We are thrilled to announce that Jovanka Rivi, from Reggio Emilia, Italy, will be presenting two talks at our Puppet Power Conference! On Friday, June 1 (5:30pm-10pm), the conference will commence … Continue reading Announcing Jovanka Rivi from Reggio Emilia, Italy, at our Puppet Power Conference →
Calling all artists, puppeteers, makers and the creatively curious! Find new inspiration at the Puppet Power Conference, this June 1-3, in Calgary, AB. Explore your creativity and have some fun … Continue reading Calling all artists, puppeteers, makers, and the creatively curious! →
Can’t make it to the Puppet Power Conference but would like to attend a workshop or talk? No problem! You can now purchase a ticket for a workshop or talk … Continue reading Tickets Now on Sale for Conference Workshops & Talks! →
We are thrilled that our Artistic and Founding Director, Wendy Passmore-Godfrey, won ATB Financial’s Healing Through the Arts Award at the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions for our View from the … Continue reading Winner of ATB Financial’s Healing Through the Arts Award →
The City of Calgary has joined other cities around the world proclaiming this coming Wednesday, World Puppetry Day. The charge to proclaim a civic-wide day to celebrate puppetry was led … Continue reading Interview with Artistic Director on CBC’s Daybreak Alberta →
The City of Calgary has joined with other cities around the globe to proclaim and celebrate World Puppetry Day, March 21st. Mayor Naheed Nenshi signed the proclamation that cites World … Continue reading Calgary Proclaims March 21st World Puppetry Day! →
WP Puppet Theatre’s Puppet Power Conference, June 1-3, in Calgary is thrilled to welcome puppeteer Sonia Norris. Sonia will present the talk, (Re)animating Communities with Inanimate Objects: Handspring Puppet … Continue reading Conference explores how puppetry can transform lives and (re)animate communities torn apart by Apartheid in South Africa →
As an audience, there are certain assumptions and conventions that come into play when we view a movie, a play, and to an even greater extent – a puppet show. … Continue reading Puppet Conference explores the psychological relationship between audience and puppets →
Sometimes, even the humblest of puppets can be among the most effective voices of strength during the worst of times. For Philippine puppeteer, Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, puppetry was her tool for … Continue reading Learn how Puppetry Promotes Resilience after a Natural Disaster at the Puppet Power Conference →
Have you ever wondered — how does a particular puppet sleep, or wake-up? For that matter, how do puppets become aware of their limitations, react to stimuli, project emotions, breathe, … Continue reading Walking Through Walls with Puppetry at the Puppet Power Conference →
Using the power of puppetry to impact social change.