 | | | The following are the kind of programming we are hoping to start at our new headquarters in downtown Olympia:
A PERFORMANCE SPACE
 The performance space and gallery at Northern will support PLOP!’s main goal: to provide the community with performances that show the most imaginative and innovative of the contemporary art of the puppet. The performance space supports performances by cutting-edge puppet theatre artists at three levels: emerging artists, mid-career, and more established artists.
It will also serve to provide space for experiments and art projects related to innovative explorations that explore the connection between puppet arts and other disciplines.
The space currently doubles as art gallery and music presentation space to create a sustainable urban model for an art center that brings life to the downtown.
PROGRAMMING
PERFORMANCES FOR ADULTS
PLOP! presents performances that promote awareness that puppet theatre is a radically innovative and experimental medium and a sophisticated, innovative and viable medium for grown-ups and young adults. Click HERE
PLOP! organizes a performance series of shows created for adult audiences and young adults, ages 12 . Invited performers draw from local, national and international talent. Click HERE
PERFORMANCES FOR ALL AGES
PLOP! organizes a performance series to cater to the needs of younger audiences.
The series fosters innovation and experimentation bringing ideas and contemporary minded events for young adults. Morning and afternoon performances during the weekend are devoted to shows for families and children. Starting in Fall 2009 we will have shows on Saturdays and Sunday during the day.
FESTIVALS
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
 The main activity of PLOP!, aside from the regular performance series, is to organize a festival dedicated to innovative and experimental puppet theatre that draws from companies all round the world. We hope to be able to provide the festival participants with welcoming room and board, as well as proper fees.
LOCAL MINI FESTIVALS
PLOP! supports local mini-festivals that promote the art of the puppet. These are organized around specific themes and ideas such as a Toy Theatre festival, which includes open workshops for the public, and a Shadow Fest based on shadow theatre workshops to the community.
RESIDENT AND GUEST COMPANIES
PLOP! will support long-term residencies of local companies and shorter residencies by foreign and national companies at the emerging and established level.
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
MASTER CLASSES W/LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS
Intermediate to advanced level series of one-time workshops opportunities for advanced learning about the art of the puppet and object theater. These workshops will focus on specific techniques, and inter-disciplinary applications of puppet and object theatre. Classes for teachers are included in this section. Click HERE
REGULAR WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Series of workshops geared towards families, adults, children, and teenagers will offer regular sequential workshops geared towards generational and cross-generational fun and performances. Click HERE
YOUTH WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMMING
After-school program geared towards school-age children and teenagers to offer regular sequential workshops that parallel the school calendar. Click HERE
SUMMER CAMP
Summer program geared towards school age children and teenagers to match the summer vacation calendar. Click HERE
CLASSES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE
Some of the classes above will be offered either in a bilingual version or in languages that serve new immigrant and other communities. It is also our intention to offer a scholarship program to promote participation of underserved groups, inclusivity and diversity.
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