Professional Speaker & Puppeteer - Michelle Warkentin

Michelle is a professional puppeteer, conference speaker, workshop leader, actor and voice-over artist with credits in stage and film.

Michelle has written and performed diverse projects such as an individual comedic monoloques to creating puppet musicals for children with disabilities. She has inspired children at Renfrew Education Services and has co-produced, written and performed new programs for the Block Parent Program and Vivo Recreation Center performing for thousands of children.

Michelle is an engaging professional speaker, laughing yoga leader and certified Spiritual Director.

Michelle’s personal mission is for her inner child to hold hands with the humanity of your inner child and together create a life empowered to be all we have ever dreamed to be!

Michelle is happy to work with other disciplines and is open to new creativity and imagination.

Testimonials

“Laughter is certainly the best medicine and Michelle knows how to play doctor. Michelle and her puppet friends had our Roaring Women Calgary members laughing so hard that our stomachs and jaws ached, a good ache! She had us remembering our playful childhood days and brought us all back to that warm place in our hearts and souls!”

Diane Dumont – Director of Roaring Women Calgary

“Attending, “Family Tear”, was heart opening. Michelle’s writing and the ability of the puppet to capture the mystery of Alzheimer’s was remarkable. The capacity with which the play introduced and connected me to grief, family struggle and the mysterious experience of how one might actually experience being trapped in the body mind of dementia offered us a glimpse into the depth of both the producer and writer’s experience of human suffering. The simplicity of the set structure opened up space for the imagination. A remarkable event.”

Karen Daniels – Expressive Arts Workshop Leader – Life Skills Consultant, Group Therapist

“Michelle took the lead on helping design puppets, bring the characters to life and create curriculum in alignment with Vivo’s values and educational objectives. Michelle is masterful at connecting kids and families with healthy messages of self esteem, positive body image, physical vitality and healthy eating. Co-creating with Michelle is a joy-full effort”.

Cynthia Watson, Chief Evolution Officer for Vivo for Healthier Generations