Maggie Winston
Theatre
Specialities: Comedy Improv, Creative writing, Improvisation, Mask-making, Nature-focused art, Outdoor Art-making, Pop-up books, Puppetry, Storytelling
Contact Info
Email address
Phone Number
Website address
Resides in
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Social Media
Experience working with
Student In
- Early childhood
- Cycle 1 Elementary
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
- Senior Citizens
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
- Environmental Awareness and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
- STEAM
I've received CHSSN Mental Health Initiative training for:
- Youth
- Children & Pre-teens
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- Yes
I have experience working with
- ELAN’s ACE Initiative
- ArtStarts BC, Vancouver School Board AIR Program, Vancouver Biennale Big Ideas Program
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:- Changing the Frame: Adjusting Art Education Practices to the Virtual Classroom
- Puppetry and Play at St. Gabriel Elementary
- Hands-on Puppeteering at Metis Beach School
- Puppets at Coronation Elementary School
- Setting the Stage for Learning in Schools: What Theatre Arts Offer
- Maggie Winston: Puppetry and Leading Arts Online
- Maggie Winston: What some advantages for students and teachers of facilitating arts online?
- Toy Theatre: What can you tell me about this workshop?
- Toy Theatre: What did you do in this workshop?
- Simple puppets & storytelling: What did you do in this workshop?
I'm a puppeteer, clown, educator, and community engaged artist. Under the name of Lost & Found Puppet Co., I create original performances that explore themes of nature, family, cultural history, spirituality, human relationships to objects, and imagined worlds. I believe that the arts can be infused into any sector of society, providing communities with nuanced ways of exploring complex concepts. Recipient of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award- Emerging Artist in Community Arts (2010).
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
Through the medium of puppetry arts, I facilitate transformative creative processes with an emphasis on inclusion and imagination. Puppetry includes all the art forms: theatre, performance, writing/storytelling, visual arts, music, and movement. Therefore, students with various interests and abilities have opportunities to connect with the medium in many ways. Every style from hand puppets, to shadow theatre, to giant puppets, puppetry offers endless possibilities. Play, improvisation, and imagination inspire the work made by the students. Teamwork and collaborative decision making are central to the creative process and final presentation. My job is to bring to life the ideas of the students as an equal artistic collaborator.I also teach ONLINE! Puppetry translates very well to the screen, providing engaged online education. Online workshops include physically active hands-on activities that allow students to work on projects that are then performed or presented for others.
One-Day Event Description
Schools may choose to hire me for a 1 day event that includes an entire day of workshops for individual classes or a puppet show presentation for the entire school followed by talks and/or creative workshops in individual classes. "Just Enough- a puppet and clown show" is presented by 1 person and is appropriate for primary school aged students. The talk and activity can be related to the show."Just Enough" promo video : https://youtu.be/pstEW5cXQKo?si=AezYYqeJ3O2qLJAE
Video
https://youtu.be/9MKBq8k4kco
https://youtu.be/AAsK-eBqSwk