Giraffe is a puppet show for kids featuring a toy giraffe with the power to bring wishes to life. As the giraffe is passed from one owner to the next, it transforms—helping a lonely boy find a friend and a dreamer learn to fly. Told entirely through the power of visual theatre and music, this heartwarming story beautifully explores the magic hidden in everyday objects. Giraffe is just one of the many puppet shows playing at Puppet Festival Mississauga.
Evgenia Tsichlia completed an undergraduate degree in Theatre Studies at the University of Athens and took a postgraduate degree in Social Anthropology and History at the University of the Aegean She has attended workshops in puppetry, mime and dancing from notable teachers in Greece and abroad. Since 2006 she teaches creative drama to children of all ages and creates performances with them. Thanos Sioris completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematical Physics at Edinburgh University. His background in construction techniques came from studying musical instrument repair and construction at Anniesland College-Glasgow (classical guitar) and at the school of Kastoria (traditional Greek instruments). He has worked as a luthier and has also taught physical sciences in secondary education.
Hop Signor is a puppet theatre in Athens, Greece that was founded in 2014 by Evgenia Tsichlia and Thanos Sioris. Having studied and worked in different fields such as theater, education, science, crafts and humanities, they found in puppets and inanimate objets, a common ground for expression. Hop Signor use minimal scenic elements that leave space for the exploration of movement. It is this movement, in conjunction with the use of sound and light, which form the company’s non-verbal vocabulary. Their stories are inspired by places, objects and people. They are funny stories, moving stories, stories that invite you to complete them with your own imagination and sentiments.
Script-Direction: Evgenia Tsichlia - Thanos Sioris
Work On Manipulation: Michel Villée
Puppet and Set Construction: Evgenia Tsichlia - Thanos Sioris
Lighting Design: Christina Thanasoula, Melina Mascha
Original Music: Agelos Agelidis, Antonis Skamnakis
Puppeteers: Thanos Sioris, Evgenia Tsichlia
Crane Creations acknowledges that the land on which we are grateful to work, and which the city of Mississauga operates on, as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and The Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as peoples who inhabited these lands since time immemorial.
Based in Mississauga, Crane Creations Theatre Company hosts Puppet Festival Mississauga, an annual event celebrating global puppetry through performances and interactive experiences.
USE CODE: CHRISTMAS1
ends 12/20/2023
