Beginner Puppetry Workshop

Discover the art of puppetry with the talented team behind Kid Koala’s The Storyville Mosquito. In this engaging, hands-on workshop, participants are introduced to the fundamentals of puppetry—exploring different types of objects, techniques, and the essential skills required to bring a puppet to life.

Designed to inspire creativity and curiosity, this workshop provides a fun and accessible entry point into the world of performance and storytelling through movement.

This workshop is suitable for participants 10+. No prior puppetry experience is required.

Maggie Winston 

Maggie Winston is a puppeteer, clown, educator and community engaged artist. She is the Artistic Director of Lost & Found Puppet co. producing original performances utilizing puppetry in many styles, physical theatre, clown, storytelling, music, and other multidisciplinary art practices. L&FPCo explores themes such as family, cultural history, human relationships to objects, nature, and spirituality. There are stories about beaver dreams, wolves drinking tea, the poetry of a Yiddish Montreal writer, and memories of Grandma in her recycled quilt. Maggie is a recent graduate of the DESS en théâtre de marionnettes contemporain at UQÀM.