People
really like Kellie & Company!
Read on to see what people have to say about Kellie's performances:
There is no doubt in my mind that when children meet Kellie Haines and her puppet friends, Magrau and Kamilla, they leave thinking the puppets are just as real as Kellie is. Kellie creates the perfect opportunity for children to believe in talking frogs and in the power of their imagination. I will definitely be bringing Kellie Haines and Co. back to our festival again.
- Marnie Perrin Artistic Director Surrey Children's Festival 2009
Kellie Haines is a skilled ventriloquist, who engages all ages, children watch in amazement and wonder as the puppets come to life and speak, but they are just not sure how? It was a delight to have Kellie perform at the Vancouver Island International Children’s Festival. Her wonderful personality and adorable puppets brought smiles to faces along with lots of giggles. Both children and adults enjoyed her entertainment and it was a pleasure working with her.
- Bobbi Kurtz, Vancouver Island International Children's Festival 2009.
"Kellie
Haines,
is a singing, dancing, comedic bundle of energy with talents
in every realm. Her ventriloquist skill was a particularly
impressive one ... From the children's perspective perhaps
the best aspect of the show was the audience participation..
The show gets 5 stars from us."
CBC Review Live Wire, Vancouver Fringe
Festival Audience Review Winner.
"Kellie
Haines is simply magnificent...Her expertise,
wit and quickness rivaled that of any comparable Broadway
performer that I've seen here in New York City"
Mark Levine, TSA, New York.
"...
Haines pulled through brilliantly. Singing and dancing (boy,
can Kellie kick!) by the end of the show, half the kids
were onstage dancing ... she even got me up there!"
Alan Hindle, The Vancouver Sun.
"Great to have you on board this year Kellie. Everyone loved
you!"
Dolly Hopkins, on site programming
Vancouver International Children's Festival
Kellie is a 'much loved' entertainer and a favourite at
our house. My daughter talks about her and her 'cohorts'
constantly. Gentle humour, silliness with a real message!
These shows are truly magical." Rebecca Mousavizadh
"Kellie Haines and her puppet pals are simply the most engaging,
warm, effervescent company one could hope to encounter.
And if you need another reason, Kamilla just happens to
be a natural redhead."
Patricia Hardin, Producer, The Fanny
Kiefer Show, My City Radio.com.
"With the help of Kamilla and Magrau, Kellie Haines effortlessly
engages and excites children of all ages. Feedback from
teachers and families has been wonderful and Kellie has
developed a strong following of eager little fans, young
and old."
Pauline Landry, Teacher and School
Programmes Officer, HR MacMIllan Space Centre.
"Frogs in Space: Kamilla's Quest with Kellie
Haines is one of the HR MacMillan Space Centre's most popular
planetarium shows for young people. Kellie and her puppets
really connect with the kids through songs, dance and multimedia
magic of the planetarium. Parents love the show too because
it combines science, learning, entertainment and fun."
Lucy Komori, Director of Development
and Marketing, HR MacMillan Space Centre
"Observing Kellie in her element as a performer, counselor,
educator and group facilitator is truly an awe inspiring
experience."
Marnie Neve, Los Angeles
From a letter of introduction from the Tourette Syndrome
Foundation of Canada:
"Watching the adults in her audience become kids again
through her wonderful gift of ventriloquism and to see magic
in the eyes of the children she entertains is delightful.
However, observing the transformation in a group of children
responsible for otherwise ridiculing and teasing another
child, now embracing him and offering apologies because
they now understand, is a truly remarkable experience."
Rosie Wartecker,Executive Director,
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada |