15th & 16th October 2022
Hosted LIVE online from Pakistan and Wales UK!
Saturday 15th October 2022
1pm BST / 5pm PKT / 8am EST (As part of our Welcome Event)
Suitable for all ages.
A Journey of Struggles and Triumphs
A Tour of the Faizaan Peerzada Museum of Puppetry in Pakistan.
A conversation between Sonya Rehman and Saadaan Peerzada, co-founder of Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop combined with a tour of the Faizaan Peerzada Museum of Puppetry in Pakistan. Live Q&A with Yamina Peerzada and Alena Peerzada of Rafi Peer.
From Pakistan
2pm BST / 6pm PKT / 9am EST
For adults and educators.
Thinking inside the box:
Miniature Worlds as a tool for education.
Fagner Gastaldon of PuppetSoup presents an exciting workshop on the Brazilian art of Teatro Lambe Lambe and brings new insights into its use as an educational tool.
From Wales / Brazil
4pm BST / 8pm PKT / 11am EST
For adults and educators.
Changing the Narrative - Women Puppeteers in South Asia
A panel discussion on gender, tradition and the power of puppetry.
Join our panelists Yamina Peerzada (Pakistan), Sulochana Dissanayake (Sri Lanka), Fahime MirzaHosseini (Iran), Anurupa Roy (India) and moderator Padmini Rangarajan (India) as they discuss what it means to be a South Asian Woman in puppetry in 2022. Find out about their work and the joys and challenges of being a modern female puppeteer in South Asia today.
From Iran, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka & South Asia
5.30pm BST / 9.30pm PKT / 12.30pm EST
For adults and educators.
Recycle / Reimagine / Reuse:
Trash into Teaching
Peter Court of Creative Madness presents a talk about his work in underfunded schools in South Africa and a workshop creating wonderful cardboard heads from recycled materials.
From South Africa / Wales
7pm BST / 11pm PKT / 2pm EST
For adults and Children
Katputli Catch Up in the CREATE lounge!
Join your hosts and workshop presenters for a Katputli (Puppet) catch up in the CREATE festival lounge! Bring your puppets, share your work, ask questions and meet people from around the world interested in puppetry, education and the creative arts.
From around the world
Sunday 16th October 2022
8am BST / 12pm PKT / 3am EST
Zippy the Zebra
Meet Zippy – the baby Zebra – who loves to chase butterflies and hates sticking to a herd!
Join Sulochna Dissanayake from 'The Power of Play' puppetry company of Sri Lanka for this exciting interactive piece of puppetry for all ages including the youngest members of the family!
Suitable for all ages.
Especially children 2- 5yrs !
From Sri Lanka
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2pm BST / 6pm PKT / 9am EST
For adults and educators.
Puppetry as a Threshold Experience.
The use of puppetry to deal with difficult situations, in education, health and community contexts.
Join Dr Cariad Astles, renowned puppetry educator and author, to take part in this fascinating talk and workshop about the use of puppetry to deal with difficult situations in education, health and community settings.
From United Kingdom
5pm BST / 9pm PKT / 12pm EST
For adults & educators
How to Speak “Educationese:”
Powerful Ideas for Puppetry in the Classroom that Administrators will Love!
Join puppetry educator Professor Johanna Smith for an exploration of fun, accessible puppetry activities for the classroom that have been specifically designed to showcase the powerful learning that is unique to puppetry.
From The USA
6:30pm BST / 10:30pm PKT / 1:30pm EST
For adults and educators
'Always look on the bright side of life...'
The Positive Impact of the Pandemic on the Global Puppetry Perspective.
A Panel discussion.
An interactive panel conversation exploring what positives came out of the pandemic for puppeteers and puppetry companies around the world.
From around the world
