Winnipeg Puppet Slam

Winnipeg Puppet Slam The Winnipeg Puppet Slam hosts annual events that showcase new short adult works of puppetry by local and international artists of all skill levels.

The Winnipeg Puppet Slam was formed in 2010 by puppeteers, Dan Wishes, Asa Nodleman and Curtis L. Wiebe after meeting Heather Henson (daughter of Jim Henson) at an animation festival in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Heather Henson encouraged the three puppeteers to host a Puppet Slam in Winnipeg (see Winnipeg Puppet Slam https://www.facebook.com/WinnipegPuppetSlam and Puppet Slam Network: https://www.face

book.com/groups/puppetslamnetwork). Dan Wishes took on the role of the Puppet Slam's first Curator and organized annual (sometimes bi-annual) Puppet Slam events. In 2016, Dan moved to Japan to pursue puppetry there (https://www.facebook.com/TheWishesPuppetCompany) passing the role of curator to Curtis L. Wiebe who has been organizing the Winnipeg Puppet Slam since.

The Winnipeg Puppet Collective celebrated it's 15th birthday with a puppet slam show in November.  A bunch of the regula...
01/28/2026

The Winnipeg Puppet Collective celebrated it's 15th birthday with a puppet slam show in November. A bunch of the regulars were there along with some brand new acts! If you missed it or were there and just wanted to relive the experience, here is the official video document. See you at the next one!

The Winnipeg Puppet Slam celebrates 15 years of puppet performances for grownups! Held on Nov 23rd, 2025 at the Gas Station Arts Centre in Winnipeg, MB C...

Pictures of the 15th annual Puppet Slam!  What a show!
11/27/2025

Pictures of the 15th annual Puppet Slam! What a show!

Ian Cherry with Tubacat! and Anne-Marie Williot
11/25/2025

Ian Cherry with Tubacat! and Anne-Marie Williot

Photos taken by Leif Norman
11/25/2025

Photos taken by Leif Norman

Are you ready for an amazing show today? We can't wait to see you tonight! Remember, if you're paying at the door, it'll...
11/23/2025

Are you ready for an amazing show today? We can't wait to see you tonight! Remember, if you're paying at the door, it'll be CASH ONLY, As we don't have electronic payment method available! We'll see you tonight at the Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Avenue) Remember, the doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30, we'll see you there!

Only ONE MORE DAY until the Winnipeg Puppet Collective's 15th Birthday Slam! We'll be sharing the last round of performe...
11/22/2025

Only ONE MORE DAY until the Winnipeg Puppet Collective's 15th Birthday Slam! We'll be sharing the last round of performers, as well as our wonderful musicians who'll make this birthday one you won't forget!

WHERE? Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Avenue, Unit 1)
WHEN? November 23rd! The doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30!
TICKETS? Get early bird tickets for $15.00 until Saturday, November 22nd via e-transfer to [email protected]! If you're paying at the door, it will be CASH ONLY, as we do not have electronic payment methods available at the venue this year!

We've got an amazing show for you this Sunday, and in order to get you excited, we'll be sharing some of our AMAZING per...
11/21/2025

We've got an amazing show for you this Sunday, and in order to get you excited, we'll be sharing some of our AMAZING performers leading up to the event!

WHERE? Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Avenue, Unit 1)
WHEN? November 23rd! The doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30!
TICKETS? Get early bird tickets for $15.00 until Saturday, November 22nd via e-transfer to [email protected]! If you're paying at the door, it will be CASH ONLY, as we do not have electronic payment methods available at the venue this year!

Are you excited for our Puppet Birthday Bash this Sunday? We are! In order to get you excited, we'll be sharing some of ...
11/20/2025

Are you excited for our Puppet Birthday Bash this Sunday? We are! In order to get you excited, we'll be sharing some of our AMAZING performers leading up to the event!

WHERE? Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Avenue, Unit 1)
WHEN? November 23rd! The doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30!
TICKETS? Get early bird tickets for $15.00 until Saturday, November 22nd via e-transfer to [email protected]! If you're paying at the door, it will be CASH ONLY, as we do not have electronic payment methods available at the venue this year!

We had a great time with everyone that came out to our last puppet jam! Check out these great photos from our last run. ...
11/12/2025

We had a great time with everyone that came out to our last puppet jam! Check out these great photos from our last run. We hope to see more of you at our upcoming Puppet Slam on November 23rd at the Gas Station Arts Center!

This is your FINAL day to get your submissions in for this year's show! Make sure to email us at winnipegpuppetslam@outl...
11/06/2025

This is your FINAL day to get your submissions in for this year's show! Make sure to email us at [email protected] to get them in!

Reminder that we're looking for 2 - 7 minute live acts for this year's show! Please include a brief description of your piece [one sentence!] and a script with technical requirements [lights, recordings, projections, etc] Make sure to get your submissions in before it's too late!

Join us this Friday for our "Reverse Shadow Puppet" Puppet Jam! We've built shadow puppets together, but how about puppe...
11/04/2025

Join us this Friday for our "Reverse Shadow Puppet" Puppet Jam! We've built shadow puppets together, but how about puppets built with light? If you're curious about this method of puppetry, come on down this Friday at 100 Arthur Building on the 4th floor from 6:00 - 9:00PM if you want to learn something new, or just see what we're up to!

Join us for The Winnipeg Puppet Collective's 15th Annual Birthday B̶a̶s̶h̶ Slam on November 23rd, 2025!WHERE? Gas Statio...
10/31/2025

Join us for The Winnipeg Puppet Collective's 15th Annual Birthday B̶a̶s̶h̶ Slam on November 23rd, 2025!
WHERE? Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Avenue, Unit 1)
WHEN? November 23rd! The doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30!
TICKETS? Get early bird tickets for $15.00 until Saturday, November 22nd via e-transfer to [email protected]! If you're paying at the door, it will be CASH ONLY, as we do not have electronic payment methods available at the venue this year!

We've got a great show for you this year, make sure to come on down for an incredible show with plenty of amazing performers ready to celebrate 15 years of puppetry here in Winnipeg!

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