We are looking for folks aged 55+ to join us for art-making, story-telling and feedback. VIEW from the Inside: Courage Journey is an award-winning program where participants make a self-portrait-based puppet which becomes a nuanced artifact with legacy themes. The outside of the puppet represents the ‘public face’, the inside the ‘private’ face, attachments connect … Continue reading CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR RESEARCH STUDY
A recent participant in the VIEW from the Inside program, was kind enough to share these thoughts about the experience. When I was originally contacted by WP Puppet Theatre about joining a group of individuals regarding a puppet workshop, I was a bit reticent. I know next to nothing about puppets and only had my … Continue reading VIEW from the Inside – a participant’s reflection
Teaching with Puppetry By Barb English Puppetry is an umbrella for literary, visual and dramatic art forms. A workshop can be a scaffold to further learning and support development of the following competencies: Critical Thinking Problem Solving Managing Information Creativity and Innovation Communication Collaboration Design Thinking Cultural and Global Citizenship Personal Growth and Well-being All … Continue reading Learning with Puppets
WP Puppet Theatre’s first View from the Inside programs, in 2015, were done at Pathways to Housing, Circle of Support and Studio C. The participants, who were often marginalized, racialized and struggling, took an immense risk to work outside their comfort zones. They created self-portrait mask-body puppets to tell their stories. They were vulnerable … Continue reading Courage Journey