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  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 […]

  This year, Mouse performs Antigone, Jean Anouilh’s masterpiece. And once again, she uses the opportunity to try to get rid of Cat, whom she asks to play the role of Antigone’s brother, Polynices. Carl Béchard will have to get involved in an attempt to bring some kind of order to this zany performance of […]

  In the Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d’Outremont High School Gymnasium   A special presentation in parallel with the 2022 Marionnettes en vitrines! walkabout exhibit. The bounty of puppets, masks, artwork, and pictures Casteliers was generously provided with for the Marionnettes en vitrines! walkabout exhibit celebrating the art of Bread and Puppet Theater inspired this parallel exhibit in the Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d’Outremont High School […]

Friday, March 4, 2022   Professional networking event for Association québécoise des marionnettiste (AQM) members. English details coming soon.   Information : info@aqm.ca   Olivier Parent Assistant à la coordination et responsable du service aux membres Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM) Centre UNIMA-Canada (section Québec)

  Walkabout exhibit in Montréal’s Ahuntsic neighbourhood… and online.   From February 25 to March 18, 2022, ten windows will light up and illuminate the Ahuntsic neighbourhood in Montréal. Inspired by meetings between ten senior citizens and six artists, a wonderful team of artisans has prepared an artistic itinerary to be explored at dusk… and […]

  In the Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d’Outremont High School Gymnasium Grade 5 children at Lajoie elementary school were initiated into British filmmaker Nick Park’s wonderful world of plasticine. Taking inspiration from his films and in pairs of two, they wrote and illustrated stories, sculpted the characters and sets out of plasticine, then turned them into stop-motion animated films. […]

An exhibition showcasing International Association of Puppet-Friendly Cities (AVIAMA) members and their emblematic venues and puppets.   In the Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d’Outremont High School Gymnasium   Thursday, March, 5: 11:30 am – 3 p.m. Friday, March, 6: 12:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, March, 7: 12:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, March, 8: 10 a.m. – 12:30 […]