"The Toolkit" is a workshop series facilitated by Andrew Gaboury & Morgan Joy with support from Red Nose Remedy designed to bring together a community of like-minded artists who use their practices to serve the greater good.

This series is geared towards professionals who use different arts-based techniques to serve and support people and communities facing barriers, accessing healthcare, community care, social services and other supports.  

SESSION TWO - OBJECT PUPPETRY w/ AFSANEH ZAMANI

Our SECOND instalment of the Toolkit will focus on animating everyday objects for connection and play. Afsaneh Zamani will guide us to inject emotion and character into found items. How does a pencil feel today? Where are those shoes going? What is the relationship between a blanket and a hat?  Everything is a puppet! 

Your Teacher: Afsaneh Zamani

Afsaneh Zamani is an award-winning theatre director, puppeteer, and performer, holding a B.A. in Dramatic Arts and Puppetry and an M.A. in Research Arts from Iran. She has created and performed numerous theatre, objects and puppetry works rooted in rituals and folk stories, and has showcased her work at international festivals across Asia, Europe, and North America, earning critical acclaim and international awards. Her practice is also shaped by her training in puppet therapy, blending artistic expression with emotional and social healing. Since moving to Canada, Afsaneh has developed and performed puppet works at the Tirgan Festival and Concrete Cabaret, and has collaborated with MABELLEarts’ Iftar Nights, Jumblies Theatre, and WeeFestival.