It’s wild! It’s weird! It’s always entertaining! The Dolly Wiggler Cabaret is back, live and in-person at the #1 Legion downtown for two nights only. Come to the Cabaret for raucous short-form mask and puppetry for adults, compéred by CAOS madwoman Xstine Cook. Catch the best of the fest in truly brilliant, startling, and hilarious works by Juanita Dawn, Jen Bain, Ivy Voltage, Kyle Hinton, Puppet Stuff Canada (Brendan James Boyd and Reece Scott), Jocelyn Mah & James Watson, Chris Gamble, Mictlan Arts and Research, 3 Peas (Jennifer LeBlanc, Adelyn Wilson, Lauren Johnsen), Swill & Lavy, Salt Kids Productions, Hebert Poll Gutiérrez, Cash Finch, Meghan Schech and more!
The Dolly Wiggler Cabaret is named after Ronnie Burkett’s favourite term for a puppeteer “Dolly Wiggler,” and we acknowledge all the beauty, mastery, and heart Ronnie brings to the art form in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the world.