Daniel Hickie
Theatre
Specialities: Puppetry, Recycling/upcylcing art projects, Storytelling
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Please note that you must communicate with the artist to confirm details such as dates, levels or grades and workshop themes.
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Resides in
English Montreal
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Experience working with
Student In
- Early childhood
- Cycle 1 Elementary
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 5
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
- STEAM
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- No
I have experience working with
- I have worked as a freelance theatre artist in schools around Montreal, as well as in New Zealand and Australia.
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- Yes
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
- I am available for travel overnight
- An extended residency is an option
Other ELAN ArtEd Links
Stories and News:- Setting the Stage for Learning in Schools: What Theatre Arts has to Offer
- utler Elementary School: Connecting Teachers, Teaching Artists And Students Through Art Education
Puppetry. Story telling. Imagination. Teamwork. In my art projects with school groups, these are the core elements that I work with. I aim to use simple materials and techniques to help students dive into storytelling and theatre making. In my personal artistic practice, I work most commonly with shadow puppets, cardboard puppets and theatre magic. I love to bring these elements to my workshops, helping students to access their skills as designers, builders, performers and audience members.
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
This year, 2026-27, I am offering a connected workshop and one-day event experience for elementary school students.Workshop - Cardboard Puppets, easy as riding a bike
A hands-on cardboard puppetry workshop. In this workshop students will discover how simple and captivating puppet stories can be, by using simple cardboard materials and clear puppetry techniques to create their own performances in small groups.
One Day Event - Now that I can ride a bike
A 30 minute puppet show for students from Grade 1 - Grade 3, which tells the story of squirrels in a Ruelle Verte of Montreal learning to ride a bike and to build their autonomy and confidence.
If you would like a more personalised workshop, I am able to design an experience with you that can include:
- Creating shadow puppets or cardboard puppets from paper and card stock
- Manipulating puppets using rods, simple joints, mechanisms and lights.
- Creating puppetry stories in groups
- Performing puppetry shows to peers