Clay and Paper Theatre

Clay and Paper Theatre Clay & Paper Theatre produces plays, pageants & spectacles in public space, with & for the community. Did we also mention that we want to change the world?

We are a Toronto theatre company that works exclusively in public space. We're a small band of insurgent puppeteers and artists asking big questions with humour and irreverence. Completely. Irrevocably. Oh, and, Clay and Paper Theatre is not funny and is never serious.

WORKSHOP: There's still time to join the Phoenix Youth Choir for Night of Dread 2026!Are you 18 to 25 years old and sear...
10/09/2026

WORKSHOP: There's still time to join the Phoenix Youth Choir for Night of Dread 2026!

Are you 18 to 25 years old and searching for an opportunity to sing with a group? Join us for The Phoenix Choir for our Night of Dread Pageant! You'll explore folk polyphony and soundscape creation.

The Phoenix Choir continues rehearsals this Monday, October 12th and (6 to 7:30pm) and 19th at the Puppetry Exchange in Kensington Market. These two sessions are followed by a dress rehearsal on Tuesday, October 20th (rain date: October 21st) in Dufferin Grove Park. And then the final performance takes place at Night of Dread on Saturday, October 24th.

For more info and to register: https://www.clayandpapertheatre.ca/workshops

The Phoenix Choir is made possible with funding from Kiwanis Toronto.

Photo by Soka Lazara of Phoenix Choir youth leader, Luca Makharashvili, a 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist with Ori Shalva (https://musicampto.com/orishalva/), Canada's most celebrated Georgian family vocal ensemble, and choir leader Andrea Kuzmich (https://musicampto.com/2025/03/01/andrea-kuzmich/), one of Canada's foremost practitioners of Georgian and Ukrainian polyphonic singing.

It's Opening Day for the Night of Dread Festival at the Dufferin Grove Farmer's Market. Be sure to stop by our tent and ...
10/08/2026

It's Opening Day for the Night of Dread Festival at the Dufferin Grove Farmer's Market. Be sure to stop by our tent and share your fears for the world - help us create the Fear of the Year image for this year's Pageant performance!

You'll also have a chance to check out Workshop opportunities and our Community Studio drop-in times. And we're extremely happy to talk to you about our many Volunteer opportunities for the Pageant night itself!

For all things dreadful, please check out the Night of Dread Festival details on our website: https://www.clayandpapertheatre.ca/night-of-dread

NEXT WEEK: Visit us at the Dufferin Grove Rinkhouse as our Night of Dread Festival Residency begins on Tuesday, October 13th! We'll set up our open studio, puppets and more. Come JOIN us in the creation of the the Night of Dread Pageant (for Saturday, October 24th), or just come by and watch the making process, ask questions, be curious. All welcome!

WORKSHOP: Create a sun-printed image from leaves, flowers, and found objects with Cyanotype Printmaking. These printed b...
10/06/2026

WORKSHOP: Create a sun-printed image from leaves, flowers, and found objects with Cyanotype Printmaking. These printed banners will then be part of the Night of Dread installation, The Garden of Tomorrow Today on our Pageant night, Saturday, October 24th. There are four 90-minute workshop sessions to choose from on October 17 & 18. Click on the link to choose your session and to register for this workshop: https://www.clayandpapertheatre.ca/workshops -workshops

In this hands-on workshop with Clay and Paper Theatre artist-facilitators, you'll explore the cyanotype process and create a variety of fabric banners. Cyanotype is one of photography's oldest processes: a sun-sensitive blue print made without a camera, using only light, water, and whatever you gather from the world around you.

You'll arrange grasses, leaves, flowers, and dried plants onto treated fabric. We'll also have pre-cut images and letters available so you can form words and messages. Feel free to bring your own organic finds from your garden or neighbourhood, or join us for a walk through Dufferin Grove Park to gather leaves, branches, twigs, and other materials together.

Your print will become part of The Garden of Tomorrow Today, an installation of hanging banners for Night of Dread. In a time marked by isolation and division, we want to make something that grows our hopes and inspires community action and solidarity.

No experience necessary. All materials provided. Please note that this is a non-toxic process.

This workshop is suitable for families, adults and teens. It is recommended that kids be 10 and older. NOTE: Children must have an adult with them to work together to create their cyanotype print.

Click on the link to choose your session and to register for this workshop: https://www.clayandpapertheatre.ca/workshops -workshops

The cyanotype print in this photo was created by Kristine White.

WORKSHOP - Are you 18 to 25 years old and searching for an opportunity to sing with a group? Join us for The Phoenix Cho...
09/28/2026

WORKSHOP - Are you 18 to 25 years old and searching for an opportunity to sing with a group? Join us for The Phoenix Choir for our Night of Dread Pageant! You'll explore folk polyphony and soundscape creation, with an emphasis on folk music connected to land, ritual, and community.

The Phoenix Choir begins this Wednesday September 30 (6 to 7:30pm) at the Puppetry Exchange in Kensington Market. There are five sessions in total (including a dress rehearsal in Dufferin Grove Park), followed by the Night of Dread evening performance on Saturday, October 24.

Join choir leaders Andrea Kuzmich (https://musicampto.com/2025/03/01/andrea-kuzmich/), one of Canada's foremost practitioners of Georgian and Ukrainian polyphonic singing, and Luca Makharashvili, a 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist with Ori Shalva (https://musicampto.com/orishalva/), Canada's foremost Georgian family singing ensemble. Their ensembles have collaborated with C&P for over 20 years.

For more info and to register: https://www.clayandpapertheatre.ca/workshops

The Phoenix Choir is made possible with funding from Kiwanis Toronto.

09/03/2026

IT'S OPEN. 🎉 The Puppetry Exchange opened its doors in Kensington Market last Saturday.

Clay and Paper Theatre has been a proud member of the Raucous Caucus Collective for over 20 years - puppeteers sharing resources, talking shop, and working through the challenges of keeping this art form alive in Toronto. And now - in a new exciting endeavour together - the Raucous Caucus is thrilled to spearhead a new hub for puppetry in the heart of Toronto - at 219 Augusta Ave at The Puppetry Exchange!

Puppetry has never had a central space in the Toronto performing arts scene. Now, at The Puppetry Exchange, we hope to change that and give puppetry a home and a future with workshops, talks, residencies and so much more.

Clay and Paper Theatre is proud to stand behind this space alongside our Raucous Caucus partners: the Puppetmongers, Shadowland Theatre, and Jumblies Theatre and Arts.

To everyone who came out to celebrate with us - thank you.

The Puppetry Exchange is made possible with support from the Emerald Foundation and the Toronto Arts Council.

Come early and make something with us. 🌿Before Ghost Walk / Earth Dance begins, join us for What We Grieve / What We Gro...
08/13/2026

Come early and make something with us. 🌿

Before Ghost Walk / Earth Dance begins, join us for What We Grieve / What We Grow — an open, drop-in clay-making workshop at the Dufferin Grove Fieldhouse.

Hands in the clay, making small sculptures together and helping build the installation that becomes part of the evening. Explore fragile landscapes and the beings who call them home. No experience needed, nothing to prepare — just show up and make something before the walk begins.

🕗 Drop in between 7:15 and 8:15pm at the Fieldhouse (beside the east soccer field)
🎭 Ghost Walk / Earth Dance follows, 8:15–9pm
💛 Pay-what-you-can, everyone welcome

Come shape a little something with your neighbours, and let it set the tone for the evening ahead.

📍 Dufferin Grove Park · August 14 & 15

Know before you go: here's where the night unfolds. 🗺️Ghost Walk / Earth Dance moves through four spots in Dufferin Grov...
08/13/2026

Know before you go: here's where the night unfolds. 🗺️

Ghost Walk / Earth Dance moves through four spots in Dufferin Grove Park — here's the map so you know where you're headed.

1️⃣ The Fieldhouse (beside the east soccer field) — this is where the What We Grieve / What We Grow workshop happens.
2️⃣ The performance begins — right near the Fieldhouse, where the walk sets off.
3️⃣ The Valley — our next gathering point.
4️⃣ The Concrete Den — deeper into the park (Also know as the park ping pong table.).
5️⃣ The Grove — where the evening comes to its close.

You'll walk with us from location to location over the course of the night, so wear comfortable shoes and bring a blanket if you'd like somewhere to sit. We have limited seating available for seniors and those with accessibility needs. Full accessibility details are on our Facebook event and website.

🕗 Workshop: 7:15–8:15pm · Show: 8:15–9pm
📍 Dufferin Grove Park · August 14 & 15
💛 Pay-what-you-can, everyone welcome

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Toronto, ON

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