The Mind Creative March 2014
puppetry has been taught in electives at various tertiary institutes. The
Masters course did encourage many students, individually and in groups,
to create new work; and many of these students have started there own
companies and continue to produce work. This may have contributed to
Melbourne becoming a puppetry hot spot with shows in theatres, at
gallery openings, community festivals and short, sometimes rough works
at Puppet Slams. However this does not imply that puppeteers have
always been paid or paid adequately but it does give the impression t