Marianne’s
puppetry
Marianne has been working as professional puppeteer since 2011.
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Marianne Mettes is a professional puppeteer, artist, musician, performer and registered ACT teacher and has been working as a professional puppeteer for more than a decade.
Marianne has travelled, trained and worked in Europe, USA and Australia and has been professionally trained by master puppeteers and puppet builders from across the globe and has won several awards, scholarships and grants in support of her endeavours over the years.
Marianne has worked with: Sesame Street Workshop (New York), National Museum of Australia, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, CAPO, Belconnen Arts Centre, National Folk Festival, Australian National Botanic Gardens, National Archives of Australia, Australian Literacy Educators’ Association, Ainslie and Gorman House Centres, ACT NOWaste, Canberra Youth Theatre, Canberra Street Theatre, Bucks Rock Creative Arts camp (USA), children’s TV show Possum’s Club and more.
Notable awards, prizes and grants include: Project Funding (artsACT 2018 & 2015), Artist in Schools grant (artsACT 2011 & 2015), Second Scene residency (Street Theatre 2015), Artist in Residence (Belconnen Arts Centre 2015), Project Space (AGAG 2015), The HIVE residency (Street Theatre 2014), Sustainable Art Award (CAPO 2013), Scholarship Marionette training (USA 2013), Scholarship Ventriloquist training (USA 2010), and more.
Woo Pee Woo
‘Woo Pee Woo’ is an marionette choreography created under the direction of master puppet, Philip Huber (from Being John Malkovich).
Namahey
‘Namahey’ is a short film promoting recycling. This film has been shown in film festivals around the world and includes original music.
A snapshot of the live show of ’Baz n Snags’ performed at the National Museum of Australia at their family fun day for Australia Day, 2015.
Baz 'n' Snags is about a bloke and his lovable sausage dog. Together they go on adventures at Grandpop's farm.
Marianne Mettes, Head of Puppetry at Buck's Rock Creative & Performing Arts Camp, 2013 in Connecticut USA.
Featured segment on Prime TV show ‘Possum’s Club’.
An improvised puppet show, made in a 300 year old cellar in Belgium, 2012.
An interdisciplinary puppetry piece created in response to the 2020 bushfires across Australia.