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  Inspired by magical realism and flash fiction, two popular literary movements in South America, Juan Perez Escala invites us into his studio to tell us his Kazus, poems that combine visual imagery, puppetry and music. Slowly, he lets us in on something a little more personal: Kazu is madly in love with Lou, but […]

Presented in collaboration with Théâtre Aux Écuries   Inspired by Oedipus on the Road by Henry Bauchau, this wonderful visual poem invites the audience to experience the inner metamorphosis of a mythical being, portrayed through the transformations of water. Oedipus appears in the form of an ice puppet that gradually turns into water, then into […]

  FESTIVAL DE CASTELIERS CLOSING SHOW LoveStar, a scientist fascinated by birds, dreams of saving the world but her ideas are being perverted by her greedy assistant Ragnar. In this extraordinary dystopia, two young lovers fight against the absurdity of a system which has lost its grip on human values. LoveStar raises important issues around […]

  Casteliers presents an evening of short puppet theatre pieces from here and abroad. A wonderful opportunity to (re)discover puppetry’s amazing diversity! TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 60 min. TECHNIQUES: Mixed   Graceland Collectif Les Tables Tournantes (Montréal) Las Meninas Dotted Line Theater (England) Hamster Singe Diesel (France)

  Presented as part of an evening of short pieces This story lasts barely a few seconds: just the time it takes to go from life to death, or to turn over a vinyl album. On the other side, time stretches out and destroys whatever is left of the great rock’n’roll icon. Without words RUNNING […]

  Presented as part of an evening of short pieces Las Meninas, an art history masterpiece, will be stripped bare by two art experts: Almudena, from Spain and Rachel, from England. Come watch this hilarious investigation, as they scrape away the paint and turpentine to reveal the turbulent relationship between Diego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso […]

  Presented as part of an evening of short pieces Juan is alone on stage with several puppets for a gritty and mischievous performance that is his darkest and most personal creation. Hamster is more a performance than a play. The piece consists of the artist’s improvisations based on contemporary writings and psychedelic poetry, performed […]

  Festival Stop Motion Montréal (Québec) and the Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Scotland) share the screen for an evening of sensational shorts. The two festivals have chosen some of the best films created over the past decade in their respective parts of the world. Without words, in French or in English. RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes […]

  The Outremont borough and Casteliers are pleased to present Lucie Émard’s enchanting exhibition at the Galerie d’Outremont. Incredibly detailed scale models displaying a host of delightful characters, which are in fact motorized string marionettes, come alive and interact with one another along a miniature street. Their subtle movements are enough to conjure up myriad […]

Marionnettes en vitrines! is brought to you by Realta From February 10 to March 8, 2020 The Marionnettes en vitrines! walkabout exhibition showcases puppets by Louis Bergeron and his company Marionnettes du bout du monde, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year!   After earning a degree in visual arts at Université Laval and acting […]