Puppetmongers is seeking applications from artists currently involved in the development of puppetry projects. Our priorities and areas of interest are:
The development of theatrical work with puppetry
The integration of puppetry into theatre productions
The creation of new forms of puppetry and new theatrical uses of puppetry
The nurturing of new generation and culturally diverse artists
PXL is a forum for the development of creative ideas, not merely a showcase for future productions: emphasis is on the development of new material and unique adaptations of existing material.
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David Powell, Puppetmongers co-Artistic Director, interviewed on the disappearing art of Chinese shadow puppetry.
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Roberto Sainz de la Peña, from Chile, joined the Puppetry Hive on the evening of October 18 for a potluck supper gathering and gave a presentation on the Lambe, Lambe puppetry tradition and his own artistic practice.
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Learn to make your own marionettes! Toronto School of Puppetry is offering a three day Intermediate Level Marionette workshop November 5th, 12th and 19th!
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Do you need a small grant to kick-start your project? Puppetmongers is seeking applications from artists currently involved in the development of puppetry projects. Our priorities and areas of interest are:
The development of theatrical work with puppetry,
The integration of puppetry into theatre productions,
The creation of new forms of puppetry and new theatrical uses of puppetry,
The nurturing of new generation and culturally diverse artists.
This Fall Keira Loughren and her team of designers and actors were at home in our Toronto studio for a week long workshop of The Komagata Maru Incident, by Sharon Pollock, slated for production at Stratford in mid 2017.
Our job was to create shadow puppets for a Sikh folktale inserted into the play – here are a few pictures of what we made, based on a style of thai shadow puppetry… projected with halogen lamps.
A recent project to built two dragon puppets for the production of Munsch At Play by Tetrault Arts Productions. One full size head and neck on a backpack, with moving eyes and eyelids, twitching antennae, and wagging tongue. And a smaller rod puppet with flapping wings, to fly around stage. It was a great deal of fun!
Continue readingWell I just found this letter from the Premier of Ontario from 2014, telling us that we were nominated for this lovely award. So I would have to guess that we didn’t actually win in. But nice all the same.
Yep, these are from last March at Theatre Passe Mureille. I guess we weren’t out looking for accolades at the time!
Mooney on Theatre and Stage Door
Enjoy!