March 3 to 9, 2025

2025 Programming

Monday March 3
- 4 p.m & 7:30 p.m.
  Ciné-Casteliers | Jim Henson – Idea Man
  Disney Branded Television and Imagine Documentaries (United States)
- 3 p.m & 6:30 p.m.
  Guided tours | Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  With exhibition curator Pavla Mano
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
Tuesday March 4
- 2 p.m.
  Tree Ceremony | Skawanoti
  Jocelyn Sioui (Montréal)
Wednesday March 5
- 11 a.m.
  soul mates
  Magali Chouinard (Gatineau)
- 4 p.m.
  Pour la vie
  Théâtre à Bout Portant (Saguenay)
- 7 p.m.
  Dimanche
  Focus and Chaliwaté Companies (Belgium)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 9:30 p.m.
  Concert | Fekete Seretlek Band
  Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
Thursday March 6
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 11 a.m.
  soul mates
  Magali Chouinard (Gatineau)
- 3 p.m & 7 p.m.
  Vagues
  Synthèse Additive and Les Nouveaux Ballets (Montréal and France)
- 7 p.m.
  Dimanche
  Focus and Chaliwaté Companies (Belgium)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 8:30 p.m.
  Frétillant et Agile
  Jocelyn Sioui and Productions Illusion Fabuleuse (Montréal)
Friday March 7
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 1:30 p.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- Between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
  La patience des choses
  Julie Desrosiers (Montréal)
- 4 p.m.
  Roundtable discussion | When scientific research meets puppetry
  With guests from Québec, Alberta and Saskatchewan
- 7 p.m.
  KAR
  Studio Damúza and Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
Saturday March 8
- 10 a.m & 2 p.m.
  Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade
  With professional puppeteers
- 11 a.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- Between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
  La patience des choses
  Julie Desrosiers (Montréal)
- 3 p.m.
  Guided tours | Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  With exhibition curator Pavla Mano
- 4 p.m.
  Nanatasis – Opéra en trois légendes
  Musique 3 Femmes (Montréal and Guelph)
- 7 p.m.
  KAR
  Studio Damúza and Fekete Seretlek (Czechia)
- 7 p.m.
  L’enfant mascara
  Barbaque Compagnie (France)
- 7 p.m.
  Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!
- 8:30 p.m.
  Disgraceland
  Les Tables Tournantes (Montréal)
Sunday March 9
- 11 a.m.
  A Sea of Love
  La Salamandre (France)
- 11 a.m.
  Café-causerie : Budding Creations!
  Discussion of works-in-progress
- 1:30 p.m.
  Urban Wildlife Parade
  Taking to the streets to celebrate Casteliers' 20th
- 3 p.m.
  Nanatasis – Opéra en trois légendes
  Musique 3 Femmes (Montréal and Guelph)
For the entire Festival
- Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife
  A cheery bestiary to celebrate our 20th anniversary
- Podcast | Skawanoti audio guided walk
  Jocelyn Sioui (Montréal)
- Exhibition | Gaudeō! 20 years of Casteliers
  Part of Outremont’s 150th anniversary celebrations
- Exhibition | Puppets 4.0 Museum Without Walls
  Deutsches Forum für Figurentheater und Puppenspielkunst (DFFP, Germany)
- Festival headquarters
  Unrivalled late-night festival atmosphere!

Photos – 2023 Program Launch

PHOTOS: Christian Brault