2013 Festival Program

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About CAoS

calgary animated objects society is the

producer of the international Festival

of animated objects and has been

ruffling feathers since 2003, creating

original art works like The Device to

Root Out Stink (a giant flame-throwing

dead chicken), Spirit of the Bluebird, an

award-winning animated video, and

Spirit of White Buffalo, a giant bison

puppet built in jail. check out our new

media art residency CAOS in the House

on page19.

boArd of direCtorS

john holt President

sean dennie Vice-President

Poul bay treasurer

juanita dawn secretary

kerry clarke director

jesse Glasnovic director

mooky cornish director

kyle hinton director

Xstine cook FoundinG director

what's inside

2 luchador Finger Puppets by lush

newton

3 curator’s welcome

4 thanks to our sponsors

5 letters of welcome

6 little orange man & white like me

7 ubu on the table & Potato needs a bath

8 l'apres-mid d'un foehn Version 1 & Gruff

9 astrid hadad

9 dolly wiggler cabaret starring mooky

cornish & Phillip huber

10 Prairie Puppet underground & canadian

animation rocks

11 animovies, handmade Puppet dreams

& scary secret cinema

13 schedule and ticket information

15 conflict / resolution animated

installation

17 workshops

18 artist talks

19 mini theatre arcade & media art

residency

22 ads

23 Ventrilophant by Paul spooner

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t hirty years ago i made my first mask, twenty

years ago i moved to ramsay, ten years ago

caos was born. it’s a milestone of sorts, and we’re

celebrating with the biggest, craziest lineup ever. i

acknowledge each and every one of you for the role

you’ve played in building this uniquely calgarian

festival. the most delicious part for me is pitting our

shooting stars, western canada’s emerging talent,

against epic superstars of international renown from

mexico, France, the uk, usa, and montréal. rejoice

as their mad brilliance shines upon us.

— Xstine Cook

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youth central

“caos’s mission and festival is built

on a bit of primordial magic, the ability

for humans to believe something

inanimate lives.”

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March 2013

A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR NENSHI

On behalf of my City Council colleagues and the people of Calgary, I am pleased to welcome the artists, patrons, and supporters of the sixth biennial International Festival of Animated Objects.

Over the past year we have been celebrating a wide variety of cultural enterprises in Calgary. We are fortunate to have this unique opportunity to watch some incredibly creative and innovative performers transform the ancient art forms of mask and puppetry.

I commend the people of the Calgary Animated Objects Society for organizing this festival and for contributing to Calgary's evolving reputation as a progressive artistic community.

Best wishes for a successful and enjoyable festival and for many more years of enlightening entertainment.

Sincerely,

Naheed K. Nenshi MAYOR

Message from Honourable Heather Klimchuk Minister of Culture

As Minister of Culture, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2013 International Festival of Animated Objects.

With the help of gifted hands and an imaginative mind, a handful of wool, a bit of clay and a coating of paint can magically transform a collection of inanimate objects into a living creature. This sixth biennial festival celebrates creating the illusion of life through puppetry, mask and all things animated. The festival’s workshops, stage performances, film screenings and exhibition will captivate the imaginations of children and adults alike, demonstrating the spellbinding power of inventive storytellers.

My thanks to the event organizers, artists, sponsors and volunteers for presenting Calgarians with this opportunity to be immersed in the charming world of animated objects.

Best wishes for a mesmerizing festival!

Heather Klimchuk Minister

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A playdate with destiny

music, shadow puppets, edible pup-

pets, and dark danish fables. Prepare

yourself for kitt the kinder-whisperer,

a high-octane danish girl who fires up

homemade technology to extract and

reenact the audience’s dreams. what

emerges through the fast-paced

humour is the honest efforts of an

outcast child, who entrusts a group

of strangers to help fight her darkest

battle. rated e for everyone.

SnAfu dance theatre (victoria)

snaFu creates and produces original

live theatre and dance that give voice

to those communities and individu-

als who have been marginalized,

oppressed, ignored or forgotten.

ingrid hansen does ongoing work with

the inmates at william head Prison

theatre, and is also a puppeteer on

the children’s series tiga talk on aPtn.

kathleen Greenfield works with new

playwrights, puppeteers and commu-

nity activists in Victoria bc.

* turn to page 17 for snaFu’s

Viewpoints workshop.

SnAfudAnCe.Com

the white man cometh …

a satirical exploration of the arche-

typal caucasian, White Like Me tells

the tale of white-man from the planet

caucazoid, who travels through space

to enjoy many adventures on earth;

spreading his ‘civilizing’ across the

united states and becoming the phi-

lanthropist santa claus. after joining

the tea Party, white-man comes to the

startling realization that, by 2042, he

will be the minority in the u.s. what

will white-man do?

Zaloom employs the drawing room

medium of toy theatre with his gigan-

tic collection of knick-knacks, brica-a-

brac, tiny toys, and other weird junk,

plus his creepy Ventriloquist dummy

sidekick, butch manly. White Like Me

uses hi-def video projections so that

the audience can clearly experience

the tiny puppet mayhem. created

by Paul Zaloom, directed by randee

trabitz, designed, rigged and co-

written by lynn jeffries. (butch manly

travels in the passenger section of the

airplane, by the way).

little orange man white like me: a honky dory Puppet show

tuesday, march 12, 7:00pm

wednesday, march 13, 9:30pm

Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se

all ages

$30 regular / $25 members

70 minutes

The sort of girl that director Terry Gilliam

might have dreamed up.

— tHe CAlgAry HerAld

At once haunting and hilarious, Little

Orange Man offers both heart and

thought. An enchanting, fantastical

theatre dream.

— Culture vulture viCtoriA

Half the time I was bawling, the other

half I was laughing out loud.

— tHe CrAig

paul zaloom (uSA)

starting out at age 19 with the

renowned bread and Puppet theater,

Paul Zaloom began making avant-

garde solo shows in 1978. as a come-

dic puppeteer, political satirist, film-

maker, and performance artist, Zaloom

tours his work all over the world and

lives and works in los angeles. Zaloom

has written, designed and performed

12 full-length solo spectacles. Gen X

fondly remember him as beakman,

the wacked-out, weirdo scientist who

answered viewers’ questions about

science, nature and various bodily

functions.

* turn to page 16 & 17 for workshops

with lynn jeffries and Paul Zaloom.

zAloom.Com

tuesday, march 12, 9:30pm


Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se

recommended for ages 14+


65 minutes

mAinStAge



http://www.snafudance.com



http://www.zaloom.com


Anything goes as poland's fate lies

on a tabletop!

two armies of French baguettes face

each other in a stand-off. tomato

bombs explode, an eggbeater hov-

ers over fleeing troops and molasses-

blood splatters on fork-soldiers charg-

ing Père ubu. a small-scale fresco

of grandiose buffoonery plays out in

the hands of two skilled performers,

with multiple film references to spice

things up.

based on alfred jarry’s infamous Ubu

Roi, a work that inspired a riot and

the theatre of the absurd, ubu on the

table is a frenetic retelling of antihero

king ubu, a vulgar and infantile man

who inhabits a cowardly and cruel

world. the ribald pace of the story is

enhanced by the puppeteers, who,

standing in full view, provide the

expressions of agony and rage that

the common object actors are unable

to convey.

théâtre de la pire espèce

(montréal)

théâtre de la Pire espèce, (the

worst species) are enthusiasts of the

unusual, celebrators of unbridled

there is going to be a party and

everyone is ready — except potato.

onion is practicing his guitar,

aubergine is wearing her new neck-

lace and Peach is bouncing on the bed

with excitement, but don’t wake the

sleeping baby carrots. Potato needs a

bath - but he has other ideas (because

Potato loves mud!).

as fruits and vegetables come to life

in exquisitely rendered detail, young

ones will be captivated by an intricately

crafted miniature world on stage. a

gifted performer in her own right,

reppe engages imagination and cre-

ativity by creating a fully invested world

where loveable edibles reveal private

lives and detailed personalities. sly puns

and meticulous production values will

be appreciated by adults in this light-

hearted, visual show for 3–5 year olds.

co-created with andy manley with

original music by dave trouton.

Shona reppe puppets (uk)

the “Fairy Godmother of Puppetry,”

shona reppe studied theatre

studies and history of art at Glasgow

university before completing a post

ubu on the table Potato needs a bath

imagination and explorers of the

dramatic narrative, seeking to craft a

relationship of complicity with their

audiences. they have toured inter-

nationally, clocking over 1,400 per-

formances. critics’ awards abound,

with UBU on the Table garnering “best

show” at the international Puppet

Festival in bulgaria.

* turn to page 17 for Pire espèce’s

workshop.

pire-eSpeCe.Com

thursday, march 14, 9:00pm

Friday, march 15, 7:00pm

Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se



60 minutes

The work of art is a stuffed crododile

— Alfred JArry

é pHoto: dJeyo

grad diploma in stage design at the

welsh college of drama in cardiff.

shona reppe Puppets was established

in 1996 to create visual theatre for

children. shona recently won a london

theatre management association

award for best children’s theatre

show for The Curious Scrapbook of

Josephine Bean.

SHonAreppepuppetS.Co.uk


saturday, march 16, 10:00am, 12:00pm

sunday, march 17, 3:30pm, 5:30pm

Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se

For 3–5 yr olds and their families


35 minutes




http://www.shonareppepuppets.co.uk


What is the life expectancy of a

plastic bag?

the journey of a plastic bag extends far

beyond its trip from the grocery store.

once thrown away, straying across the

planet, this is where its real life begins;

its autonomous life. little anonymous

plastic bag amongst the world’s count-

less little plastic bags, on its way to a

rot-proof eternity. what if we humans,

so firmly anchored to the ground, could

escape the pull of gravity and fly with

the wind, free at last, carried along by

the arbitrary waltz of the air?

a performance without words, featur-

ing the manipulation of objects and

elements, L'après-midi d'un foehn —

Version 1 (Afternoon of a Foehn) uses

simple turbines to create a vortex.

manipulated by the flow of air, swirl-

ing and twirling, the little plastic bag

characters dance to claude debussy’s

most famous work, the timeless

afternoon of a Faun, itself inspired by

mallarmé’s poem of the same name.

Who’s that clip-clopping across

my bridge?

the grass really is greener on the other

side. but a hideous troll has taken up

residence under the bridge, and the

Promised land is forever unattainable

– if you’re a goat born on the wrong

side of the craggy chasm. but is the

troll really what he seems? why does

he live under the bridge? could there

be a way across to the land of plenty,

after all?

GruFF is a rollicking musical for two

goats and a troll, co-written by artistic

director of Puente theatre, mercedes

bátiz-benét, and judd Palmer,

acclaimed children’s author and co-

artistic director of calgary’s old trout

Puppet workshop.

starring izad etemadi, jana morrison

& david macPherson. directed by

mercedes bátiz-benét.

l'après-midi d'un foehn — Version 1 Gruff

Compagnie non nova (france)

created in 1998 by Phia ménard, this

unique company’s repertoire is in its

essence a study on audiences’ per-

ceptions of juggling. From large scale

cabaret works to one-man shows,

non nova explores the outer edges of

object manipulations, blending sci-

ence and art. L'après-midi d'un foehn —

Version 1 was originally commissioned

by the natural history museum in

nantes, France as part of their science

Festival.

CienonnovA.Com

saturday, march 16

3:00pm, 4:30pm & 6:00pm

sunday, march 17

10:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm

Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se

all ages


25 minutes

puente theatre (victoria, bC)

Puente theatre's mandate is to use

theatre as a bridge between cultures.

endeavoring to foster respect for the

cultural heritage that immigrants

bring to their new canadian home-

land, Puente focuses on creating and

presenting theatre from the many cul-

tures that form the canadian mosaic,

with goals to integrate newcomer

artists into the local theatre environ-

ment, and to employ immigrant the-

atre professionals.

puentetHeAtre.CA

sunday, march 17, 4:00pm

lantern church sanctuary

1401 10 avenue se (upper hall)

all ages


60 minutes

mAinStAge

http://www.cienonnova.com

http://www.puentetheatre.ca


more surrealistic than André breton,

more colourful than frida kahlo.

conquest, colonization,

machismo, revolution! a cultural icon

in her homeland, singer astrid hadad`s

stage presence is spectacular. during

seamless on-stage costume changes,

hadad morphs from a life-sized sacred

heart to the aztec goddess of life and

death, to more, unbelievably more.

with a comedic flair, and a powerhouse

voice, hadad blends the lines between

surrealism and kitsch, using the art

of cabaret to skewer mexico`s sacred

cows in an exuberant performance that

will leave you breathless.

Astrid Hadad (mexico)

an accomplished vocalist and an early

student of cabaret, hadad discovered

the historical mexican art of teatro

de revista, a combination of political

and satirical theatre and music. in her

hands, this teatro is a dizzying combina-

tion of outrageously over-the-top cos-

tumes and songs, embodied with sexu-

ality, sensuality, and human desires.

* turn to page 17 for a Panel

discussion with astrid hadad.

AStridHAdAd.Com

unbelievable.

book your tickets early. Fresh from

touring the world with cirque du soleil

and la soirée, grand compére mooky

cornish returns to calgary with her

side-splitting physical comedy, playing

hostess to stunning and hilarious work

from ingrid hansen, Paul Zaloom,

théâtre de la Pire espèce and local

star jamie tea. headliner Phillip huber

takes the stage with his jaw-dropping

Suspended Animation marionettes to

close the evening.

phillip Huber (uSA)

an internationally recognized artist,

Phillip huber has created rock operas

and art installations for the whitney

biennale, and tours internationally.

with a strong flavour of classic vaude-

ville, huber’s highly characterized mari-

onettes are performed with a subtle

artistry, revealing humour, pathos and

grace. most widely known for his mari-

onette manipulation in academy award

nominated film Being John Malkovich,

huber’s latest creation is featured in the

newly released disney film Oz The Great

and Powerful.

mysterious land: the bizarre cabaret of astrid hadad

Hers could be one of the most

provocative stage acts since the Weimar

Republic was in bloom. It’s a swirl old

songs turned inside out, performance

art, political barbs and clothes so

surreal they make Salvador Dali look like

Norman Rockwell.

— tHe neW york timeS


saturday, march 16, 9:30pm


1401 10 avenue se



90 minutes

mooky Cornish (Canada)

one of the funniest ladies working

on the international circuit today, this

quirky comedienne has entranced

over a million spectators worldwide.

among her many talents, mooky is a

pianist, puppeteer, mask maker, accor-

dion squeezer and chicken trainer.

* turn to page 16 for mooky’s work-

shop & page 18 for Phillip huber’s

artist talk

HubermArionetteS.Com

mooky.eu




1401 10 avenue se



90 minutes

dolly wiggler cabaret starring Phillip huber in Suspended Animation

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http://www.astridhadad.com





http://www.hubermarionettes.com

http://www.mooky.eu


premiere Screening

A mysterious corpse, a T-Rex romance, a

Perpetual Motion machine …

inspired by a screening of heather

henson’s handmade Puppet dreams

at our 2011 festival, multi-disciplin-

ary artist Chrystene ells embarked

on a year-long experiment in pup-

pet filmmaking with established and

emerging artists. working in regina’s

new underground Puppet-Film

works at the saskatchewan Filmpool

cooperative in regina, filmmakers

explored live-action puppet tech-

niques and drew on saskatchewan his-

tory from the Prairie history room at

the regina Public library. that labour

bears fruit in ells’ curated collection of

strange, dark, comedic and lovely new

puppet films, that delve into family

secrets, First nation legends, and the

powerful pull of the prairies.

* turn to page 16 for workshops by

chrystene ells and berny hi.

We Remain Long After We’re Gone (4:00)

tyler banadyga; It Was a Circus (3:30)

chrystene ells; Musphobia (2:00)

amber christensen; Scotty (4:00) kelly-

anne reiss; Siberian Maneater (5:50)

three free family screenings from

the national film board.

nfb 1 & 2: Wapos bay (Saskatoon)

the kids of wapos bay love adventure.

t-bear, talon and raven star in light-

hearted stop-motion animation epi-

sodes about growing up in a remote

cree community.

award-winning writers, producers and

directors dennis jackson (cree) and

melanie jackson (métis/saulteaux)

combine their talents for creative sto-

rytelling and finely-honed production

skills at dark thunder Productions, in

saskatoon, northern saskatchewan.

WApoSbAy.Com

nfb 3: Co Hoedeman retrospective

(montréal/Holland)

enjoy classic nFb animation by prolific

stop-motion animator co hoedeman.

an entertaining collection of time-

less works includes Owl and Lemming,

Ludovic and The Sand Castle, which

earned the academy award for best

animated short Film at the 50th

academy awards.

Prairie Puppet underground

noelle duddridge / sarah huber; My

Great Grandmother's Flowers (6:30)

kristen smith; Qu'Appelle (2:00)

jessica Generoux; A Place for You (4:00)

angela edmunds; MacNutt: A Tale

of Revenge (5:00) eric kanius; Love

In Any Colour (2:00) jessica reiss;

Saskatchewan is Boring (2:35) sylvia

Ziemann; Mike and the Goose (4:00)

rowan Pantel; Joshua (2:00) janine

windolph; George Bassler's Perpetual

Motion Machine (3:30) berny hi; A

Gentlemen's Quarrel (4:00) noelle

duddridge; Kathleen's Diary (5:45)

chrystene ells.

* special screening of Skeleton Girl

filmpool.CA

puppetfilm.blogSpot.CA


lantern church basement

1401 10 avenue se

all ages


75 minutes

hoedeman immigrated to canada in

1965 from holland on the chance that

the national Film board of canada

might hire him. lucky for us, they

did. hoedeman has produced a body

of work that spans four decades and

promotes strong humanitarian and

canadian values: ecology, social inclu-

sion, respect for diversity, and peace.

en.WikipediA.org/Wiki/Co_HoedemAn

Films courtesy of the national

Film board of canada. to see great

canadian animation and social interest

documentaries, visit nfb.ca.

nFb 1: wapos bay: There’s No I in

Hockey & Journey Through Fear


nFb 2: wapos bay: Something to

Remember & A Time To Learn


nFb 3: Co Hoedeman Retrospective



1401 10 avenue se

all ages

Free

60 minutes

canadian animation rocks

SCreeningS



http://www.filmpool.ca

http://puppetfilm.blogspot.ca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co_Hoedeman

http://www.nfb.ca


mundane office supplies spring to

life, while plastic toys dance and

experience existential angst.

these dazzling shorts provide an excel-

lent opportunity to see a diverse range

of superb work from around the world.

curated by lyle Pisio as part of emmedia

Production & Gallery society’s home-

Grown curator series.

Sleight of Hand (stop-motion, michael

cusack, australia); Jamón (hand-drawn,

iria lopez, spain); Under Cold Bright

Stars (cut-outs/drawing on photos,

jeremy rourke, usa); Distraction of a

Stationary Nature (stop-motion, shyra

de souza, calgary); El Delerio Del Pez

León (stop-motion, Quique rivera,

Puerto rico); Me, My Wife and Our

Cow (hand-drawn, azadeh moezzi,

iran); Hinterland (stop-motion, linda

mccarthy, uk); Neighbors (stop-

motion, Frederic chagnard, France);

Choreography For Plastic Army Men

(stop-motion, david Fain, usa); Double

Fikret (hand-drawn, haiyang wang,

china); Elvis: The Lonely Hunter Of Circle

Beach (live-action puppets, matt hulse,

usa).

* special screening of Skeleton Girl

emmediA.CA

monkeys in space, scary clowns,

hoarders and meryl Streep.

curated by heather henson (yes, that

henson), handmade Puppet dreams

celebrates independent animators

working in the diy tradition, with a

focus on crafting works specifically for

film. this series of 14 shorts features

marionettes, shadow puppetry, digital

animation and good ol’ fuzzy puppets,

in works that are whimsical, thought-

ful and bizarre. catch the voice talent

of meryl streep, Forest whitaker and

spike jonze in a re-telling of maurice

sendak’s higgley Piggley Pop.

Heather Henson (uSA)

the youngest of jim and jane henson’s

five children, heather curates and dis-

tributes the handmade Puppet dreams

film series, produces the annual

orlando Puppet Festival and creates

original environmental theatre specta-

cles. heather is also involved in Puppet

slam, an online networking resource

connecting puppeteers and venues.

HAndmAdepuppetdreAmS.Com

puppetSlAm.blogSpot.CA/p/About

ibexpuppetry.Com

puppets… puppets… puppets

Come and see a SCAry movie!

ssc1: wednesday, march 13, 10:30pm

ssc2: thursday, march 14, 10:30pm


1401 10 avenue se



90 minutes

é pHoto: SeAn dennie

animovies! hmPd handmade Puppet dreams

scary secret cinema

lyle pisio (Calgary)

an artist, musician and animator, lyle’s

award-winning films have screened

at international film festivals and on

t.V. his unique style of stop-motion

animation uses puppets carved from

basswood, held together by fishing

line and bits of bicycle tires.

lilypoSie.CA



1401 10 avenue se

recommended for 14+


75 minutes




1401 10 avenue se

all ages


99 minutes


http://www.emmedia.ca

http://www.handmadepuppetdreams.com

http://puppetslam.blogspot.ca/p/about

http://www.ibexpuppetry.com

http://www.lilyposie.ca


february 1 – march 30

eXhibition

Brian Batista, Louise Johnson,

Lindsay Sorell, Ryan Von

Hagen

Conflict / resolution Animated installation

4 artists create animated

media art in 4 tiny galleries.

monday – Friday,

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

+15 window galleries in

epcor centre

👥 all aGes | Pricetag Free

Saturday, march 9

workshoP

Mooky Cornish

physical expression and Comedy

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 18+ | Pricetag $350 | ⏲ 2 days

Sunday, march 10

workshoP

Mooky Cornish

physical expression and Comedy

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 18+ | Pricetag $350 | ⏲ 2 days

workshoP

Shadow Puppetry with

Lynn Jeffries

puppet power 2013 Conference

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

coast Plaza hotel and

conference centre

👥 18+ | Pricetag $175 | ⏲ 7 hrs

Tickets through Puppet Power and

eventbrite.com

Wednesday, march 13

artist talk

Jesse Gouchey, Filmmaker

from tagging to tiff

12:00 noon

Festival hall lobby

👥 all aGes | Pricetag $20/$15

⏲ 45 min

screeninG

prairie puppet underground

5:30 pm



⏲ 75 min

mainstaGe

Paul Zaloom

WHite like me, a Honky dory puppet Show

7:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 14+ | Pricetag $30/$25 | ⏲ 65 min

mainstaGe

SNAFU Dance Theatre

little orange man

9:30pm

Festival hall


⏲ 70 min

screeninG

Scary Secret Cinema 1

10:30 pm


👥 18+ | Pricetag $15/$10 | ⏲ 90 min

tuesday, march 12

artist talk

Peter Balkwill, Old Trout

Puppet Workshop

the Accidental puppeteer, the Journey of an old trout

12:00 noon

Festival hall lobby


⏲ 45 min

mainstaGe

SNAFU Dance Theatre

little orange man

7:00 pm

Festival hall


⏲ 70 min

mainstaGe

Paul Zaloom

WHite like me, a Honky dory puppet Show

9:30 pm

Festival hall

👥 14+ | Pricetag $30/$25 | ⏲ 65 min

thursday, march 14

workshoP

Chrystene Ells

Hands on Hands

4:00 pm

Festival hall lobby

👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 2 hrs

screeninG

nfb 1: Wapos bay episodes

4:30 pm



⏲ 54 min

screeninG

Animovies!

7:00 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $15/$10 | ⏲ 75 min

sideshow

Random Collective with The

Bum Family

mini theatre Arcade

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

ongoing

the bat cave

👥 all aGes, some 14+

Pricetag $2 – $5 Per show

⏲ 2 – 9 min Per show

mainstaGe

Théâtre de la Pire Espèce

ubu on the table

9:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 14+ | Pricetag $30/$25 | ⏲ 60 min

screeninG

Scary Secret Cinema 2

10:30 pm


👥 18+ | Pricetag $15/$10 | ⏲ 90 min

friday, march 15

mainstaGe

Shona Reppe Puppets

potato needs a bath

1:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 3–5 yr olds & Families

Pricetag $15/$10 | ⏲ 35 min

workshoP

Berny Hi

Cinemagic projector Art

1:30 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 2 hrs

screeninG

nfb 2: Wapos bay episodes

4:30 pm



⏲ 60 min

mainstaGe


ubu on the table

7:00 pm

Festival hall

👥 14+ | Pricetag $30/$25 | ⏲ 60 min

mainstaGe

Astrid Hadad

mysterious land, the bizarre Cabaret of Astrid Hadad

8:30 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 90 min

sideshow


Bum Family

mini theatre Arcade

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

ongoing

the bat cave




Saturday, march 16

mainstaGe

Shona Reppe Puppets

potato needs a bath

10:00 am & 12:00 noon

Festival hall



workshoP


initiation to object theatre

11:00 am

the lantern basement

👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 2 hrs

artist talk

Bleeding Art

3d and Stop motion

1:00 pm

Festival hall lobby

👥 all ages | Pricetag $20/$15

⏲ 60 min

workshoP

Paul Zaloom

theatre of trash

2:00 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 2 hrs

Panel discussion

Shona Reppe, Yvonne Jobin,

Astrid Hada, Xstine Cook &

Sharon Stevens

regalia/Costume & Ceremony/performance

2:30 pm

lolita’s lounge

👥 14+ | Pricetag $20/$15 | ⏲ 90 min

event Schedule

http://www.eventbrite.com


Saturday, march 16

mainstaGe

Non Nova Company

Afternoon of a foehn version 1

3:00 pm, 4:30 pm & 6:00 pm

Festival hall


⏲ 25 min

screeninG

nfb 3: Co Hoedeman retrospective

4:30 pm



⏲ 60 min

mainstaGe

Phillip Huber &

Mooky Cornish

dolly Wiggler Cabaret

7:00 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 90 min

sideshow


Bum Family

mini theatre Arcade

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

ongoing

the bat cave




mainstaGe

Astrid Hadad

mysterious land, the bizarre Cabaret of Astrid Hadad

9:30 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 90 min

Sunday, march 17

mainstaGe

Non Nova Company

Afternoon of a foehn version 1

10:00 am & 11:30 am &

1:30 pm

Festival hall


⏲ 25 min

workshoP

SNAFU Dance Theatre

viewpoints

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 3 hrs

mainstaGe

Shona Reppe Puppets

potato needs a bath

3:30 pm & 5:30pm

Festival hall



mainstaGe

Puente Theatre

gruff

4:00 pm



⏲ 60 min

screeninG

Hand made puppet dreams

5:00 pm



⏲ 99 min

mainstaGe

Phillip Huber &

Mooky Cornish

dolly Wiggler Cabaret

7:00 pm


👥 14+ | Pricetag $55/$45 | ⏲ 90 min

Sunday, march 17

artist talk

Phillip Huber

behind the Strings

9:00 pm



⏲ 60 min

sideshow


Bum Family

mini theatre Arcade

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm,

ongoing

the bat cave




venues

the bat Cave

location 1216a 9 avenue se,

t2G 0t1 , in the alley

behind sugo

Coast plaza Hotel and Conference Centre

location 1316 33 st ne, t2a 6b6

phone (587) 325-5757

festival Hall & lobby

location 1215 10 avenue se,

t2G 0w6

phone (403) 233-0904

lantern Church, Sanctuary


t2G 0X1

phone (403) 234-9116

lantern Church, basement


t2G 0X1

phone (403) 234-9116

lolita’s lounge

location 1413 9 ave se, t2G 0t4

phone (403) 265-5739

plus 15 Window galleries

the new Gallery, untitled

art society, marion nicholl &

stride gallery, epcor centre

location 2nd Floor, 220 8 avenue

se, t2G 5c4

Online AuctiOn Support the Festival and win fabulous art! Bid on

cool puppets, tantalizing deals and more. Online at

animatedobjects.ca. Bidding starts Feb 25, closes

March 19.

cAOS MeMberShip Become a member of CAOS to receive member

pricing and benefits. Sign up at the CAOS info booth

at festival venues. $10 Non-Voting, $25 Voting.

bOOk YOur ticketS Phone (403) 266-1503 or visit animatedobjects.ca.

Also through Events on Festival Hall website.

Tickets available at Festival Venues one hour

before showtime.

FeStivAl SwAgFabulous Skully T’s by Ty Semaka: $25. Buffalo

Caps: $25. Pins: $2. Get them from the CAOS Info

Booth at every venue.





the artist making the art is the art.

Four local artists inhabit +15 gal-

lery windows animating the theme

of conflict/resolution, bringing the

process of animating into the public

realm, peeling back the layers of what

it takes to create this labour intensive

form of media art, and displaying the

process as the artwork itself.

in this digital age of perceptual decep-

tion, fakery through special effects

software gives almost anyone the

ability to make artificially generated

images look more real than real with

the mere click of a pixel. there is some-

thing magical about real, tangible

objects being brought to life by the

unseen hand of a skilled animator and

storyteller. there is a hunger to see the

trace of human fingerprints on art.

For all six festival incarnations caos

has partnered with the artist-run gal-

leries and epcor centre to put on

group exhibitions & installations in the

+15 window Galleries. we appreciate

their support and sense of adventure.

conflict / resolution animated installation

Ciclo vital

ryan von Hagen

exploring the idea of people worship-

ping nature by representing it with

man-made symbols and objects, ryan

Von hagen incorporates numerous

digital animations projected on three-

dimensional painted objects in a pro-

cess that slowly builds over the weeks

in marion nicoll +15 Gallery. a looping

narrative of several morphing anima-

tions depicts confusion, suffering,

emotion, and faith. this piece is a fur-

ther exploration of Von hagen's inter-

est in the way spirituality and hope

can become imbued in man-made

creations, such as the holy ka'aba, or

noble cube in mecca

ryan Von hagen has a bFa in media

arts + digital technology from acad.

he is a collaborator with many other

artists and musicians, and explores

the importance of fusing video pro-

jections to sonic environments. he

focuses on the linear narrative aspect

of video-making, believing that every

scene has the potential to portray an

over-arching emotional theme in many

different ways.

vimeo.Com/34531701

ACAd.CA

inside voice

louise Johnson

leon and dennis are two highly opin-

ionated gentlemen who disagree on

almost everything, though their dis-

cussions are extremely civil. the idea

for this film emerged from a thread

of abusive comments on a blog post;

one commenter ‘shouted,’ “nobody

eVer chanGed anyone’s mind by

callinG them a F***inG idiot!!”

both the words and thoughts of the

characters are represented visually

with object animation in order to draw

a sharp contrast between the civility

of their behaviour and the incivility of

their thoughts.

using a canon slr with take5 capture

software in the stride +15 Gallery,

johnson expertly animates sand on

and around the objects, using its tex-

ture, limited palette and malleability

for fluid transitions between objects as

they go from speech to thought dur-

ing the discourse of the characters.

louise johnson has worked as an

animator/director in many anima-

tion techniques and media. she has

directed two films for the national Film

board of canada and animated on

television series, commercials, docu-

mentaries and most recently on the

world’s first sand animation tV series

The Sand Pixies.

louiSe-JoHnSon.Com/lulu/Home

onf-nfb.gC.CA/eng/ColleCtion/

film/?id=51132

Stride.Ab.CA

exHibition

http://www.vimeo.com/34531701

http://www.acad.ca

http://www.louise-johnson.com/Lulu/home

http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/%3Fid%3D51132

http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/%3Fid%3D51132

http://www.stride.ab.ca


A lonely mountain

lindsay Sorell

examining the universal conflict of

romance, lindsay sorell animates a

heart-aching love story between a

mountain and the sky, night and day.

animating in the new Gallery +15

window with a pile of dirt in a space

the width of your shoulders, sorell’s

mountain searches for a resolution,

her night tries to become one with day.

in sorell’s world, there is finality in the

separation, mutuality in the differ-

ence. there is nowhere to go. conflict

is something, a constant and beautiful

oscillation, resolution is nothingness.

in the beginning

brian batista

exploring themes of conflict/resolu-

tion, chaos and order, birth and death,

brian batista invites you to peek into

his light-controlled studio environment

in untitled arts +15 Gallery. batista's

interest in myth, storytelling and folk-

lore is expressed in a fusion of east

meets west, depicting images of the

sacred. emphasizing creation mythol-

ogy and cyclical transformation, batista

uses a complex system of layered stop

motion puppetry and time-lapse pho-

tography to illuminate themes from his

sacred painting series.

brian batista aspires to create works of

ultimate beauty, beauty that elevates

and illuminates our everyday exis-

tence. his artistic inspiration stems

from a deep and profound curiosity

in spirituality and mysticism. he has a

passion for the history, art and science

of animation and is an educator in ani-

mation techniques and after effects

motion graphics with acad and

Quickdraw animation society.

briAnbAtiStA.Com

uASCAlgAry.org

quiCkdrAWAnimAtion.CA

a calgary-based Film and animation

director and Producer, michael

Welchman brings a wealth of experi-

ence to his role as technical Producer

for conflict/resolution. he has done

work for GiraF animation Festival,

Quicktrack animated city, 6 degrees

sound and Production, and most

recently acted as animation director

for a feature length documentary co-

produced by enrique Poe Productions,

corkscrew media, and the national Film

board of canada.

February 1 – march 30, all day

the new Gallery, untitled art

society, marion nicoll & stride +15

window Galleries at epcor centre for

the Performing arts

second Floor, 220 8 avenue se

all ages

Free

* reception thursday, march 21,

7:00pm

lindsay sorell studied at the ontario

college of art and design, received

her bFa in drawing from the alberta

college of art and design, and cur-

rently lives and works in calgary, ab.

she recently interned with acad’s

artist-in-residence travis kirton devel-

oping the coding umbrella c4, and

participated as an artist in the calgary

biennial, emmedia’s byob 2, and the

ePcor centre’s soundasaurus. she

also writes websites and video games.

lindSAySorell.Com

tHeneWgAllery.org


http://www.brianbatista.com

http://www.uascalgary.org

http://www.quickdrawanimation.ca

http://www.lindsaysorell.com

http://www.thenewgallery.org


Chrystene ells, Special effects

Creator (regina)

using recycled and low-cost materi-

als like cardboard, strings, straws, and

elastic this workshop guides partici-

pants in the construction of a creepy

puppet hand with realistic finger move-

ments. caution! hot glue will be used to

its fullest potential. chrystene ells spent

nearly 20 years working as a traditional

special effects artist, fabricating crea-

tures, models, and stop motion pup-

pets for George lucas’ industrial light

and magic and on films such as The

Nightmare Before Christmas. currently

the artistic director of the first

international Puppet underground Film

Festival in regina, chrystene was artist-

in-residence at the Filmpool’s Puppet

lab, (see page 10 for screening on wed

march 13).

CHryStene.Com

puppetfilm.blogSpot.CA


Festival hall lobby

1215 10 avenue se



120 minutes

mooky Cornish (Cdn)

explore range and depth of emotion,

and how to convey those states using

the body. Posture, gesture, breath, point

of focus: how do these correlate with

puppetry? mooky shares some rules of

comedy and tips on trips, slips and falls,

both Physically and metaphysically.

a natural and experienced teacher,

mooky’s generosity, enthusiasm for the

form and genuine affection for commu-

nion make training a positive and mem-

orable experience for aspiring clowns.

mooky was lead clown in cirque du

soleil’s Varekai, and has taught clown,

character, slapstick and physical com-

edy at the dell’arte school of Physical

theatre, the san Francisco circus school

and in countless workshops. space is

extremely limited. register early.

mooky.eu

saturday, march 9, 11:00am – 5:00pm

sunday, march 10, 11:00am – 5:00pm

Festival hall

1215 10 avenue se

adults

$350


lynn Jeffries (uSA) at puppet

power Conference 2013

in this hands-on workshop with the

puppetry genius and technical wizard

behind Paul Zaloom’s shows, you will

build a working, jointed shadow pup-

pet of your own design, and learn some

basic puppet manipulation techniques.

lynn jeffries designs puppets, sets

and costumes for theaters around the

united states. she has created shadow

puppets for nightclub performances

with the ditty bops, a regional theater

production of To Kill a Mockingbird, and

pretty much everything in between.

she has an ongoing artistic partnership

with puppeteer Paul Zaloom.

lynnJeffrieS.Com

Presented by Puppet Power 2013,

sponsored by wP Puppet theatre,

tickets through eventbrite only.

sunday, march 10, 9:30am – 4:30pm

coast Plaza hotel & conference centre

1316 33 st ne

recommended for 18+

$175

eventbrite.com/

event/4348827460?ebtv=c#

berny Hi, filmmaker (regina)

explore the roots of moving image

artistry before the digital age with

handcrafted effects created in-camera,

or live on-camera. develop a visceral

connection to your film by manipulat-

ing the essences of cinema: light and

perspective. cinemagician berny hi

demonstrates unique, organic and

evocative effects through manually

controlled camera and projection tech-

niques, augmented with warped glass

and other cinemagic tricks.

berny hi focuses on a unique approach

to storytelling involving the manipu-

lation of multiple projected moving

images on super 8mm / 16mm cellu-

loid through warped glass and prisms.

recent screenings include Véronique

à Vélo, a multi-award winning b&w

16mm film that pays homage to the

French new wave cinema.


the lantern church, basement

1401 10 avenue se



120 minutes

Physical expression and comedy

shadow Puppetry cinemagic Projector arthands on hands

http://www.chrystene.com

http://puppetfilm.blogspot.ca

http://www.mooky.eu

http://www.mooky.eu


théâtre de la pire espèce

(montreal)

object theater is a peculiar form of

puppet theater in which the characters

or sets are everyday objects manipu-

lated with the performer in full view

of the audience. the challenge for

the actor-manipulator is to give such

life to these objects that one forgets

their primary function. théâtre de la

Pire espèce performers olivier ducas

and Francis monty impart precise

techniques, sharing how to give life to

things that are unanimated, and how

to suggest feelings to objects, cover-

ing the use of fixed points, changes of

dynamic and counter-movements.

* catch UBU on the Table. see page 7

for details.

pire-eSpeCe.Com/ptitCourS.Html

saturday, march 16, 11:00am


1401 10 avenue se



120 minutes

ingrid Hansen, SnAfu dance

theatre

Viewpoints is a movement-based tech-

nique about awareness of the body.

learn to use actions and gestures to

access the emotions that are at the

heart of effective acting. awaken your

own creativity to respond and direct

yourself, enabling you to react more

truthfully and effectively to your fel-

low actors. the Viewpoints theory was

adapted for acting by directors anne

bogart and tina landau, and grew out

of work bogart did with choreographer

martha Graham, combining elements

of asian martial arts. snaFu dance

theatre was founded in 2007 by ingrid

hansen, Victor dolhai, and sarah jane

Pelzer in Victoria, bc, canada.

* see page 6 for snaFu’s Little Orange

Man.

SnAfudAnCe.Com

sunday, march 17, 1:00 pm


1401 10 avenue se

recommended for 14+


3 hours

paul zaloom (uSA)

bring six objects: toys, appliances,

packaging materials, and other ordinary

or extraordinary rubbish to explore

Zaloom’s world of puppetry. Zaloom

discusses object theater and invites par-

ticipants to operate the assembled junk

as puppets and environments. Zaloom

shares how he invents his own found-

object work, and covers improvisation,

free association, humor, child’s play as

process, the nature of objects, and pup-

petry in general. Zaloom has taught at

cal arts, r.i.s.d., the o’neill theater

center, n.y.u., emerson college,

George mason university, the omega

institute, and institut internationale

de la marionette, charlesville-meziers,

France, amongst many others.

* catch WHITE LIKE ME. see page 6 for

details.

zAloom.Com



1401 10 avenue se



120 minutes

Astrid Hadad (mexico), yvonne

Jobin (Cree), xstine Cook (Calgary)

Powerhouse female artists from very

different traditions share thoughts, cul-

tures, and influences in the fabulously

renovated lolita’s lounge.

join social activist and artist Sharon

Stevens (Calgary), as she moderates

a conversation about the role of the

sacred in each artist’s work.

AStridHAdAd.Com

moonStoneCreAtion.CA

AnimAtedobJeCtS.CA

eSSenSe.CA


lolita’s lounge

1413 9 avenue se



90 minutes

Viewpoints workshopinitiation to object theatre

theatre of trash regalia/costume ceremony/Performance




http://www.pire-espece.com/ptitcours.html



http://www.snafudance.com



http://www.zaloom.com

http://www.astridhadad.com

http://www.moonstonecreation.ca


http://www.essense.ca


bleeding Art industries (Calgary)

join the makers of the film “skeleton

Girl” for a lively Q&a. Get an insider’s

view of puppets and sets from their

upcoming Through the Looking Glass.

Founder, President and ceo of

bleeding art industries, leo wieser’s

love for pyrotechnics and special

effects led him from a successful

theatre career into the film industry.

wieser was recently honoured with

amPia awards for best special effects

creator for his work on Broken Trail and

Ginger Snaps: Unleashed. co-owner

becky scott oversees the development

of new works, marketing, and produc-

ing of the company’s creative content.

* special screening of “skeleton Girl”

on march 13, 5:30 pm, and march

14, 7:00 pm, lantern church.

bleedingArtinduStrieS.Com

Skeleton-girl.Com


Festival hall lobby

1215 10 avenue se

all ages


60 minutes

peter balkwill (Calgary)

come hear how this veteran of the

u.s. navy made his way into one

of canada's most prolific puppet

companies. discussion will venture

into the mysterious realm of the old

trouts and their remarkable work.

Peter balkwill is a co-artistic director

at the old trout Puppet workshop in

calgary. he holds an mFa in acting

from university of washington, and

a bFa in theatre from university of

Victoria where balkwill taught as head

of movement. he has facilitated work-

shops in institutions across canada

and the u.s. an outdoor experiential

educator for ten years in the canadian

rockies, Peter is also the drummer of

the boot stomping, hollar band, the

agnostic mountain Gospel choir.

tHeoldtroutS.org

tuesday, march 12, 12:00 noon

Festival hall lobby

1215 10 avenue se

all ages


45 minutes


phillip Huber(uSA)

join marionette master Phillip huber for

an up close and personal presentation

about his astonishing creations. obtain

an intimate glimpse into huber’s fabu-

lous career on stage and screen, and

learn about what has made him one of

america’s most successful puppeteers.

this entertaining lecture incorporates

video clips, vignettes, and huber him-

self, revealing his inspirations and tech-

niques. Questions are welcome as the

man famous for his work in Being John

Malkovich and Oz The Great and Powerful

breaks down the complexity of his acts

with live demonstrations using several

marionettes. bring your best smile and

a camera for a picture taking session at

the close of the lecture.

* turn to page 9 for huber’s Suspended

Animation.

HubermArionetteS.Com


the lantern church, sanctuary

1401 10 avenue se

all ages


60 minutes

Jesse gouchey (Calgary)

cree artist jesse Gouchey talks about

his trajectory from graffiti artist to

award winning filmmaker. discussion

will include a live demonstration of

spray paint techniques, (weather

permitting). Gouchey grew up draw-

ing and sketching as a hobby in red

deer, which evolved to contempo-

rary street art and graffiti. training at

Quickdraw animation’s aboriginal

youth animation Project led to cre-

ating caos’s multi-award-winning

spray-paint animated short “spirit of

the bluebird” with Xstine cook. after

participating in the nFb’s hothouse

animation program, Gouchey was

commissioned by imaginenatiVe Film

Festival to create a video about miss-

ing and murdered women. catch the

next Infamous mural in progress at the

Feed mill on 11 st se.

gouCHey.Com

wednesday, march 13, 12:00 noon

Festival hall lobby

1215 10 avenue se

all ages


45 minutes

the accidental Puppeteer, journey of an old trout

From tagging to tiFF 3d and stop motion animation

behind the strings

http://www.bleedingartindustries.com

http://www.skeleton-girl.com



http://www.hubermarionettes.com

http://www.gouchey.com


CAoS in the House

tap into your creative talents with

CAOS in the House, a ridiculously fun

media arts residency. create short vid-

eos using animation, puppetry, music

and live action. tackle curriculum

while gaining hands-on experience

with technology. caos arts residen-

cies run from 1 day to 3 months, and

are tailor-made for any age range.

It’s amazing how students who rarely

engage could hardly wait for another

class with CAOS. — Patricia, a teacher

Moving the stuff and taking pictures was

fun. — medina, age 8

For more information contact caos.

media art residency thank you

A festival is but a notion in the

wind until a delicately woven

net of dedicated gracious souls

breathes it to life.

to each and every one of our volun-

teers, sponsors, venues, public funders

& partner organizations, thank you.

we gratefully acknowledge

Pumphouse theatre and the generous

donation from the calgary Foundation

that helped make the use of “the

calgary Foundation world stage”

possible. thanks to alberta theatre

Projects, calgary opera, decidedly

jazz danceworks, springboard dance

and Fluid Festival, theatre calgary,

theatre junction, Vertigo mystery

theatre, earl Grey, and western

canada high school for being such

wonderful neighbours.

thank you for dreaming the impossible

dream, for helping bring it all together,

and for throwing one helluva party!

Some people never go crazy, What truly

horrible lives they must live.

— CHArleS bukoWSki

Who knows what lurks beneath

the cellar door?

duck down the alley, and brave the

spooky stairs to enter a secret under-

world arcade of miniature theatres.

cross the palm of each show’s opera-

tor with a toonie or a fiver and find

out. Peek inside each individual box

for a tiny puppet show or twisted

movie. marvel at the tragedy of The

Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, rejoice

in The Ice Cream Man,or giggle at Bee

Bomb. then settle in for a scare with

Suckathumb, and walk off wondering

When I Met Dottie. most shows suitable

for families. but not all.

rAndom ColleCtive WitH tHe

bum fAmily

this troupe of odd sorts joined forces

one all hallow’s eve in inglewood,

(always a dangerous and magical

time). after battling drunken louts

afflicted with a hatred of teddy bears

and druids, our heroes narrowly

escaped down an alley. stumbling into

the bat cave, they startled its former

occupant, a puppeteer’s ghost named

“Frank.” a treasure of ancient suitcases

was revealed, and so the mini theatre

arcade was born. watch your step.

mini theatre arcade

nightly

thursday – sunday

march 14 –17, 8:00pm–11:00pm

the bat cave

1216a 9 avenue se

(ongoing in the alley behind sugo)

majority of shows – all ages

$2 to $5, payable at door only

2 min – 10 min per show

Anyone who takes himself too seriously

always runs the risk of looking ridiculous;

anyone who can consistently laugh at

himself does not.

— vAClAv HAvel

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u.k. automata and mechanical art-

ist Paul spooner’s delightful and

intriguing mechanisms have baffled

the world since 1966. over 40 of

Paul’s machines inhabited the leg-

endary cabaret mechanical theatre

in covent Garden, london between

1985 and 2000, and his works now

tour globally. after years of hound-

ing, mr. spooner donated the mar-

velous paper Ventrilophant, created

especially for international Festival of

animated objects.

CAbAret.Co.uk/ArtiStS/pAul-Spooner/

Paul spooner

http://www.cabaret.co.uk/artists/paul-spooner/

Documents

2013 Festival Program