and pure joy! Saturday Jellyfish Intrepid Ensemble Ages 6+ Free A charming puppetry show about a mother, a son and a jellyfish. Sunday Workshops 5 Ages Sat Make Music Print Wagon Sun Star Seekers Wardrobe Ensemble Ages 4+ 8 Have you ever dreamt of flying to the moon? A journey through space where you take the steering wheel. Saturday 27 Sunday , , Captain Morgan Tap Tap Theatre Ages 6+ 8 Expect action and intrigue as the captain and crew journey to the sea of souls. A comedy adventure with pirates, giants and strange sea creatures. Saturday 27 Sunday 28 Night at the Theatre Stop Gap Dance Ages Accessible theatre for everyone; dance in the aisles, dance in your seat, dance all the way home! Saturday 27 Sunday 28 Princess Charming Why can t he wear a dress? A playful, interactive show with one big dressing up box. And no rulebook. Saturday

7 all ages 14/ 10, babies free of charge (doors open 10.30am) A non-stop, tip-top, over-the-top, animalistic, carnivalistic party extravaganza for under 11 s and their adults! After 6 years of unsurpassed joymongering, London s most celebrated party crew join Mini VAULT to bring their trademark dancefloor shenanigans to families with this fantastically-funfilled event! Get creative and transform yourselves into sea creatures, as this event is all about the dressing up! Prepare for a musical procession and a live performance by the extraordinary and twisted brass band Perhaps Contraption. Take a ringside seat for incredible circus acts and hula-hooping with Marawa s Majorettes and join the internationally celebrated Rumpus Kazoo Orchestra! Mini Rumpus is an immersive family event with live bands and dazzling performances. Dance all day, see a show and get involved with crazy craft activities! Let your marine imagination run wild and dress up in your most fabulously fishy fancy dress to experience the sparkliest party in town!

8 Find Us We are right under Waterloo Station Turn right from Lower Marsh onto: Leake Street, SE1 7NN Booking and Information For the full programme and to buy tickets visit us on: Mini VAULT Festival is produced by Mini Works (Rose Alexander and Lara Taylor) who specialise in alternative arts for families. Follow /MiniVAULTFestival #MiniVAULT Mini VAULT is part of VAULT Festival, London s biggest underground arts festival. 28 January - 6 March Graphic design by Guy J Sanders Photography Joyce Nicholls