Rock the Arts Puppets

Discipline: Interdisciplinary
Homebase: Ontario
Regions Available: Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley &, Howe Sound, Vancouver Island Lower, Vancouver Island Mid, Vancouver Island North, Interior, North, Remote, Kootenays
Languages: English
Grant Eligibility: Eligible for 40% AIE

Rock the Arts Puppets is an award winning puppet company based in Ottawa, Ontario. Their unique show and hands-on workshop combination allows them to engage a wide age range in their audiences with their handmade puppets. Humans of all kinds are welcome in Creatureville where both adults and children can laugh, be themselves, and be Pozzy! Audiences leave a Rock the Arts Puppet show with more understanding and appreciation of what it means to be a puppeteer, puppet builder, and a love for the art of puppetry!

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Performance(s)

Animal Adventure

School Year: 22-23
Discipline: Theatre, Interdisciplinary
Offered Languages: English
Grade Suitability: K - 7
Duration: 60 mins.
Capacity: 500
Tech Requirements: One electrical outlet. We bring our own lights, mics and sound system!

Animal Adventure teaches students the power of CHOICE and ways in which they can help the environment stay the way it is. We get one earth let's choose to love it. This comical 40 minute interactive puppet show is followed by a 20 minute hands-on workshop which teaches children about the art of puppetry. This unique show and workshop combination allows for all ages to be involved and engaged.

Be Pozzy!

School Year: 23-24
Discipline: Theatre, Interdisciplinary
Offered Languages: English
Grade Suitability: K - 8
Duration: 60 minutes
Capacity: 500
Tech Requirements: I bring all lights and sound equipment. All I need is a power outlet.
Available Formats: In Person, Virtual

Every situation in life has a positive and a negative and it's okay to feel both. Sometimes it's hard to see the positive but that's where Creatureville's Pozzies come in. Be Pozzy is a one woman, several puppets, high energy show! This comical 40 minute interactive show is followed by a 20 minute hands-on workshop which teaches students that failing can lead to something good. This unique show and workshop combination allows for all ages to be engaged and learn about the art of puppetry.

Do You Believe?

School Year: 22-23
Discipline: Theatre, Interdisciplinary
Offered Languages: English
Grade Suitability: K - 7
Duration: 60 mins.
Available Formats: Virtual

This virtual package offers a 40 minute pre-recorded theatre show and a live Q&A zoom with puppeteer Sarah Argue from inside her one of a kind puppet studio. In this show audiences join Creatureville’s resident goofball, Ned, in an outside the box show that celebrates winter!

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Testimonials & Reviews

An audience of 400 JK to Grade 7 students were mesmerized for 60 minutes because Rock the Arts Puppets was so polished and professional. Laura Wallis, Grade 6 Teacher

I would highly recommend Rock the Arts Puppets to other principals looking for a quality performance and learning experience for their entire school. C. Anderson, RC Garnett Elementary, Langley

A hands-on show and experience with amazing audience control. Now some of my students want to be puppeteers, what more could you ask for? Maureen Maxwell, Grade 2 Teacher

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