New England Puppet Intensive: On the Road with CAMP
Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry
Date/time: June 4 – 16, 2025, 9:30am – 5pm
Location: Old Trout Puppet Workshop
Cost: $1550 (Includes instruction, materials, family-style lunches and dinners)
Introducing the New England Puppet Intensive On the Road Mohkinstsis edition! Mohkinstsis is the Blackfoot name for Calgary, which translates to “elbow”. We’re thrilled to head north (and west!) and offer a special edition of NEPI — in partnership with the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry in residence at Alberta’s own Old Trout Puppet Workshop.
Daily activities will include morning practice, physical training, articulation lab (manipulation and performance), ensemble devising, preparing n’ eating meals together and studio time for puppet design/construction. Morning practice will help us start our day in a good way; a combo of multilevel yoga, mindfulness, game play and circle sharing that will fuel our creative energy, foster community and aid in creating a grounded posture from which to work.
Since we will be in residence and surrounded by the work of the Old Trouts, we’ll take the opportunity to work with wood as our primary building material. Instruction on hand carving and power carving will complement puppet design concepts we will cover including character design, rigging/joints, controls, movement theory, and painting applications.
As a culminating experience, NEPI participants will take part in the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry Summer Cabaret/Puppet Slam, where we will mix with local artists, share our devised compositions, and celebrate the conclusion of our time together.
For more information visit maskandpuppet.com and to register docs.google.com.
