Object Theatre Workshop with Victor Lukawski

Join theatre-maker and puppeteer Viktor Lukawski for a playful, hands-on object theatre workshop. Through group exercises, participants will transform everyday objects into characters, bodies and imagined worlds, exploring movement, rhythm and shared manipulation to bring simple materials to life. Please bring one object from home that you are happy to play with or use one of the objects provided. No previous puppetry experience is required.

 

The workshop is free but spots are limited, so please register in advance.

 

Viktor Lukawski is a theatre director, actor, and puppeteer who was born in Poland and raised in Canada. He is the Artistic Director of ZOU theatre company and a member of French Norwegian company, Plexus Polaire. Viktor is a graduate of École Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France, and Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. His work has been presented to audiences all over North America and Europe, and he frequently collaborates and tours with: Plexus Polaire (A Doll’s House, Moby Dick, Ashes/Cendres, Opera Opaque), The Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Ignorance, Famous Puppet Death Scenes), and Bad New Days (The Double, Italian Mime Suicide/Three Red Days), among others. With ZOU, he has directed, created, produced, and performed in three previous productions: Buffalo x 8 (Rhubarb Festival, Toronto, Canada), Business As Usual (Theatre Centre, Toronto, Canada), and Prototüüp/Prototype (Sakala 3, Tallinn, Estonia). Known for incorporating various disciplines into his work, Viktor’s productions are best described as visual theatre, inspired by cinematic storytelling and deeply rooted in the grotesque