Tag Archives: Events

Round & Round ! early years tour 2019-2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by dnapuppetry

DNA Puppetry/Imaginary Leaps shared performances of our newly adapted storytelling theatre play ‘Round & Round’ in a tour Nov/Dec 2019, sponsored by the City of Fremantle. With performances at local early years settings, Fremantle Arts Centre and Sullivan Hall Community … Continue reading →

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DNA Puppetry at SHAC – Sustainable Housing for Artists Collective

Posted on April 24, 2018 by dnapuppetry

DNA puppetry/Imaginary Leaps has a new home at SHAC in Fremantle, Western Australia! Since moving in last year, we are really happy to be in a unique, world class facility for artists to live and work in a supportive co … Continue reading →

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Puppet making Workshops at Fairbridge Festival 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by dnapuppetry

Wonderful puppets were made by the children of Fairbridge this year, recycling and making simple rod puppets for play and story telling… Lots of imagination and lots of play with the ‘angry girlfriend’ and the ‘sad boyfriend’ puppets, amongst many … Continue reading →

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Tom Thumb, Cloud Child

Posted on April 22, 2017 by dnapuppetry

Adam Bennett of DNA writes about adventures in European touring in the Spring of 2017 “I’ve been having fun touring Tom Thumb after a break living and working in Australia, starting with a couple of shows at the Albany in … Continue reading →

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DNA tour the UK and Belgium in March and April 2017

Posted on March 12, 2017 by dnapuppetry

After a short break from touring DNA are back on the road in the UK touring Chicken Licken, Tom Thumb as well as a one-off performance of Cloud Child in Belgium called Wolkenkind. After a wonderful pair of Sunday performances … Continue reading →

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Remembering Rosa Parkin x

Posted on September 26, 2015 by dnapuppetry

Rachel writes – It was with great sadness, we learnt of Rosa’s passing on Sept 6th 2015, after fighting a rare form of cancer over the last two years. I want to honour her memory & work with DNA, and … Continue reading →

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Thurtinkles Telling Tales at W.A Festivals

Posted on April 30, 2014 by dnapuppetry

Thurtinkle writes: This year, Ive had a wonderful time so far getting out and about to the Western Australian Festivals while im over here at the end of the world in Perth! Ive met lots of young & old story … Continue reading →

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Applied Puppetry Symposium & Cloud Child at the Little Angel Theatre, Islington, London

Posted on April 29, 2013 by dnapuppetry

Earlier this month, DNA had a wonderful weekend in London, with artistic director Rachel Riggs presenting a practical workshop and presentation about the early years Imaginary Leaps programme development in Western Australia at the Little Angel Theatre and Royal Central … Continue reading →

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Cloud Child – a puppeteer’s perspective

Posted on April 17, 2013 by dnapuppetry

I sit on a cloud and watch as the audience starts to trickle into the space in small groups. The big ones are fussing over where to sit and dealing with coats and personal items, chatting away to the small … Continue reading →

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“One of the best performances for their age”

Posted on February 28, 2013 by dnapuppetry

Assistant Director, Shakera, collects thoughts from herself and the audience before and after the much anticipated Cloud Child preview, at Horse & Bamboo Theatre’s performance space, The Boo. Sunday 27th January arrives and myself and the Company are, like any … Continue reading →