Puppetmongers Presents Fresh Ideas In Puppetry Day 2018

Fresh Ideas is a day of presentations and demonstrations, discussions and hands-on workshops, culminating in an evening cabaret of fresh new performances. A stimulating event for everyone interested in current developments, innovations and explorations in puppetry.

Featuring performances by:

Ingrid Hansen (SNAFU Dance Theatre, Theatre Direct's Old Man and the River)

Humber College Second Year Theatre Students

Annie Katsura Rollins (PhD candidate on Chinese shadow puppetry, Concordia University, Montreal)

Gabe Levine (Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Drama Studies, York University)

Frank Meschkuleit (Fraggle Rock, Harold and Kumar, Bride of Chucky)

Mike Petersen (Labyrinth, Fraggle Rock, Mermaid Theatre, The Edinburgh Puppet Company)

Théâtre De La Pire Espèce (Montreal)

Brad Brackenridge (The Nervous System, Peterborough) - presenting Komachi on the Shrine,

based on the Japanese Noh play Sotoba Komachi, with original music

Nadya Weber (Odd Puppet Collective) - presenting Suitcase Theatre for Refugee Children and Youth

...and more!

For more information and for the full list of performers, please visit torontoschoolofpuppetry.com

Daytime events: 10am-5pm ($75 | $70 for students/seniors)

Evening performances: 7pm+ ($25 | $20 for students/seniors)

All Day & Evening Pass: $90 | $80 for students/seniors | $70 Early Bird Discount

Tickets available at nativeearth.ca

Fresh Ideas in Puppetry is officially accredited by UNIMA Canada (Union Internationale de la Marionnette)

At the forefront of puppetry arts in Canada, the Puppetmongers' brother and sister team of Ann and David Powell have won numerous awards and toured extensively in North America, Europe and the Middle East, earning a reputation as leaders and innovators in the field of puppetry. Puppetmongers Theatre has been bewitching audiences since 1974 with their exceptional and inventive creations, both for young audiences and adults.