EVERY TIME WE TURN A CORNER
Music by Nixon Boyd
Design and Direction - Anne Douris
Photography - Adam Crosby
Puppeteers - Alexander Mantia & Mike Petersen
A music video, and a passion project. I'm always so grateful to be invited to work with friends on something that's beautiful and sincere. Life is short, after all - so seize joy!
Design and Direction - Anne Douris
Photography - Adam Crosby
Puppeteers - Alexander Mantia & Mike Petersen
A music video, and a passion project. I'm always so grateful to be invited to work with friends on something that's beautiful and sincere. Life is short, after all - so seize joy!
A Short History of Niagara
Created and performed by Alexandra Montagnese and Mike Petersen
Original music and sound design by Ryan Cowl
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival
Directed by Tim Carroll
From the Maid of the Mist to Laura Secord to the founding of the Shaw Festival, A Short History of Niagara is a charming thirty minutes of pure storytelling, the rich history of our region brought to life by wordless puppets.
Original music and sound design by Ryan Cowl
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival
Directed by Tim Carroll
From the Maid of the Mist to Laura Secord to the founding of the Shaw Festival, A Short History of Niagara is a charming thirty minutes of pure storytelling, the rich history of our region brought to life by wordless puppets.
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Miss Persona!
Miss Persona is available on Treehouse Direct’s YouTube channel, and will soon air on Treehouse’s linear channel in early 2019.
The series’ creator, producer and song writer, Kimberly Persona stars as Miss Persona. Three-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Brandon Lane serves as showrunner and director. And a who’s who of Canadian kids TV comprise the supporting cast, including Fred Penner (Fred Penner’s Place), Alyson Court (Big Comfy Couch), Joe Motiki (TVO Kids Crawlspace), puppeteer Mike Petersen (Fraggle Rock, Toopy and Binoo) and former WWE Superstar Anthony Carelli (Santino Marella). Additionally, Nelvana has lined up a roster of innovative young directors for the series including: Joyce Wong (director, CSA Nominated Wexford Plaza), Anne Douris (aka indie pop star Bossie), Adam Crosby (acclaimed July Talk music video director), Alyson Court (voice director Magic School Bus Rides Again) and Andrew Hunt (aka YouTuber Andy Pandy).
Miss Persona features a little lady with a big imagination who takes care of the creatures that inhabit her forest world, solving problems as they arise with the help of her bowtie-wearing best friend Brandon and some upbeat tunes.
The series’ creator, producer and song writer, Kimberly Persona stars as Miss Persona. Three-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Brandon Lane serves as showrunner and director. And a who’s who of Canadian kids TV comprise the supporting cast, including Fred Penner (Fred Penner’s Place), Alyson Court (Big Comfy Couch), Joe Motiki (TVO Kids Crawlspace), puppeteer Mike Petersen (Fraggle Rock, Toopy and Binoo) and former WWE Superstar Anthony Carelli (Santino Marella). Additionally, Nelvana has lined up a roster of innovative young directors for the series including: Joyce Wong (director, CSA Nominated Wexford Plaza), Anne Douris (aka indie pop star Bossie), Adam Crosby (acclaimed July Talk music video director), Alyson Court (voice director Magic School Bus Rides Again) and Andrew Hunt (aka YouTuber Andy Pandy).
Miss Persona features a little lady with a big imagination who takes care of the creatures that inhabit her forest world, solving problems as they arise with the help of her bowtie-wearing best friend Brandon and some upbeat tunes.
Fraggle Rock!
From 1984 until series wrap in 1986 I worked with the happy crew on the set of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock - an invaluable apprenticeship and to this day one of my most precious memories.
Labyrinth!
During the summer of 1985 I was one of the many goblins in Labyrinth, a Lucasfilm production directed by Jim Henson. All hands on deck here at Elstree Street Studios in Borehamwood, England.
The mighty Jungle!
Shot at Electropolis Studios in Halifax from 2007 - 2008, this sit-com for preschoolers now airs on Kids CBC early weekday mornings. Ugga Bugga Bug!
As You Puppet!
Jane McLelland and I created As You Puppet in the summer of 2009 and won Best Of Fringe. We went on to perform at Springworks in Stratford, and later in the studio space of Young People's Theatre as part of their 2010/2011 season. Conceived as a child's introduction to Shakespeare, we used ordinary stuffed animals as tabletop puppets.
Toopy and Binoo!
For this puppet version of the popular cartoon, I play Toopy's best friend Binoo.
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puppetry demos
the good old fashioned Punch & Judy show
They’re all here – the loving wife, the teetering toddler, the crusty cop, the voracious crocodile, and of course, the mischievous Mr. Punch himself in all his trouble-making glory! Celebrate the 355th anniversary of one of the oldest puppet traditions on Earth, with Mike Petersen’s Good Old Fashioned Punch & Judy Show! It's better than you remember it: the comedy, the violence, the whole darn thing ...