Family Fun Day Free prop making workshops for ages 7-11 and their grown ups! Join NDCWales for a free & fun prop making workshop, before watching an hour long show that combines all the fun of the fair with acrobatics and dance to explore the meaning of life, the origins of film and our attraction to magic. We’re offering free workshops to audiences to Zoetrope. Those attending at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff on Saturday 21 September can enjoy a prop making workshop before watching a brilliant performance. Activites from 1.30pm No need to book. These workshops are free to ticket holders for the Zoetrope performance. More about Zoetrope Zoetrope by National Dance Company Wales will be a magical and imaginative escape for all ages. Inspired by the Victorian fun fair, circus and early animation, expect to see the small cast of uber-talented performers leap and cartwheel across the stage dressed as Chimps, lizards and skeletons and move through clever illusions made by light, sound and costumes. Legendary chorographer Lea Anderson MBE has been working with the talented dancers from National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales) to create their very first show especially for families, which will premiere in Cardiff this December. Book to see Zoetrope What is a Zoetrope? A zoetrope is a pre-film animation device that produce the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing progressive phases of that motion. What to expect at Zoetrope, see the space, meet the characters: Can't make it to the Family Fun Day but still want to join in? We have a series of free activity sheets and videos to do and make at home! Make your own Zoetrope Learn some of the dance from Zoetrope Create your own pre-historic creature Colour in some props from the show