Handspring Puppet Company Archives - The Centre for Humanities Research

ENGAGE/REFLECT/CREATE: Encounters Film Screenings, Master Class & Panel Discussion at the CHR.

The CHR and Encounters will be hosting a film screening and master class with Brendan Canty on Monday, 21 September 2026, followed by a film screening and panel discussion on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 as part of ENGAGE/REFLECT/CREATE: The CHR-Encounters monthly screening programme.

Solo Showcase, Andile Yenana in Conversation with Valmont

The CHR and Jazz in the Native Yards will be hosting Andile Yenana for a Solo Showcase on Wednesday 23 September at Iyatsiba Lab.

Exhibition Announcement: Home by Naoya Yoshikawa

The Iyatsiba Gallery Annexe at CHR is a participant venue for the city-wide Cape Town Photography Festival during September, hosting a solo exhibition by Naoya Yoshikawa.

May 8, 2023

Puppets in Action: Theory, Practice, and Possibilities

The CHR warmly congratulates Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler of the Handspring Puppetry Company on receiving honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto.

June 14, 2022

Isikhalo Somlambo/Der Ruf des Wassers

The CHR is delighted to announce artists in residence, Ukwanda Puppets Collective's collaborative puppetry performance, will be performing at at the Augsburg Staatstheater in Germany this July.

May 26, 2022

Taking The Walk

The CHR is pleased to announce the honouring of the achievements of Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, founders of Handspring Puppet Company, who will receive honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto, the Jackman Humanities Institute, in June 2022.