Performer spotlight: Puzzle Théâtre (Montréal, Québec)

Puzzle Théâtre was founded in 1996 in Bulgaria and has been established in Montreal since 2004.  Puppeteers, Pavla Mano and Csaba Raduly have created their own unique stye of puppetry by combining drama theatre with object and puppet theatre. They will perform two of their shows, entitled “Plastique” (Plastic) and “Bois” (Wood) when they come […]

Performer spotlight: Ronnie Burkett (Toronto, Ontario)

Ronnie Burkett is Canada’s premiere puppeteer who has received the Order of Canada for his artistry and originality in the art of puppetry. Ronnie will perform a featured solo cabaret-style show for a limited number of adults on the evening of Friday, August 12, in the theatre of the Almonte Old Town Hall. Ronnie Burkett’s […]

Performer spotlight: Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers (Bar Harbor, Maine)

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers‘ Erik and Brian Torbeck and Robin Erlandson are two brothers and a sister whose hilarious puppet shows have been so popular in Almonte that they were invited back time and time again!  In fact, they performed at 10 of the 12 years that the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival ran! So, they […]

Performer spotlight: Jamie Shannon (Toronto, Ontario)

Jamie Shannon is a Canadian Writer/Producer/Puppeteer who has created unique offbeat puppet productions for television including Nickolodeon’s “Mr. Meaty,” popular with teenagers, “CBC’s Nanalan,” for much younger children and, most recently, “The Barbarian and the Troll.” At Puppets Up!, he will present “The Making of Mr Meaty and Nanalan,” and show videos about his career […]