Welcome to Calgary Puppet Club

Calgary’s puppetry community is growing, and the interest that Calgarians are showing puppetry is growing as well. The Calgary Puppet Club is an organization intended to assist members of the community who are interested in puppetry to explore that interest and improve their puppet skills.

WORKSHOPS

Our workshops and events are designed to be of interest to adults, but they are child friendly and people of all ages are welcome to join us. see the calendar for schedule

Workshops include:

• Building nights
• Performance nights
• Film nights

View a Slideshow of our previous puppet workshops

GOALS

The goals of the CPC are as follows:

- To increase public awareness concerning puppetry as an art form with a particular focus on puppetry artists.

- To create an environment where people interested in puppetry can meet and share ideas.

- To discuss ways that puppets can be used as tools for educational reasons, both for children and adults.

- To work towards improving the puppet building and performance skills of its members through enjoyable workshops.

- To have fun!

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED OBJECTS
January 23 – February 1, 2009

For ten days every second January, Calgary becomes a winter hotbed of masks, puppetry and all things animated. We present mainstage shows, films, workshops, lectures and exhibitions at various downtown venues.

The Calgary Puppet Club is presenting a Pop-Up Motion workshop as a part of the animated objects festival. There are lots of other workshops and events during the festival and everyone is encouraged to take part in all the fun.

Visit the Animated Objects web site