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The Toronto School of Puppetry is an adult education program offered by the Puppetmongers

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COURSES AND EVENTS IN 2008-2009

Marionette Making Madness II:

23 and 24 May 2009

Following the sold-out Marionette Madness I, here is a second chance for you to enroll in this two day workshop on the construction and stringing of simple marionettes. In this weekend intensive, you will make your own puppet and gain all the basic skills to be able to go home and experiment with more complex marionette building. Come in out of the sleet and celebrate spring!

For more information please visit Marionette Madness

Spring Intensive Workshops

15 to 26 June 2009

(please note that we have changed the dates to the above)

A two week intensive workshop that covers the visual, performance and technical arts involved in puppetry, and follows the development process of a puppet theatre show from start to workshopped scenes.This course is for the intrepid explorer who wishes to dig deep into the weirdly wonderful world of puppetry.

For more information please visit Spring Intensive

Please note that due to our busy schedule,

we will be offering neither The Fresh Ideas in Puppetry Day, nor a Master class this season.

BUT

We will be hosting a Dahlia Katz' Puppet Slam from time to time.

Please contact us for details

at 416-469-3555 or email

ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF PUPPETRY

The Toronto School of Puppetry is a vehicle for the dissemination of Puppetmongers' approach to puppetry and theatre. Its intent is to demystify the art form, enlighten and enthuse the participants, and lead to generally more interesting and higher quality puppet shows and puppetry in theatre. .

The School was founded in the spring of 1996, when Johan Vandergun, of Lampoon Puppettheatre, and Ann Powell & David Powell, of Puppetmongers, discussed the lack of professional development and puppetry education available for adult learners in Toronto. We decided to do something about it. Ever since then Puppetmongers, with their partners in puppetry and theatre, have presented seasons of classes and courses in a wide range of puppet and puppetry related skills. Each season holds a different roster of offerings and instructors.

Since 1996, about 300 adult students from all over North America have enrolled in more than 100 classes and courses. Participants are professionals and students of theatre, puppetry or the visual arts; teachers, educators or social workers; and from many other backgrounds. All share a passion for puppetry.

Instructors have included these artists, and members of the following companies: Barbara Klunder. Camellia Koo. Clarissa De Young. Clay & Paper Theatre. David Smith Marionettes. Fifth Sun Theatre. Gail Geltner. Lampoon Puppettheatre. Mimi Meckler. Nat McHaffey. Noreen Young Productions. Night Kitchen Theatre. Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Pea Green Theatre. Princess Productions. Puppetmongers. Radical Sheep Productions. Rag & Bone Theatre. Rick Sacks. Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes. Roseneath Theatre. Shadowland Theatre. Shakespeare in Action. Theatre CounterClockWise. The Grogs. Theatre Rusticle. Theatre Number 11 Theatre. Threshold Theatre. Tim Gosley. STAF.

Registration and Policies

TO REGISTER for any course please contact David at 416-469-3555 or email to confirm that there is still room in the course.

PAYMENT can be made from our links to PayPal or by cheque made out to the Toronto School of Puppetry and mailed to 1110 Dundas Street East, Toronto. Ontario. M4M 1S1
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Due to limited class sizes, registration is on a first paid basis. Our receipt of your cheque confirms your registration in class.

Waiting List

If a class is full, you may still reserve your place on the waiting list by mailing your cheque. Places do sometimes become available when other registrants cancel. Your placement on the waiting list will be established in the sequence of cheque arrivals. We will hold your waiting list cheque and return it to you if no place becomes available for you.

Cancellations

If you cancel in advance of two weeks before your first class we will refund your fees less a 20% administrative charge. We regret that there can be no refunds for cancellations made in the two weeks leading up to the first class.

We will refund your full fee in the unlikely event that we have to cancel your course.

1110 Dundas East is our own private door into this industrial building. In cold weather we may well put up notices to direct you through the building to our inside door.

Please note that although our office and mailing address is sometimes 101 Spruce Hill Road,

Please note that the Dundas street car coming east from downtown turns north on Broadview, and thus does not come near the studio.

There is street parking in the area. Look at the signs to see how often to check for chalk marks on your tires. We recommend that you park south of Dundas (there have been break-ins under the bridge to the north of Dundas)