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An ad-lib presentation during the Puppets at Large! event Ragou is a character from the Théâtre de l’Œil show Dear Fizzy that premiered in 2002, written by Simon Boudreau. Nicolas Germain-Marchand has performed Ragou and been his alter ego for the past five years. Ragou, will take you on a very special tour of the exhibition […]

He is big! He is strong! He is neither… He’s just the Pipeman. Follow him on his hairy adventures where the slightest shift of a thimble can change his destiny! RUNNING TIME: 6 minutes TECHNIQUE: Rod Puppet

Sunday, March 5, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Three tales intersect around three different shoe stories. With paper puppets, boxes and few objects, two narrators take us on an uncanny journey full of poetry and humour. RUNNING TIME: 15 minutes TECHNIQUES: Paper and Object Theatre

Sunday, March 5, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Puppets love the Grande Bibliothèque! Once again this year, they have arranged to meet in the Espace Jeunes section to perform short pieces. Ragou, their favourite bookworm and faithful master of ceremonies, will also take part in the fun! Puppets at Large! is presented by Casteliers in […]

Tiny nimble hands, this is a puppet-making workshop especially for you! With a glove and a wonderful assortment of colours to play with, come try your hand at sniping and chopping and create a character straight out of your favourite story. Claude Rodrigue, along with Richard Morin, will guide you as you build your very […]

Casteliers invites you to come celebrate the official opening of the festival’s 12th edition in the company of participating artists, partners, elected representatives and puppet theatre aficionados! Appetizers, speeches, atmosphere and a book launch!

Special Casteliers Book Launch: Lise Bissonnette’s work Maurice Sand, une œuvre et son brisant au 19e siècle Casteliers is honoured to welcome Madame Lise Bissonnette, who will present her new book, published by Presses de l’Université de Montréal in 2016, on the work of Maurice Sand, painter, writer, entomologist and puppeteer. .    

Walkabout Exhibition February 13 to March 12, 2017 Presented in Outremont borough shop windows on Park, Bernard and Van Horne Avenues Pierre Robitaille is an exceptional puppeteer. He has been practising his craft in Québec City for over thirty years now (with passion!), excelling in puppet design, building and manipulation. After studying visual arts and graphic […]

February 13 to March 12, 2017 Casteliers presents puppets created by children and adults during Casteliers workshops.   Casteliers Workshops This exhibition presents puppets created by adults during a 45-hour Casteliers workshop. Under the watchful eye of Claude Rodrigue, the students designed and built their puppets and learned the basics of creating an articulated character. Presented […]