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Presented as part of the Puppet Slam line-up   Trick Yourself into Being Happy ​Mr. Nicholas, the sock puppet, expresses his frustration with feeling grumpy and sad every day. Joshua, his soul mate, teaches him how to kick the blues by tricking himself into being happy. This slam piece was written in 2012 and has since […]

Part of the Café-causerie — Budding creations! event La petite fille et le corbeau tells the tale of a little girl who has lost her father and meets a male raven whose mate has just been run over on the highway and who now needs to hatch an egg without her. But everything works out […]

Veritable ode to the art of storytelling, Les Routes ignorées tells the story of young Ivan Tsarevich’s incredible journey through Russia. Having set off in search of the Firebird, he meets the terrifying Grey Wolf who promptly devours his horse. Determined, Ivan continues his quest on foot while the Grey Wolf, filled with remorse, decides […]

Opening Show: Les Bêtes dansent ou le sortilège discret de la nature sauvage   Departure at Pavillon Saint-Viateur at 4 p.m.  Final scene at Théâtre Outremont at 5 p.m. Official opening at Théâtre Outremont at 5:30 p.m. Les Bêtes dansent ou le sortilège discret de la nature sauvage is an awe-inspiring street performance that draws the […]

Ronnie Burkett will hold a talk-back with the audience after this performance.   Original Version in English A see-it-more-than-once theatrical extravaganza! The Daisy Theatre is world-renowned Canadian puppet mastermind Ronnie Burkett unleashed and unscripted in a hilarious one-man cabaret packed with 40 of the most outrageous characters you’ll ever encounter. Manipulating and voicing the entire […]

Without words It’s late. Time to go to bed! But sleep is the last thing on our minds… The bed is uncomfortable, the pillow has a mind of its own, the blanket is too short, our pyjamas have decided to go for a run and the comforter chooses tonight of all nights to learn how […]

Presented in conjunction with ᑲᑕᔾᔭᐅᓯᕙᓪᓛᑦ  Katajjausivallaat, le rythme bercé by Inuit artist Nancy Saunders.  Without words As a child Nick Steur played a lot with pebbles. At a crucial time in his artistic career he rediscovered the material and created a mind-boggling stone sculpture performance. There’s no glue, cement or trick involved – it’s all about focus and […]

The National Puppet Slam has been showcasing excellence and variety in American short form adult puppet theatre since 2011. Slams have been presented at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta and at festivals across the United States. Together with long-time Slam host, puppeteer Beau Brown, Casteliers presents a few of our southern neighbours’ outstanding […]

Without words Inspired by the visual language of silent film, this adaptation of Macbeth without words flirts with boisterous theatrics and melodrama and draws us into a frantic and hilarious race for power. An accelerated, visceral and bloody version of the doomed couple’s hardships, Macbeth Muet uses bodies and fake blood to deconstruct Shakespeare’s tragedy. […]

In French * The show is the first part of an optional double feature with L’Effet Hyde. In Pixele-moi, sound, voice and live music come together with transparencies to express a very particular theatrical voice. With an overhead projector and lots of imagination, the Théâtre RétroColectivo collective breathes new life into object theatre. This short […]