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MARCH - 2013

IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER

PUPPET WHAT WHAT SNOWSTORM ALERT!
• Toronto Puppet Collective - PUPPET ALLSORTS - PUNCH & JUDY- Sold Out
• Puppet Allsorts - NEWS: venue changes; call for artists; more
• Welcoming 4Cats Arts Studio to the Neighbourhood

Next workshop: One Day, Papier Mache Moldmaking - Sign Up Now

• PUPPET ALLSORTS: NANABOZHOO AND THE ANIMALS
• Jours de Casteliers - Puppet Festival
• Puppet Power Conference - Calgary
Playwriting, Puppets, and Dramaturgy: A Symposium–March 8 and 9
Puppetmongers Theatre: FOOLISH TALES FOR FOOLISH TIMES
• Humber College: Puppetry Intensive
WAYANG-WORLD PUPPET CARNIVAL

• Folkmanis Puppets

• No Strings Attached
• Piggery Jokery - AGAIN!

• JUNCTION TRIANGLE TRAFFIC PLAN
• NEW NEIGHBOUR! 4CATS - ART STUDIO
• CAFE CON LECHE
• Basement Studio Available for Rent
• Image Foundry

• Zocalo

NOW IN THE WINDOW
SNOWSTORM ALERT AT OPEN DOOR DESIGNS!

 

A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY
HAS CREATED A SNOW ALERT...BUT THERE IS STILL TIME TO DROP BY and pick up a heart to decorate or bring a SNOWFLAKE OR HEART YOU'VE MADE AT HOME TO HANG IN THE WINDOW. YOU CAN ADD A MESSAGE OR DRAWING IF YOU'D LIKE TOO.

PUPPET WHAT WHAT WOULD LOVE IT. Visit her Facebook Page for updates

 
IF YOU DROP SOMETHING OFF AFTER HOURS JUST LEAVE IT IN THE MAILBOX WITH THE HEART ON IT!
MORE ABOUT PUPPET WHAT WHAT: She's a geek, does science fiction themed shows all May online, fav tv show is Doctor Who (and best friends are The Soctor who is with her in the shop window, a Sock Zebra named Zorah, and alien named Zlorg & another alien named The Master Master who happens to be the Soctor's nemesis) and she hangs out with Santa Claus in the North Pole and helps him out just before Christmas (Talk With Santa, a live phone in show on Rogers Cable, Mississauga). She's performed on tv, online and live at cabarets and puppet slams & occasionally visits sci fi conventions. She passionately hates yoyos (mainly because of the string - she is too small to yoyo.) She loves chocolate and tea parties. She is aware that once upon a time she was a sock, but has no memory of that existence, and is very happy and proud that she is a puppet now.
Another Sold Out Show Out!
 

Puppet fans of all ages gathered last month to watch Mike Petersen's PUNCH & JUDY aided by his bottler, Eric Woolfe. Punch showed both his delicate and indelicate natures!

 

The next show is Nanabozhoo and the Animals

Chad Solomon whose show is on March 17 at 3:00pm. As of going to press, the show is 50% sold at this point. I would recommend that you get your tickets soon.

 

 

-NEWS

VENUE CHANGES:
The Toronto Puppetry Collective has changed the dates and moved the location of the following shows to BAR 3030 - 3030 Dundas St West.

MY BIG FAT GERMAN PUPPET SHOW: Monday, May 27th. Doors open at 7pm - Show starts at 8pm - More Info

PUPPET ALLSORTS BENEFIT & PUPPET SLAM: Monday, June 17th. Doors open at 7pm - Show starts at 8pm - More Info

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
The Toronto Puppetry Collective is making a call for artists for the SLAM in June. We have a few people on the list already. For more info and to sign up email us or call 416-531-1290

SHOW ADDED:

We have added a second show for Carlos and His Five Reasons at 1:00pm on April 21st. More Info

 

We have a new neighbour! Open Door Designs would like to welcome 4Cats Arts Studio to our hood!

1615 Dupont St.
Toronto ON
M6P 3S8

More Info

Renée Gauthier
 


Workshop Description
This one-day workshop will introduce participants to one of the traditional craft methods of mold making, which has been used for centuries to produce marionettes, hand puppets, masks etc. In this workshop, participants will learn how to take their own sculpted form, make a mold and lay it up with papier-mâché. Because of drying times participants will learn the assembly process, finishing and painting on a pre-molded form prepared by Alexander.

Papier Mâché Mold Making Workshop
DATE & TIME:

Sunday, March 24, 2013
(If you have a group of 4-8 people we can organize workshops to suit your schedule.)
10:00am - 4:00pm

LOCATION: Open Door Designs
1597 Dupont Street
Toronto ON M6P 3S8
AGE GROUP: People 12 and older
COST: $150 + HST (this includes all materials)

Click Here To Download the Workshop Description
Click Here to Download Registration Form click here

email or call (416) 531-1290

Once you have completed the registration form email, mail, or drop off at Open Door Designs. Feel free to call to confirm (416) 531-1290.

You may pay by credit card, Debit or cheque by dropping by the store. If you would like to pay online through Paypal, please click the button below

NEW WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED! CLASS SIZES ARE SMALL SO PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY
If you have a group of 4-8 people we can organize workshops to suit your schedule.
ARTIST
WORKSHOP
DATES & TIMES
COST
1 day
Sunday, March 24, 2013
$150 + HST
(materials included)

4 classes, Sundays
April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2013
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$300 + HST
(materials included)

4 classes, Sundays
May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$300 + HST
(materials included)

4 classes, Sundays
TBA

$300 + HST
(materials included)
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET YOUR TICKETS FOR
RABBIT & BEARPAWS
SOON!
As of going to press the show is already 50% sold.


Buy tickets online using your credit card or in person at Open Door Designs and avoid the ticket fees (Cash or Debit only).

JOURS DE CASTELIERS is back for an 8th edition!
Presented in collaboration with the Théâtre Outremont, the festival will showcase large scale spectacles and intimate performances alike, traditional techniques, as well as cutting-edge technology.
From March 7 to 10, 2013, the festival will host puppeteers from France, the Netherlands, Scotland, Ontario and Quebec. The festival program featuresten shows – five for family audiences and five for adult audiences.Landmark performances and recent works are on the menu with performances by world famous companies as well as up-and-coming puppeteers. Creative women are at the heart of this year’s offering: playwrights, directors and designers as well as puppeteers and performer. More info: http://festival.casteliers.ca/en/

Puppets and You
Puppet Workshops in Almonte, Ontario


 

click here for more information

Puppets, Professionals and YOU!
11 Specialized Classes, taught by 10 professional artists, for anyone who loves PUPPETS!
There are workshops for:
Adults (18+)
Parent and Child Pairs (6 to 99)
Children (6+)
Learn from an outstanding, talented group of artists that have come together to offer these special programs.
Small intimate classes
Beginner to novice level
Take home something tangible from every class
ALL materials are included
Enjoy the art of puppet making
10% of proceeds go to Puppets Up!
Be a part of the puppet family

March 9 and 10, 2013
The Coast Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A Conference Exploring HowPuppets Innovatively Address the Tough Issues
Facing Us in Today's World...

...for educators, helping professionals, artists, activists, idea generators and students

 

More information

4CATS THE JUNCTION
OPEN HOUSE

1615 Dupont St.
Saturday, March 16, 2013

12:00 - 4:00pm

Come check out our beautiful studio, learn about our artist focus sessions, workshops, camps and birthday parties!
More info

Puppetmongers Theatre

FOOLISH TALES FOR FOOLISH TIMES

MARCH BREAK 2013: Two Shows Only!
Saturday March 16, at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m
At Zuke Studio, 1579/1581 Dupont Street

More Info

The Humber College Puppetry Intensive is an exciting, rigorous, hands-on, 12 day training program in the art of puppet theatre, taught by some of the best professional puppet artists in North America.
Participants will survey the many modes of puppetry through the study of breath, impulse, movement and voice as they relate to object animation and puppet manipulation. The principals and techniques of puppet design, construction, mechanisms of movement, and performance creation will be explored in a puppet lab setting. All classes will take place in the recently renovated, state-of-the-art facilities of Humber College’s Arts and Media Studios. MORE INFO

WAYANG-WORLD PUPPET CARNIVAL
in JAKARTA and BALI, INDONESIA
1 - 8 September 2013

"Dear Puppeteers:
World Puppet Carnival with the Indonesian Puppeteers Association PEPADI and the Government of Indonesia invite you to participate in the spectacular Wayang - World Puppet Carnival in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia from 1 to 8 September 2013. Share your talents and see the world of Wayang Puppets. Over 60 productions from around the world will be selected to perform in beautiful, exotic Indonesia, birthplace of famous Wayang Puppetry, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site."

more info

NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Documentary on puppetry.
Directed, Filmed and Edited by Davinia Levene Dillon and Luke Francis Middleton.
Music by Netsky

Reprise: Piggery Jokery, one of my most favourite shows. Hand to Mouth Theatre was at Puppets Up several years ago.

Hand To Mouth Theatre is Martin Bridle and Su Eaton. Together, they have been producing intelligent popular puppet theatre and shadow puppet workshops for more than 25 years. They continue to innovate and delight.

For more info: www.handtomouth.co.uk

NEW! FOLKMANIS PUPPETS NOW AT
OPEN DOOR DESIGNS
$10-$48

 

We now have a selection of
Folkmanis puppets in the store.
If you don't see what you want we can order it for you.

Our neighbourhood now has a traffic plan and the city is asking for input. Please take a look at the proposal and respond with any of your concerns.

 

More info

4Cats Arts Studio
1615 Dupont St.
Toronto ON
M6P 3S8

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS A NEW CAFE!

1571 Dupont st (in the old Laundrama)
Visit Soon! Thanks

Carlos and Sandra Flores

BASEMENT STUDIO
AVAILABLE
FOR RENT

The basement studio is now finished and available for rent
for small meetings and events. A beautiful clean new space, there is approximately 350 sq ft of floor space. 2 tables, 12 chairs, microwave, kettle, coffeemaker, fridge and bathroom.

Rates:
$15/hr - 8 hour minimum
$20/hr by the hour.

more info: info@opendoordesigns.ca , (416) 531-1290

Perth Dupont Community Garden
Started just as a garden with individual plots in 2005 by the City Councillor Adam Giambrone, it has been transformed into a thriving Community Garden, and is now a center for Urban Agriculture. With ethnic and lifestyle diversity, our garden is a place to grow food, flowers, friendships, and personal social and leadership skills. READ MORE
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Material Donations Needed
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE
AT EVANGELINE


Donations may be dropped off at Open Door Designs or email Nancy Davis Halifax for more information.


RED WAGON COLLECTIVE: DONATIONS NEEDED:
fabric, wool, embroidery floss, needles, crochet hooks, old sweaters

RED WAGON COLLECTIVE was formed in 2006 in response to our desire to deepen our artistic, collaborative, and community-engaged practices through residency projects that would enable us to develop both intensive and extensive relationships in the Junction - a rapidly changing neighbourhood in Toronto's west end. We share a desire to work collaboratively with artists and non-artists to create work that inspires new conversations; softens boundaries between groups separated by age, culture, ability, and economic status; promotes the presence of art in everyday life and contributes to increasing public engagement in community development. The work we create with communities is used in producing exhibitions, public installations, and celebratory performance events.We are currently working within the walls of the Evangeline Shelter.

Image Foundry specializes in edition printing, custom art reproduction projects, and high-end photo-retouching work.

1581 Dupont Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 3S5

Contact:
www.imagefoundry.ca
phone: 416-477-5652

A little further afield but worth the walk!
Beautiful, unique food in a cozy setting.


ZOCAL0
1426 Bloor Street West
(at the corner of Symington Avenue)
Toronto, ON M6P

(647) 342-1567

   

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