by Wendy Passmore-Godfrey, Puppet Power 2020 Curator The Artificial Intelligence stream of our Puppet Power 2020 conference – “Puppets go Existential” is provoking some ‘Deep Thought’. (Reference intentional to IBM’s chess playing computer and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy). I spent time over the holidays reading poet, Brian Christian’s fascinating 2011 book “The Most Human Human … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: Curatorial Thoughts on Puppet Power 2020→
We had a Pleasant afternoon with Platypi Puppets and Participants who Performed for their Parents! A group from Kids up Front joined us and our Youth Central volunteers were a big help. Overall, it was a Perfect Puppet Pop-Up. As part of our Giving Tuesday … Continue reading Platypus Puppet Pop-Up & Giving Tuesday→
We are hosting a special Puppet Pop-Up FUNdraiser To celebrate Giving Tuesday! When: November 30 from 1:00-3:00pm Where: CommunityWise Resource Centre 223 12 Ave SW, Calgary We’ll be making Platypus Puppets and giving back to the community! All of Platypus’s different parts remind us that a strong community is made up of many diverse elements. … Continue reading Giving Tuesday Puppet Pop-Up→
The last couple of weeks have been busy for WP Puppet Theatre! Barb and Annie facilitated drop by puppet making – Diverse Fork Puppets – at the CMHA Youth Smart Summit. YouthSMART (Youth Supporting Mental Health and Resiliency Together) is a year-long initiative designed to generate an awareness of mental health topics, which allows for student leaders and their … Continue reading WP Puppet Theatre Out and About→
Using the power of puppetry to impact social change.
