Spiral Q Puppet Theater

News and Events

Make stuff for Peoplehood at Spiral Q Studios! Register now for our classes
and join us for Peoplehood Open Studios on Saturday October 1st and Sunday October 2nd.

Living Loft
Puppet Museum
Our Living Loft Museum and studio are closed to the public until further notice. Please give us a call to see how we can bring the Q to you or how to get involved in our other programs.

Bring the Q to You
Inspire students (of all ages) in and out of the classroom with fantastic puppets and Spiral Q activities. Indoors. Outdoors. Find out more.

Contact the Q at 215-222-6979 for more about information about any of the above.

Foster a Puppet
Welcome a Spiral Q puppet into your business! Become a puppet fosterer and bring love, inspiration, and flare to your life while supporting our programs.

Spiral Q operates nearly 4,000 square feet of studios in which artists and community members design and construct giant parade puppets; make multitudes of masks; print and paint posters, banners, and flags; and produce puppet shows and pageants in all shapes and sizes. Relying almost entirely on the use of recycled, reclaimed, and reusable materials, Spiral Q’s artistic practices are driven by a commitment to sustainability, cultivate a greater sense of innovation and resourcefulness, and make the most of accessible materials and public spaces. Home to open workshops in support of creative community mobilization efforts, workshops for the grown and nearly grown, and art clubs for kids, Spiral Q’s Studios are a magical portal into the possible. Learn more about Spiral Q's Studios:

Peoplehood Open Studios
Peoplehood Workshops for Adults
Commissions

PEOPLEHOOD OPEN STUDIOS
(part of Philadelphia Open Studio Tours)

Drop in and make parade art for Peoplehood! FREE! Projects of all levels for adults and activities for all ages.

Saturday October 1st • 12-5PM
Sunday October 2nd • 12-5PM

At Spiral Q's studio - 3114 Spring Garden St.

PEOPLEHOOD WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
(registration required)

Make a splash at Peoplehood this year! Make a mask or giant puppet or even learn how to walk on stilts. Class offerings are contingent on minimal enrollment. Register by emailing lizago@spiralq.org with your contact info and the workshop you are interested in. Classes are $200 or FREE with 20 hours of volunteer time towards Peoplehood's success. Classes are for adults, registration for youth requires special permission.

Introduction to Stilt-walking*
Learn one of the great parade and street theater arts. Be ready to exercise, with comfortable clothes. Have fun, work hard and defy gravity!
Instructor: Brett Keyser

Friday September 16th 6-8PM
Saturday September 17th 12-4PM
Sunday September 18th, 12-4PM

Registration deadline 9/12/2011

*Spiral Q will provide stilts, for class use only.

Mask & Puppet Making Workshops
Make a mask or giant puppet to march in the Peoplehood parade! Register solo or join up with your family or friends to make something big for this year's event.
Instructor: Liza Goodell

Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:30-9PM
September 27th through October 13th

Classes are held in the Spiral Q studio at 3114 Spring Garden St.

Registration deadline is 9/21/2011

NOTE: Teenagers enrolled in workshops will require special permission and releases from legal guardians.

Refunds/Withdrawals/Cancellations: If Spiral Q cancels a workshop due to inadequate enrollment (final announcements will be made on 9/13 for stiltwalking and 9/22 for mask and puppet), registrants will receive full refunds for all fees paid for that workshop. Students who wish to withdraw must notify Spiral Q in writing in order to receive a refund. 50% of the tuition will be refunded before the first class, 25% before the second class. After the second class there are no refunds.

COMMISSIONS

Spiral Q has created performances and works of all sizes on commission for individuals and intitutions throughout the city in conjunction with major public events, fairs and festivals, art openings, or other momentous occasions. Examples over the years have included Leonardo DaVinci and His Flying Machine in partnership with Singing City and the Westminster Choir College, The Walking Sphere with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Kindergartners for the Please Touch Museum, and The Dracula Parade and Shadow Puppet Show for the Rosenbach Museum and Library.