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Happy New Year!
Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.
- Author Unknown
We still need casino volunteers!
W.P. Puppet Theatre Casino
March Thursday 16th and Friday 17th
Please call 228-3373
Day (10:30 am -7:00 pm)
and evening (6:00 pm – 2:30 am) shifts required.
Contact Wendy at: 228-3373
e: wppuppet@telus.net
The people and puppets thank you!
The Calgary Puppet Club – for Adults
Hand Puppet Intensive
January 28th 10 am – 4 pm
Instructor
: Jhan Groom
Cost: $45.00 pp
Series/WPTS
Members: $40.00 pp.
Pre-register please at 228 3373
Venue: Olympic Volunteer Centre – north end of McMahon Stadium off Crowchild Trail NW
In this one day intensive workshop we will examine the process of creating a hand-puppet character from head and costume design to manipulation. We will look at two ways to create the head, one a 'quick' process that will result in a completed puppet, which we will use to explore and create the distinctive movements which 'finish' our character.
Supplies for each participant to bring please:
newspaper
paper and pencil
scissors
sewing kit
decorative stuff like sequins, feathers, lace, braid etc (optional)
materials like yarn, raffia etc for hair (optional)
a mug
Jhan is a multidisciplinary artist/educator with 30 years experience, currently working in Calgary integrating arts education into the classroom. She specializes in mask, myth and movement and is pursuing a Master from University of Wales in Death Studies in Anthropology.
This workshop will delve into making and using Hand Puppets.
These workshops sponsored
by Theatre Alberta with
funding from the Alberta
Foundation for The Arts.
Just Kids Advanced Puppet Club Puppet
Black Light Monsters: Sunday, January 22nd, 2- 5 pm
Challenges children ages 7-12 years to build some sophisticated puppets and learn some skills in performance!
Cost: $35.00 per child – includes GST, supplies and snack.
WPTS members $30.00 per child.
Location: Strathcona Comm. Association - 277 Strathcona Dr SW
Puppets for Peace, Calgary
An medal-winning bully-proofing program for elementary students, is seeking a coordinator. Approximately 25 hours per month. Dedication to the cause is a must. Coordinator handles the week to week business of PFP and promotion. Phone Sally at 247-1653 or send resumes to office@ploughsharescalgary.ca. See us at www.ploughsharescalgary.ca/puppets/.
Also Needed: Puppeteer for award-winning Puppets for Peace program,
teaching bully-proofing in elementary schools. An average of 3 40
minute shows per week with one other puppeteer. Muppet style puppets
easily learned. A year's commitment and belief in the program
essential.
Published in Expression
Wendy recently contributed to the Medicine Hat Esplanades’ magazine called Expression. Lots of ‘strings attached’ and not attached references as the issue theme was ‘strings’. A puppet created by Wendy from macramé string named Tobo G Centa, hero of Anansi Tales may be shown in the article. If not here he is – with all 250 metres of string!
Beauty and the Beast
Recently the Bragg Arts Theatre Society (BATS) presented this play to great acclaim. WPTS got involved when we donated a half made puppet to the cause. Long time WPTS supporter, visual artist and costumer for BATS Pam Atkinson gave it a make – over and here it is!
Pam writes he was a big hit with the audiences except for one little girl who burst into tears when the beast appeared and wanted to “go home now”! Apparently the actor, being a father himself was torn between tearing off the head or going on growling!
Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s new show
The details are out on Famous Puppet Death Scenes presented by One Yellow Rabbit from March 8-25th 2006. Certainly peaks my curiosity check it out!
www.oyr.org/season.html
Rajastani puppets are extinct!
As WPTS works on our Puppet Power 2007: Puppets as Agents for Social Change conference for May 2007, we are doing a lot of web research. This is one page I came across. This article reports on the changes in this traditional century’s old NE Indian style of puppetry. One question we want to raise at the conference is how using a tradition, in this case puppet shows, for a different agenda, changes it for better or for worse? What do you think?