How We Found What We Had Lost
Radical hope in a collapsing world How We Found What We Had Lost is a ground-breaking collaboration between Terrapin and Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, marrying form and story in […]
Radical hope in a collapsing world How We Found What We Had Lost is a ground-breaking collaboration between Terrapin and Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, marrying form and story in […]
THE WORLD'S FIRST RUBBISH-COLLECTING IBIS https://vimeo.com/545274297 This is Jeremy’s big moment. He finally has an idea that will make him rich. I.B.I.S (International Bin Integration Services) will train […]
ANTHEM ANTHEM REVOLUTION Terrapin is inviting 10-to-12-year-olds to revolutionise the Australian national anthem. Over a week of theatre games, song writing workshops and discussion, a group of young Tasmanians […]
PUPPETRY IS NOT JUST CHILD'S PLAY. FOREVER YOUNG IS A FULL DAY BOOKING PACKAGE, FACILITATED BY THREE MULTI-SKILLED ARTISTS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS, AGED CARE […]
We know compost has a life of its own: but not like this one! Terrapin's new giant roving puppet is a grumbling, belching compost monster.
A TERRAPIN & FIRST DOG ON THE MOON COLLABORATION Terrapin and First Dog on the Moon collaborate on an evolving interactive installation in the window of Hobart's iconic independent […]
A feisty feline fantasia
What happens when a book character won't stay in their place? Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a […]
A feisty feline fantasia
An annual program supporting emerging creatives. Founded by Andrew and Neil Davidson, the Jennifer Davidson Creative Endowment supports an emerging creative professional to join the Terrapin team for 12 months, […]
A weekend-long masterclass with Jacob Williams Learn the core principles of how to bring the puppet to life and engage an audience. Participants will take part in a deep exploration in […]
A broad-ranging program of placements, masterclasses and mentoring designed to boost capacity in the Tasmanian performing arts sector.
Open Shop is a chance to unpick thorny questions, get direct advice or hear more about what Terrapin is up to. It's open to all Tasmanian artists and arts organisations.
A new track for a new generation https://vimeo.com/763259200/c82ebe6943 In Anthem Anthem Revolution, participants battle a table tennis robot to hear a new national song as written by children, an […]
Scribble and scrawl a section of our gigantic monster, projected high up above the crowds as it rots away before your very eyes. Three tents. Three participants. Two minutes […]
Adventure, laughs and contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. https://vimeo.com/361955623 An epic quest of bravery and friendship. A story with a little bit of truth and a little bit of make […]
ON ZEITGEISTS A December reflection with artistic director Sam Routledge.On first walking into Terrapin’s recent celebratory exhibition at TMAG, surrounded by just some of the extraordinary puppets that have been constructed […]
Monsters are coming. Cement mixers and plant machinery take on a life of their own. Terrapin worked with four Tasmanian artists to create a fleet of Monster Trucks for MONA […]
WE'RE OPENING UP THE ARCHIVE. Over the past 40 years, Terrapin has staged more than 140 productions in schools, theatres, festivals and public spaces: it makes for a lot of […]
An exploration of our future. Bio-concrete, salvaged timber, leather made from fruit peels: the design world is turning its eyes to sustainable and salvaged material use. In parallel, the […]
Let the cacophony commence. A microphone is propelled by an air compressor in a violent and automated choreography. As the microphone strikes the walls and floors, it creates random […]
The most important meal of the day.The most important meal of the day—a full cooked breakfast, including coffee—prepared entirely by a pair of metal poles poked through a wall.Terrapin Puppet […]
The Story of Chi is a new work of magic realism that explores intergenerational tension in an Asian-Australian family through the relationship between a young girl and a dragon. The […]
Feathers is a lonesome ferret looking for his flock.Feathery-tailed and frustrated, Feathers embarks on a quest for belonging that will take him to every corner of the country. Will the […]
Combining old-fashioned storytelling with contemporary puppetry and miniature sets, The Riddle of Washpool Gully is a reimagined tale of Australian mythology about incredible creatures that might still live in the uncharted corners of our vast country.
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