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As summer slowly blows away, we look forward to a fantastic fall full of creative projects! 
  
Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors, donors and funders as well as our audiences both short and tall! 


Wendy Passmore-Godfrey
Artistic Director 

 


  September 2013 News 

Wonju Market, South Korea
Wonju Market,
South Korea  
Where we were 

Summer-Fall 2013 

 

Pennsylvania. Wendy attended the Puppeteers of America (r)Evolution Festival in Philadelphia. 

Special thanks to the PofA Emma Louise Warfield Memorial Scholarship.  
She presented information on WPTS

Puppets on the Go crate based outreach program at the Puppetry in Education and Therapy session :

 

For reminiscing about the festival: 

www.puppetfestivalrevolution.org/

 

And check out P of A new website: www.puppeteers.org

 

South Korea. Wendy was one of a delegation of artists that traveled to the Wonju Hanji* Festival in South Korea, as part of the Alberta Craft Council
Pulp Paper Pages Exhibition.  
Check out more Korean photos on WPTS Facebook Page
* Hanji is special paper made from Mulberry 

 

Bearspaw. Meanwhile Teresa and
Kishory were at a rainy
First 2000 Days Network event making puppets and talking about WPTS. 

 

Sylvan Lake. Pigs in a Canoe and Other Watery Stories performed at the Sylvan Lake EcoLoco Festival. 

 

ACAD. Wendy was at the Calgary
Maker Faire
 
She was creating a PigFish to be featured as a new story for Pigs in a Canoe this
year. Our FB pages will show the
progress of this project. 

 

PigFish  

 

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THANKS To Caelin!

 

  Puppets on the Go logo

Check out this wonderful in-school field
trip for your classroom or your
homeschool group. Priced to be
rented it is only $126 for 2 weeks 

  

Puppet Power 2013
The Fearless Face of Puppetry Legacy Projects 

One of the workshops at the Puppet Power 2013 conference was on Giant Puppet construction - led by Catherine Hahn. 
Check out this video (please navigate website) of the endearing Birdlike Giant Puppet and it's story created by photographer Jenn Sieppert and volunteers from Centre Street Church. 
Many thanks to Dallas, Christy and the workshop participants for their work. 
 
 
www.jennsieppert.com/
galleries/wplivinggreen/ 
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Puppetry:  
Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

 

 

I just found this book on Amazon - one of it's tantalizing marketing excerpts reads:

 

"You would think that technology is killing puppetry, but actually my experience has been the contrary...

 

Now I need to download it to read the rest.   

  

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Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive

Presented by the
Old Trout Puppet Workshop

  January 3-17,  2014  

This is a memorable experience for anyone serious about the art of puppet theatre.

 

http://www.banffcentre.ca   

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What's up puppet-wise in the rest of Canada? 

http://unima-canada.blogspot.com 

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The Wishing Ring - No Strings International

Explores child exploitation and abuse in Haiti to help children who may be in a servitude find a sense of hope and empowerment and to help other viewers recognize this problem.  
The Magic Heart
Helps children transform anger, pain and sadness into something positive by finding magic within themselves.   Although the film was made specifically for the survivors of the Haitian earthquake and its aftermath, its message is universal - to keep finding reasons to keep living no matter what obstacles life throws in your path.  

See the film:

BBC Culture Studio Picks 
Hollywood star and world famous lead puppeteer on Team America: World Police Scott Land is taking a break from his performances in Las Vegas and Hollywood to perform here in the UK. Janice finds out why. 

17th FESTIVAL MONDIAL DES THÉÂTRES DE MARIONNETTES

From 20 to 29 September 2013 - Charleville-Mézières (France) 

Attend:
http://www.marionnette.com/
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Now recruiting for
WP Puppet Theatre Society 
Board of Directors

Contact wppuppet@telus.net or 403 228 3373 for more information
 
   
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