Puppets Tell Stories:
Puppetry Workshop with Ventriloquist Kellie Haines
A fun and interactive puppet-making workshop with expert Kellie Haines and artist Greg Robinson!
This workshop is part of our “Local Storytellers” programming for Family Day 2023. We will start the class with a basic hand puppet made from a sock and cardboard—and then we will let our creativity run wild, adding their features (eyes, nose, hair, horns, ears, wings – anything you want!). Your puppet will have the character and personality YOU want it to have. Kellie and Greg will also give tips on how to tell a good story. Participants will then be given the option to share their own stories, using their new puppets!
Kamilla the frog and Magrau the bird will also be there to meet you and your new puppet friends.
Date: Monday, February 20, 2023
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
Tickets: $35 per participant (A service fee, processing fee and GST is also applied to ticket sales)
Workshop is open to all ages – children 8 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult. One ticket to this event includes supplies for one puppet.
Spaces are limited. Register early. Masks are recommended but not required.
Please note that refunds will only be honored no later than Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 10am
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Voici quelques temps forts du Jour de la Famille au MOV le mois dernier !🤩
Nous espérons que vous avez aimé nous rejoindre pour des animations captivantes avec des conteurs locaux pleins de talent. 📖✨
Quelques temps forts de la journée :
🎭 Le matin, nous avons découvert l’art des marionnettes avec l’incroyable ventriloque Kellie Haines (@kelliehaines) au cours de l’atelier “Les Marionnettes racontent des histoires”.
🌳 Des histoires captivantes présentées dans le triptyque « Temíxw » de Chef Ian Campbell (@chief_ian_campbell) ont été partagées dans l'après-midi.
✨ L’expert en ventriloquie Don Bryan (@donbryan21) et son associé Mr. Noseworthy ont partagé une courte introduction sur le métier et la culture de cette forme d’art unique, et ont partagé leurs histoires au cours du spectacle du soir. Avec, en invités d’honneur, la ventriloque Kellie Haines et Magrau l’Oiseau ! 🦜
Nous avons hâte de vous retrouver pour le Jour de la Famille l’an prochain !
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Kellie Haines, Ventriloquist
Kellie Haines started talking to her puppets at the age of 8, and when they started talking back she knew she had a show. Now a seasoned ventriloquist, puppeteer and family entertainer, Kellie’s shows combine witty repartee with puppet characters everyone can relate to.
Puppets have stories to tell and they can bring out voices and characters from inside us that we didn’t know were there! Kellie was invited to consult, perform and present workshops at the Museum of Anthropology in BC during their exhibition of Shadows, Strings and Other Things. She performs at festivals, and in schools and theatres across Canada. She has also shared her puppetry talents on TV productions. Kellie’s technical skills with ventriloquism invites her audiences to experience storytelling in a unique and magical way.
Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson is a lifelong arts educator with a broad range of experience as a classroom teacher, museum programmer, set and prop designer and builder, theatrical writer and director. As a faculty member in Capilano University’s Arts and Entertainment Management program Greg mentors and supervises diploma students engaged in learning the ropes of live entertainment. Since 2000 he has been employed by the City of Vancouver as a House Manager at civic venues the Queen Elizabeth, Orpheum, Annex and Playhouse theatres. Greg is a trained visual artist who has brought his talent and flair to puppetry, turning out various types of hand puppets and multi-operator puppets. All of Greg’s puppets are crafted with care, precision and love.