New Calgary puppet show encourages kids to find magic moments in nature – Calgary [Video]

Some talented Calgarians are serving up a real treat for local families this weekend. They’re hoping their new show will get kids off their screens and into the great outdoors.

Green Fools Puppet Theatre has teamed up with Calgary Pro Musica to present a production called “Rocky Mountain Fairy Tales.”

It features puppets depicting people, trout and dragonflies exploring the wonders of Alberta wilderness locations like Heart Mountain, Crandell Lake and Castle Mountain.

The action is accompanied by live music and narration spoken by Samantha Whelan Kotkas, who also wrote the script.

“In our digital age, where everything’s fed to us, I say to kids, ‘Look for those magic moments,’” Kotkas said. “Look at a mountain lake when it’s shimmering.”

The show will be projected live on a big screen set up behind the puppeteers.

“We create this world where kids can just watch the movie, they can watch all the cool technical stuff,” Green Fools artistic director Dean Bareham said. “We’re not hiding anything, they’re …