Dandi Productions

Dandi Productions was established by performers Doug McKeag and Onalea Gilbertson to develop, promote and tour new and innovative Symphony works for Young Orchestra audiences. Dandi presented the North American Premieres of three Roald Dahl “Revolting Rhymes”, and produced the WORLD Premieres of two additional full- orchestra concert-stories: The Mysterious Maestro and The Twins and the Monster. As Artistic Producers, Doug and Onalea believe passionately in the fundamental importance of music in young people’s lives. As Singers and Actors themselves, they have appeared in major theatres across Canada, in a wide variety of musicals and plays. They develop their productions with a keen sense of humour, top-notch performers, and the highest entertainment standards. Featuring puppets by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, these concerts are in turn spellbinding, heartbreaking, scary and hysterically funny.

Dandi has toured across North America, and has performed with the Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, l’orchestres symphoniques de Québec and Montréal, the Calgary Philharmonic, The Grand Rapids Symphony; and was presented at the Hollywood Bowl by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.