Pam Tzeng is a Calgary/Mohkinstsis based choreographer, performer, curator and producer of the live and contemporary. Led by her embodied curiosities as a Canadian Taiwanese woman, Pam creates honest and visceral reflections on the politics of the body.

Jennifer Lynn Bain is a versatile visual and performing artist. From puppets and props to paintings and paper crafts, Jen (with one ‘n’) creates vibrant whimsical pieces on a wide variety of subjects and mediums, focusing on what lights her soul on fire.

Juanita has been working and exploring as a sculptor for over 30 years. Her primary insight and focus has been the human form.

Just three short years ago Chad was a blue collar worker in seismic exploration. Little did he know Clown would soon change everything. Now he resides in Calgary and is currently working with the Calgary Clown Society and Clown Festival. 

Geneviève Paré is in the practice and profession of creating and performing live theatre. Her fetish for the natural, the rustic, and the abstract translates into her work as a puppet artist, through the use of found materials and natural elements.

Alia Shahab is a visual artist working in new media, sculpture, and installation arts. She explores interaction, play, scale, repetition, exaggeration, and absurdity, as ways of connecting with other humans, nature and identity. 

Currently co owner of Bleeding Art Industries Inc. with Becky Scott, Leo Wieser is a BFA / MFA artist working in theatre, film, and new media. He has designed productions for ATP, TC, DJD, and Ground Zero. 

Born and raised in Calgary, Jocelyn is a professional dancer and choreographer. Her lively, musically-based choreography has been presented at numerous festivals in Canada and internationally.

In the basement of Marie-Ève Fontaine’s childhood home in Winnipeg, there was a room full of weird and recycled objects destined to become puppets and show props. That is probably why Marie-Ève became an artist.

Ken Bighetty currently works at Keewatin Tribal. He grew up with seven brothers, three of whom play other puppets. He plays the Chief, because he has a Poli Sci major and knows everything.

Masterful physical comedienne Mooky Cornish is one of the funniest ladies working on the international circuit today. As lead clown and creator for Cirque du Soleil’s hit circus Varekai, she toured Europe and North America extensively playing to millions. 

Jennifer LeBlanc is a theatre creator, performer & educator in Calgary.  She is an improviser that performs with a handful of troupes at the Kinkonauts, a clown that loves attending Clown Farm in Manitoulin Island during the summers, and someone who is fascinated by mask and puppetry. 

Lizz Windnagel is a multi-disciplinary artist with a particular love for puppetry and mask. Originally hailing from the city of Minneapolis, Lizz has been fortunate to perform, direct, and act like a fool at puppet theatres such as Open Eye Figure Theatre and In the Heart of the Beast.

Monica Ila is not afraid of monsters – in fact she is happier in the company of them. She is an emerging multidisciplinary artist who focuses on puppetry, painting and sculpture. 

Born in Ottawa, bred in Toronto’s indie theatre scene, Jenna has spent the last three years in Calgary as Theatre Calgary’s Artistic Associate. A writer/actor/collaborator, she self-produces under The Deep End Collective, a feminist co-op that makes work inspired by real people, places, or events and imaginatively turns them on their heads.

Stephanie has loved puppets since the first time the Friendly Giant told her to look up, waaaay up when she was a kid. She is grateful for the opportunity to tackle a heavier topic compared to her previous work. Putting feelings of powerlessness into a puppet piece was challenging yet fulfilling, and she hopes the theme of loss comes across in a way people at home can relate to.

Kevin Jesuino is a Portuguese-Canadian queer multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, teacher and community organizer working in performance, installation and public art. His practice explores the intersection of the body, society and place.

Patricia A. Duquette is a multi / interdisciplinary artist with a professional background in both the media and performing arts industries, has formal training in the visual arts and creative interactive technologies, and is known to experiment with narrative film.

Alice Nelson is a Playwright, Director, Theatre Educator, Producer, Puppeteer, Improvisor, Mask Maker and Clown. She holds an MFA in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre from Dell’Arte Physical Theatre School in California. 

Catherine Cartmill learned how to animate to express the inexpressible.

Oscar Nava is a multidisciplinary artist, creating works as a one-man-band as he finishes his last year at Dell’Arte’s MFA program.

Sherron Burns is a mixed media artist, puppeteer and educator who thrives on collaboration, creating stories that merge old, dreamed and imagined threads.

Peter Balkwill is a founding, co-Artistic Director at the Old Trout Puppet Workshop in Calgary, Alberta. He also serves as the Co-Artistic Curator for the International Festival of Animated Objects, held every two years in Calgary, Alberta.

Ali DeRegt is a puppeteer, clown, actor and maker based in Calgary who recently completed her MFA in Advanced Theatre Practice from Royal Central in London.

Our group started making animations in 2020 in response to an unimaginable loss. Encouraged by Xtine Cook we explore themes related to loss and mental health to open conversations and destigmatize the challenges that we all face

Kyle Hinton is a multi-disciplined artist who is devoted to sound, puppetry, computer programming and many other kinds creative acts. He most enthusiastic about creating worlds, telling stories and exploring philosophy with sound, music and miniaturized-beings.

Ryan Hall aka Soulier is an award-nominated electronic music artist from Calgary, Alberta. He has released several albums, and has performed locally and internationally. He focuses mainly on melodic dance and ambient music using modular synthesis.