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”You Can’t Hurt Art!”
Quote from Jhan Groom at our Calgary Puppet Club for Adults workshop on January 28th as people worried about ‘doing it right!’
World Theatre Day
…was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community, to remind us of theatre’s significant contribution to the strengthening of understanding and peace among people. One of the most important of these is the circulation of the International Message traditionally written by a theatre personality of world stature at the invitation of the International Theatre Institute. The 2006 message was written by Mexican playwright Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda. For a copy of the 2006 International Message, please visit:
http://www.iti-worldwide.org/pages/wtd/wtd.htm
Here is an excerpt from the message… “The theatre moves, illuminates, disquiets, disturbs, lifts the spirit, reveals, provokes and violates conventions. It is a conversation shared with society. Theatre is the first art to confront emptiness, shadows and silence to make words, movement, lights and life surge forth.”
New Book!
Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart
In Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart, one finds enormous variety, ingenuity, and creativity in the types of puppets, and the ways they are used in education and in therapy. Puppeteers, therapists, and educators, articulate what is meant by “puppetry in education” and “puppet therapy” and how it is the same or different from “puppet theatre”. They describe the unique characteristics and theory of puppetry in education and therapy, the skills it takes to be successful in these areas, the skills that are passed on to people who use puppets for personal expression, and how to assess the impact of puppets on learning or behavior change.
Note: Wendy Passmore-Godfrey WPTS Artistic Director is one of the contributors.
To purchase go to: http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~28852.aspx
 Puppet Power 2007: Puppets as Agents for Social Change
Check out our blog for all the updates www.puppetpower2007.blog.ca
For example, the exact conference dates are May 25-27 2007 and we are still looking for workshops and performance proposals!
 The Calgary Puppet Club
The Calgary Puppet Club – for Adults
offers professional development and lots of creative fun.
Cost: $45.00 pp, Series/WPTS Members: $40.00 pp. Pre-registration required. Call 228 3373
Venue: Olympic Volunteer Centre, north of McMahon Stadium off Crowchild Trail NW
April 29th 10 am – 4 pm: Cathy Stubington
Cathy is Artistic Director of Runaway Moon Theatre Arts Society based in Enderby, BC. The theatre specializes in creating collaborative theatre projects that brings artists and public together to promote participation and appreciation in the arts. This workshop will explore using puppets /masks in Community Theatre
These workshops sponsored
by Theatre Alberta with
funding from the Alberta
Foundation for The Arts
Wendy to teach at University of Calgary
Directed Studies In Puppetry: Drama 571.71
Spring Session 2006, May 15 —June 6 MWF: 1:30 to 4:30
Room: CHD 015
This introductory puppetry course will give participants opportunities to:
•Design
•Construct
•Manipulate
•Create a story vehicle
•Presentation
We will explore several different forms of puppets:
•Mask-body puppets
•Bunraku (full body, visible operator)
•Shadow puppets including 2D, 3D and multi media
•Hand puppets
The course will also discuss puppet history and tradition, puppet resources in the rest of the world and the work of local and international puppet companies. Additionally the power of puppetry in educational settings e.g.: links to the school and other curriculum, strengths as a therapeutic medium will also be considered.
No pre requisites required.
 Just Kids Advanced Puppet Club
Challenges children ages 7-12 years to build some sophisticated puppets and learn some skills in performance!
Cost:
$35.00 per child – includes supplies and snack. Pre-registration required
Series/WPTS members $30.00 per child.
Location:
Strathcona Comm. Association - 277 Strathcona Dr SW
Giant Mache Puppets Sunday April 9th 2- 5 pm
Animal Rod Puppets Sunday May 14th 2- 5 pm
Notice Board:
CAOS (Calgary Animated Objects Society) presents
ANIMA-GALA! 2007 International Festival of Animated Objects
fundraiser Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 7:00pm
The Auburn Saloon, base of the Calgary Tower
Tickets: $20 in advance (403-221-3708) or $25 at the door
Information: 403-266-1503 or email ifao@shaw.ca
www.animatedobjects.ca
Sponsored by: Canadian Heritage, Fast Forward Weekly, CJSW Radio 90.09
FM, Photoganda, Auburn Saloon, Agent Orange Photo by Sean Dennie
The Hundred Languages of Children Exhibition
Exhibition of the Infant-Toddler Centres and Preschools of Reggio, Emilia Italy at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary - Now until June 18, 2006 Open Tuesday through Sunday afternoons
FREE ADMISSION.
Parents, educators, child advocates and community leaders are invited to participate in the internationally renowned Reggio exhibit that recognizes the unlimited potential of children when they use the many languages they possess. See what is possible when you grow your perspective through a child's eyes. See www.100languagesofchildren.ucalgary.ca
Upcoming Regional Puppeteers of America Puppet Festivals
Pacific NW & Pacific SW
Much Ado about Puppets
August 4-7 2006
Tacoma,Washington
www.muchadoaboutpuppets.org
Great Lakes Regional Festival
July 27-30, 2006
London, Ontario CANADA
www.puppetwerx.ca
East Coast Super Sonic Puppet Festival
July 19-23 2006
Asheville N Carolina
contact: vanpuppet@citcom.net
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