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Kellie Haines
Ventriloquist
kelliehaines.com
Ventriloquist and family entertainer Kellie Haines started talking to her puppets at the age of 8 and when they started talking back, she knew she had a show. Kellie has a BA in drama and is a multitalented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning, singing and dance.
Kellie’s music connects with audiences both young and old with her catchy tunes and playful puppets who also sing. Her musical ventriloquist shows combine witty repartee with songs you can dance to and bring important themes to kids such as believing in yourself, embracing diversity and celebrating nature.
Kellie’s Musical Vent shows are hilarious and full of spontaneity. She performs at festivals, schools and theatres across Canada and as a puppeteer for tv.
Kellie’s dream came true when she worked as a puppeteer for a Jim Henson TV show called Turkey Hollow.
Kellie’s technical skill as a ventriloquist is dazzling and will pull the audience right inside the stories she creates with her puppets. Even adults wonder who is pulling the strings.
Recent Tour Activity
Original works written and performed by Kellie
Haines
Surrey International Children’s
Festival Vancouver International
Children’s Festival Central Alberta Children’s Festival
Whistler Children’s Arts Festival Fat Cats Children’s FestivalWelland Museum, Welland
Ontario Bella Coola Discovery Music Festival
Vogue Theatre, VancouverMichael J Fox Theatre Burnaby
Max Cameron Theatre Powell River (Full Multi Media Planetarium Show) Frogs in Space and Rocket
Magrau Space Bird, HR MacMillan Space Centre
Social Media Youtube
TwitterBandcamp
“To see the children’s faces light up, reaffirmed everything that the arts do for children. We are still talking about it and
wondering when the bird and frog can come back. Thank you for coming all this way to share your time.”
—Christina Pittman, Sxoxomic School, Alkali Lake
School Performances for Art Starts BC Touring since 2010 A Space To Play Ventriloquist - Alderson Elementary Coquitlam A Space To Play Ventriloquist - Rosser Elementary Burnaby A Space To Play Ventriloquist - Mamquam Elementary Squamish A Space To Play Ventriloquist - Valleycliffe Elementary Squamish A Space To Play Ventriloquist - Mary Hill Elementary Port Coquitlam
The Story of Me, Myself & I - Mountainview Montessori Surrey The Story of Me, Myself & I - Cameron Theatre Powell River The Story of Me, Myself & I - Elementary Burnaby The Story of Me, Myself & I - James Douglas Elementary Victoria
Toured libraries and Recreational Centres throughout British Columbia.
There is no doubt in my mind that when children meet Kellie
Haines and her puppet friends, Magrau and Kamilla, they leave thinking the puppets are just as real as Kellie is. Kellie creates the perfect opportunity for children to believe in talking frogs and in the power of their imagination. I will definitely be bringing Kellie
Haines and Co. back to our festival again. – Marnie Perrin Artistic Director Surrey Children’s Festival
All original songs by Kellie Haines
Original Children’s CDS: Songs from Space (2002) The story of Me, Myself & I (2016)
