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What is this scar on my being, inflicted by the silence of the tundra? North for sale, postcard-perfect North. Where is the true North? And where is the imposter? Video, objects, actors and dance tell the story of a journey between circumpolar myths and realities in search of the voices of the North. Nordicité premiered […]

Casteliers présents RED LIGHT! Red Light! is a lighting installation made of textured and heterogeneous objects that serve as a backdrop to a short object theatre piece. A Karine Saint-Arnaud and Théâtre Sous la main presentation, with Camille Loiselle-D’Aragon. It’s an out-of-whack brothel just waiting for you…

150 marionnettes, auto-portraits hauts en couleurs, réalisées cet automne par les élèves de 1ière et 2e années des écoles de Côte-des-Neiges Simone-Monet, Saint-Pascal-Baylon et Notre-Dame-des-Neiges sont exposées dans les vitrines de Rona, Jean Coutu et Première Moisson sur l’avenue Côte-des-Neiges. Ce projet est réalisé grâce au Programme montréalais d’action culturelle.

Children are invited to make their very own, very expressive puppets with a little help from Karine St-Arnaud, actor and puppeteer. They then will learn how to bring their puppets to life! This workshop is made possible thanks to support from Montréal’s Cultural Mediation Programs. Participants: 24 Duration: 60 minutes Reservations recommended: 514-495-7405 or bibli.outremont@ville.montreal.qc.ca […]

Two screenings are planned for the Festival: STEMS YEUNG FAÏ, un dernier maître de marionnettes

Buddy is a body. As a body, it’s important to practise good hygiene! In this experimental puppetry piece, Chloe Ziner & Jessica Gabriel use live video projections and clowning to explore some of the little rituals we do to keep our bodies healthy and happy. 8 min. Nudity.

Dinaïg Stall, director of the graduate program in contemporary puppet theatre at UQAM’s École supérieure de théâtre, will facilitate a roundtable discussion with teachers, students and puppeteers on the pros and cons of university training versus apprenticeship. With: Marek Waszkiel and Agata Drwiega (Pologne), Peter Balkwill (Calgary), Marthe Adam, Mark Sussman, Jean Cummings and Sabrina Baran (QC).

In their very own rock’n roll style, the puppetry innovators behind Blind Summit Theatre combine Samuel Beckett’s dark humour with Ikea’s flat packaging system. Moses is a cantankerous three-man operated puppet that lives on a table. He is in the throes of an existential crisis as the show opens with the reluctant puppet’s epic biblical […]

Caminando & Avlando retraces the journey of a woman, Jeanne Nadjari, whose love for her cousin Henri saved her from the World War II concentration camps. Despite living a life marked by many exiles, this survivor has relentlessly moved forward in search of a welcoming land, a country she could call her own… A place where […]

Le Carré de sable is a show for young children. It offers a playful and poetic journey dotted with short stories built around the five senses. As we enter the theatre, soft music draws us in. Our path lights up as we approach the stage. We then delicately take our places on soft floor cushions. […]