March 2 to 8, 2026

2026 Programming

Monday March 2
- 10 p.m.
  ARTEFACTS | UNBOXED: THE STEARN COLLECTION UNVEILED
  Rosalynde Osborne Stearn (Canada)
- 5 p.m.
  WOODS
  Puzzle Théâtre (Montréal)
Tuesday March 3
- 7 h 30 p.m.
  WHALEFALL
  Infinithéâtre (Montréal)
Wednesday March 4
- 1:30 p.m.
  CINÉ-CASTELIERS
  Roshanak Roshan / Manish Sachdeva / Shourideh Molavi and Henry Plavidal (Iran, France, India, Palestine)
- 4 p.m.
  ABSENCE DES EXTRATERRESTRES
  ANTOINE LAPRISE (Montréal) and HUBERT JÉGAT (France / CréatureS compagnie)
- 7 p.m.
  LA VRAIE FAUSSE CONFÉRENCE SUR LE THÉÂTRE D’OBJET
  Collectif d'artistes (France/Belgium/Italy)
Thursday March 5
- 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m
  L’ENLÈVEMENT DU PRINCE CHARLES
  Teatro del Drago (Italy)
- 10 a.m.
  OBJECT THEATRE WORKSHOPS (3 to 7 years)
- 1:30 p.m.
  STOP MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOPS (8 years +)
- 4 p.m.
  ABSENCE DES EXTRATERRESTRES
  ANTOINE LAPRISE (Montréal) and HUBERT JÉGAT (France / CréatureS compagnie)
- 7 p.m.
  LA VRAIE FAUSSE CONFÉRENCE SUR LE THÉÂTRE D’OBJET
  Collectif d'artistes (France/Belgium/Italy)
- 8:30 p.m.
  VIVA!
  La Loquace Cie (France/Spain)
Friday March 6
- 10 a.m. (French) and 7 p.m. (Italian)
  L’ENLÈVEMENT DU PRINCE CHARLES
  Teatro del Drago (Italy)
- 10 a.m.
  OBJECT THEATRE WORKSHOPS (3 to 7 years)
- 10:30 a.m.
  INSTALLATION | COSMOGONIE DOMESTIQUE
  Claudine Rivest (Trois-Rivières)
- 1:30 p.m.
  STOP MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOPS (8 years +)
- 3 p.m.
  ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION | DIRECTING, ANIMATING, AND TELLING: THE OBJECT AT THE HEART OF CREATION
- 7 p.m.
  RÉALITÉS PARALLÈLES
  Théâtre de la Pire Espèce (MONTRÉAL)
- 7 p.m.
  VIVA!
  La Loquace Cie (France/Spain)
Saturday March 7
- 10 a.m.
  OBJECT THEATRE WORKSHOPS (3 to 7 years)
- 10:30 a.m.
  INSTALLATION | COSMOGONIE DOMESTIQUE
  Claudine Rivest (Trois-Rivières)
- 11 a.m.
  INCARNATIONS TRANSITOIRES
  Céline Chevrier (Montréal)
- 1:30 p.m.
  STOP MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOPS (8 years +)
- 1:30 p.m.
  DADDY
  Puzzle Théâtre (Montréal)
- 3 p.m.
  WHALEFALL
  Infinithéâtre (Montréal)
- 7 p.m.
  UNE TRAVERSÉE
  Compagnie Tchaïka (Belgium)
- 9 p.m.
  THE IMPOSSIBLE LIGHT
  Surreal SoReal (Montréal)
Sunday March 8
- 10 a.m.
  STOP MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOPS (8 years +)
- 11 a.m.
  CAFÉ-CAUSERIE: BUDDING CREATIONS!
  Discussion around works-in-progress
- 11 a.m.
  INCARNATIONS TRANSITOIRES
  Céline Chevrier (Montréal)
- 1:30 p.m.
  DADDY
  Puzzle Théâtre (Montréal)
- 3 p.m.
  UNE TRAVERSÉE
  Compagnie Tchaïka (Belgium)
For the entire Festival
- EXHIBITION | MARIONNETTES EN VITRINES! LA PIRE ESPÈCE
- EXHIBITION | LES FILS DES MERVEILLES
  Teatro del Drago (Italy)
- EXHIBITION | PUPPETS ON VINYL RECORD JACKETS
  Centre de titelles de Lleida (Spain)

Talks, exhibitions, workshops, screenings

ARTEFACTS | UNBOXED: THE STEARN COLLECTION UNVEILED

Rosalynde Osborne Stearn

(Canada)

Date(s)

Monday,	March 2, 2026	10 a.m.
(Sold Out)
Monday,	March 2, 2026	11 a.m.
Wednesday,	March 4, 2026	10 a.m.
(Sold Out)

Venue(s)

McLennan Library – McGill University
3459 McTavish Street, 4th Floor
Montréal, Québec H3A 0C9
SEE MAP

Tickets

Free

MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026, 10 A.M.

Presented in collaboration with

Discover one of Montréal’s best-kept secrets: Rosalynde Osborne Stearn’s puppet collection in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of McGill University’s McLennan Library.

Guided by Jacquelyn Sundberg, the librarian responsible for this impressive collection, you will discover vintage puppets, paper theatre elements, and other puppet-related artefacts from around the world. This open house is a unique opportunity to see these treasures up close!