Andrew G. Cooper
Puppeteer
Calgary, AB
Andrew G. Cooper is a Canadian puppeteer, theatre creator, and writer. They hold their Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Thompson Rivers University and are the recipient of the Kamloops Mayor’s Emerging Artist Award. As a puppeteer, Andrew has appeared on stages across Canada as well as in film and television. They have been fortunate to work at other incredible companies such as Citadel Theatre, Theatre: Calgary, Western Canada Theatre, Catalyst Theatre, Canadian Academy of Masks and Puppetry, and the Festival of Animated Objects. Their work has won multiple awards and has been seen across the country from British Columbia to Ontario and around the world in Sydney, Chicago, and Dubai.
Andrew has had the honour of training with Fight Directors Canada, Green Fools Theatre, Loose Moose Theatre, and the Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive. As a theatre artist, Andrew’s focus is on the creation of new works with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary art and storytelling through non-verbal mediums such as movement, puppetry, and mask.
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UNIMA West is the Western Canadian Centre of UNIMA Canada, which is itself a National Centre of UNIMA International.
UNIMA West is supported in part by fiscal agent Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry (CAMP).
