SPECIAL WORKSHOP: PUPPETRY (WITH LOWEN MORROW)

About This Workshop: In this workshop, students will be introduced to the delightful art of puppetry performance. Participants will learn about fundamental aspects of the form that will benefit both their existing creative/performance practices and their day-to-day lives - such as style, focus, movement, specificity, and intention. This course covers puppetry foundations such as breath, focus, movement, intention, effective communication, and physical awareness.

Prerequisites: N/A. No prior experience necessary.

About Your Instructor: Lowen Morrow is an award-winning artist specializing in puppetry and comedy. They are best known in the comedy community for their work with the Dora award winning comedy juggernaut Sex T-Rex, with whom Lowen has created several acclaimed productions. Sex T-Rex’s distinctive shows have sold out theatres across the country and have won numerous festival awards, including: Montreal Fringe’s Just For Laughs Award (Best Comedy), Toronto Fringe’s Second City Award (Best Comedy), Vancouver Fringe’s B.C. Touring Council Award, and Halifax Fringe’s Best Of The Fest, Audience Choice, and Best Comedy awards. Sex T-Rex has also branched into filmed work having won Audience Choice at the Filmpalooza Short Film Festival (Paris) and Insight Production’s Pilot Week competition. Lowen is also a resident artist with Bad Dog as co-presenter of Blockbuster Week and the monthly show D&D Live.

As a puppeteer, Lowen has toured internationally with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, with whom they performed for tens of thousands of children across Canada, the US, and China. In Toronto, they have served as puppetry director, designer, sculptor, and puppetry instructor for several notable productions and organizations - including Soul Pepper, Tarragon, The Second City, Theatre By The Bay, Bad New Days, and Bad Dog.

Schedule:
SATURDAY JULY 26
Noon-2:30pm
Bad Dog Studio (392 Spadina Ave)

Cost:

For This Workshop Only

$70+HST

Discount Bundle Options

$120+HST For Puppetry + A Second Sampler Workshop

• Game Of The Scene (But It’s Fun) (Jul 19) + Puppetry (Jul 26)

• Puppetry (Jul 26) + Build Your Toolbox (Aug 9)

• Puppetry (Jul 26) + Musical Improv (Aug 16)

$150+HST For Puppetry + Two Additional Sampler Workshops

• Game Of The Scene (But It’s Fun) (Jul 19) + Puppetry (Jul 26) + Build Your Toolbox (Aug 9)

• Game Of The Scene (But It’s Fun) (Jul 19) + Puppetry (Jul 26) + Musical Improv (Aug 16)

• Puppetry (Jul 26) + Build Your Toolbox (Aug 9) + Musical Improv (Aug 16)

$160+HST For All Four Workshops

• Game Of The Scene (But It’s Fun) (Jul 19) + Puppetry (Jul 26) + Build Your Toolbox (Aug 9) + Musical Improv (Aug 16)