Puppet Power 2020: Puppets Go Existential and ONLINE! In response to the Covid – 19 situation W.P. Puppet Theatre Society, of Calgary, AB, Canada, has moved our Puppet Power 2020 conference online, with over a dozen sessions live-streaming May 30 -31 2020. Nominally priced tickets to individual presentations or full conference passes are now on sale. Can’t make all the presentations? Want to review presentation content? Post conference recordings are also for sale for viewing after May 31 until June 30 2020. Individual Sessions: FREE or $4.99 CAN Passes: from $39.99-$66.99 CAN (plus fees and tax) A puppet rises from a fabric heap on stage, animated by a power beyond itself, and it wonders—who is pulling my strings? What happens if I cut them? Am I my own puppet?
As a metaphor for human experience the puppet provides a fun yet impactful way of exploring life’s big questions. Our puppet presenters<https://wppuppet.com/puppet-power-2020-presenters/> from around the world, will discuss their work relating to some of the existential<https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/existential> considerations of our time: Climate Action, Artificial Intelligence, Culture & Identity, Hope & Human Agency.
This “Festival of Ideas” will help people discover a new way to impact change in the world by using puppetry. The conference presents key learnings and tools vital to professionals in education and healthcare, therapists, and visual and performing artists.
Join Us! - it’s is for anyone inspired to express themselves creatively, develop personal and professional skills and promote positive social change. It will completely spark your imagination!
