Kaleidoscopia

Welcome to

Puppetry, Education, Community

making meaning with objects in motion

Welcome, bienvenu:es, hereinspaziert!

I am Pia Banzhaf, an educator, puppetry artist, and puppetry scholar working across shadowlight theater, hand-carved puppets, and object-supported-storytelling.

After more than twenty years teaching in grade school to college classrooms, I now am ready to share my expertise with my community.

Kaleidoscopia plays on my name Pia and the kaleidoscope, this magical device. The kaleidoscope has fascinated me since I was a little child, with its ever-shifting, reorganizing shapes and colors. It reminds me of the different facets of puppetry and community in the way that separate pieces can become something beautiful and meaningful together.

MISSION

To develop and offer workshops and performances with puppets, accessible to educators and the general public. To incite curiosity and exercise creativity. For science education, collaborative skill building, and the sheer enjoyment of this art form.