Coming Soon

WP Puppet Theatre is pleased to be participating in this year's International Festival of Animated Objects.

Stay tuned for the full line-up that will be available February 12th!

Puppet Tidbits

Would you like to learn more about puppets? Try these books:

Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart by Matthew Bernier

The Complete Book of Puppetry by George Latshaw

Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry by

Larry Engler and Carol Fijan

Work in Progress

Our very own Wendy Passmore-Godfrey is currently making the trolls for Storybook Theatre's production of The Hobbit

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers in many capacities help keep WPTS going. Committee volunteers, cutting up fabric volunteers, ushering at public events and more. We are also looking for volunteers for our upcoming Casino on Fri June 26 & Sat June 27. Click here to volunteer

Volunteer for the International Festival of Animated Objects, March 7-15.

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Save the Date

Puppet Power 2016 will be May 27-29, 2016

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WP Puppet Theatre Gives Back

WP Puppet Theatre is pleased to donate Why the Rabbit's Nose Wiggles to the Mosaic Family Resource Centre, who supports immigrant and refugee families become more active in the community.

This donation will be an incredible opportunity to expose our children to literacy development in a creative and engaging way. Our pre-school operates on the philosophy of learning through play, and WP Puppet Theatre exemplifies this ideal. Showing parents how to engage with children in a way that is sensitive to their stage of development and sensory learning styles will provide them with the skills to ensure a healthy happy childhood. Furthermore many of the families we work with are low-income, an opportunity to watch a puppet show and engage in puppet making is difficult to come by free of cost making this a very exciting event!

- Amal Tharani, Early Childhood Facilitator, Mosaic Family Resource Centre

Why the Rabbit's Nose Wiggles is an interactive story telling experience great for ages 4 and up. Kids watch the first part of this charming folk tale, then they make their own paper sculpture puppets and finish the story together with everyone's puppets.

Do you know of a non-profit organization that could benefit from this program? Please contact Wendy Passmore-Godfrey to find out how you can get this interactive show donated: admin@wppuppet.com or 403 228 3373

Teachers' Corner

How does puppet theatre help us understand our world?

The International Festival of Animated Objects and WP Puppet Theatre is pleased to offer schools a special opportunity to 'Engage Thinking" with the amazing artists from the Festival. Workshops and Talks can be booked for junior/senior high school classes through the week of March 9-13, 2015. Fee: $125 for a 40 minute block.

Click for more information or contact Wendy Passmore-Godfrey at wppuppet@telus.net or call 403 228 3373

Don't miss the chance to meet:

Yael Rasooly acclaimed theatre artist from Israel

Mooky Cornish who was a lead clown with Cirque de Soleil

Magali Chouinard multidisciplinary artist from Montreal

Leo Wieser - 3D & Stop Motion Animator from Bleeding Arts Industries, Calgary

Wendy Passmore- Godfrey - Artistic Director with WP Puppet Theatre

Sandra Lamouche from Bigstone Cree Nation - hoop dance performer (also available for grades k-6)

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Teachers' Conventions

Come visit WP Puppet Theatre's booth at the North Central Teachers' Convention, Calgary City Teachers' Convention, and Palliser Teachers' Conventions to find out about our residencies, workshops, and performances - ask about our special discount card! Come see our handmade puppets for sale.

Make sure to check out Wendy Passmore-Godfrey's talk, A Dozen Puppet Ideas for Young Learners, on Friday February 20, 9am-11:45am at the Palliser Teachers' Convention.

Discovering the World of Puppets

Hello, I'm Sandra Neill, the new Marketing & Communications Coordinator for WPTS. I'm excited to explore the world of puppetry and will be sharing my finds with you. I was reflecting back on some of my own experiences with puppets and remembered how much my son loved a puppet show we saw on the streets of Arles, France. At one point he was even dancing with the marionette.

Check out these street puppet performances from around the world:

A Marionette in Manhattan

Puppets dancing

The Beatles

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