The Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry (CAMP) is excited to launch its new virtual series at the 2021 Festival of Animated Objects. Join us as Peter Balkwill of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop conducts interviews and studio tours in his inimitable style. The free hour-long sessions will introduce you to Puppetry and Mask artists from around the globe over the year.

The first guests in this series are the WONDERHEADS – a physical theatre company specializing in mask performance and visual storytelling. Their work is performed in full-face mask, a wordless, whimsical form which has been described as “Utter magic” (CBC) and “Powerful, surprising and moving” (The Globe and Mail).

The co-founding ‘heads’ of WONDERHEADS are Kate Braidwood and Andrew Phoenix, who came together in 2009 resolved to conjure a little magic and wonder into the world. Armed with their respective careers in the professional theatre and a shared background in the most curious of MFA degrees (Ensemble Based Physical Theatre, Dell’Arte International) they set out to create their first show, Grim and Fischer, the story of a feisty grandmother who battles it out with the Grim Reaper himself. This show served as a launchpad for the company and over the past decade they have developed four original productions: Grim and Fischer, LOON, The Middle of Everywhere, and The Wilds, which they have toured to festivals and performing arts centres throughout Canada and the United States. In 2013 the company was named one of ten Scion Motivate finalists, a US national contest recognizing entrepreneurs in the creative arts. The WONDERHEADS also frequently engage in a variety of outreach and teaching activities including workshops, in-depth residencies, lecture demonstrations and master classes. When not the road, the WONDERHEADS call beautiful Victoria, BC home.

You can find out more about the WONDERHEADS at www.wonderheads.com.

Inside the Artist’s Studio: WONDERHEADS
Online Tour & Interview
March 25
6:00 pm MST