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La rébellion du minuscule

  Part of the Café-causerie: Budding creations! Event What do you get when you combine quantum physics and object theatre? Fascinated by the poetic and philosophical potential of a science that tirelessly questions humanity’s ability to know everything about the world, Théâtre du Renard invites adolescents and adults to delve into the mysteries of the […]

Stop Motion and the Stage – QC-UK Creative Residency Debriefing

  Québec puppeteer Flavia Hevia and Scottish puppeteer Gavin Glover present a second stage of their work as part of an international creative residency combining theatre, puppetry and stop motion animation.   Nos Contes – Exploration de la mémoire des femmes immigrées Flavia Hevia (Québec) Theatre of Animation – A Collaboration of Performer, Contemporary Puppetry […]

Puppet Building Workshop

  Maximum: 15 participants Juan Perez Escala reveals the secrets of making an engaging and expressive table puppet. Each participant will have the opportunity to build their very own puppet. Paper will be the material of choice, but participants can add some finishing touches with fabric, foam or other selected materials. All materials provided. RUNNING […]

ME — Marionette of emotions children’s workshop

  Number of participants: 9 children, accompanied by a parent   As part of the 15th edition of Festival de Casteliers, puppeteer Karine St-Arnaud, choreographer Irène Galesso, and musician Sabrina Lindsay-Tremblay invite toddlers (3 to 5 years) and their parents to meet ME (Marionette of Emotions), a little puppet with strong emotions! The ME project […]

International Roundtable Discussion

  Join us for a stimulating discussion around three dynamic festivals from across the globe. Three festival directors offer us a glimpse into their respective worlds. What makes each festival unique? What kind of challenges do they face? What are their proudest accomplishments? Where do they fit within their communities? What’s behind their one-of-a-kind characteristics? […]

Breakfast seminar – Portail des arts de la marionnette (PAM) : An exciting digital project for the Québec puppet scene

  Professionals from the puppetry community as well as transdisciplinary and digital partners meet to discuss the first stages of setting up a Québec puppetry arts portal. The AQM (Québec puppetry association) is leading the immense project of creating a dedicated portal that will be connected to the French Portail des arts de la marionette […]

9th Annual International Networking Event

  Networking event between guest presenters and AQM members. Holiday Inn – Centre-ville Salon Dahlia Friday, March 6, from 9 am to noon Information: communications.aqm@gmail.com

UNIMA Canada 2020 Annual General Assembly

Meeting of the Canadian members of UNIMA (Union internationale des arts de la marionnette). Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM) Thursday, March, 5 at noon Information: info@aqm.ca

AQM WORKSHOP – M@RIO/NET: Puppetry and the Digital Stage

  Cyril Bourgois and his puppet RAOUL LALA are in town to cover Festival de Casteliers for the French Web channel TRASH TiVi iNTERNATiONAL, and the Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM) is seizing the opportunity to organize a professional workshop. This workshop will present an overview of all the fundamentals related to the production of puppetry […]

Pavillon Saint-Viateur – Festival Cabaret / OUF! Shows

Open March 4-8, from noon to midnight Converted into cabaret theatre during the festival, the Pavillon Saint-Viateur is THE place where artists, spectators and skaters can come together for a drink, a chat, or to take in one of the many shows presented by the OUF! Off-Casteliers festival. Our catering service, Thammada Thai Street Food, […]