Tau Wellness • WychBourne Village
Welcome to the Village
Make friends, tell stories and try something new. WychBourne Village brings people together through puppetry and community life, with older adults at its heart and a warm welcome for 2SLGBTQ+ neighbours.
Three ways to explore
How the co-ops work together
Two co-ops work together in WychBourne Village. Tau creates the art, and OCHI leads community wellness.
Through Tau, you can learn to operate a puppet, help develop a scene or work behind the camera. Troupe Workshops are for practice. At a Show, the troupe demonstrates puppetry for an audience and may invite people to try handling the puppets. Register as a Community Puppeteer to get started, or choose Company Puppeteer to join Tau’s workers’ co-op.
Through OCHI, you can train as a Community Wellness Worker. OCHI trains individuals and does not deliver therapeutic services directly. After completing their studies and meeting the certifying association’s requirements, graduates can practise as Certified Hypnotherapists (CHt). Starting in 2028, OCHI interns may offer accessibility support to people coping with stress-related disorders at Shows and occasionally at larger Troupe Workshops. The aim is to help people take part, much as ASL interpreters help Deaf audience members access a Show.
Each co-op brings different funding to the work. As a registered charity, OCHI acts as Tau’s fiscal sponsor for most non-government grants. Tau applies for funding reserved for arts organizations and looks for opportunities that help individual artists develop their work, especially people who have already contributed to community arts.
Come be part of the Village
There is a place for your stories, your company and your talents. Get to know WychBourne Village, try puppetry or learn about becoming a Community Wellness Worker.
Curious how it began? Read The Art We Make Together, our photographic history of making art in community.
