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Casteliers invites you to come celebrate the festival’s tenth anniversary in the company of participating artists, partners, elected representatives, and puppet theatre aficionados! Vernissage of the exhibition LES SCULPTURES-JOUETS DE VIATOUR-BERTHIAUME Magazine launch: fifth edition of the magazine MARIONNETTES GUERRE ET PAIX – A Théâtre Le Sous-Marin Jaune and Théâtre de Quartier co-production (Montréal) Auction, souvenirs […]

With his legendary sharp wit, Loup bleu revisits a classic of Russian literature. He chronicles the passionate struggles and torments of a people at war; a war where winter is also an enemy to be fought. He shares his thoughts on love, on life away from the battlefields, and on History as seen through Leo […]

Vernissage: Wednesday, March 4 / 5:30 p.m. Sculptors Marianick Viatour and Gaétan Berthiaume studied Fine Arts at Concordia University. The couple shares a fascination for vintage articulated wooden toys. The artists enjoy taking their mechanisms — often very rudimentary — as a starting point, then modifying them, adding complexity, and incorporating them into their toy […]

Loïk, a sailor disfigured during war, is posted to a remote lighthouse with a tyrannical head keeper. But soon, the two men find themselves besieged by a strange storm. This is Alain Fournier’s third short film with puppets, inspired by his own experience as a Navy officer. This time the puppets speak. Sale Gueule (Broken […]

UQÀM’s École supérieure de théâtre presents, in association with Casteliers, a conférence by Frank Soehnle DATE:  Wednesday, March 5 / 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. VENUE: Studio théâtre Alfred-Laliberté Foyer  (Université du Québec à Montréal, métro level) Université du Québec à Montréal’s École supérieure de théâtre presents, in association with Casteliers, a conférence by puppeteer, director […]

An animated short presented prior to the Ciné-Outremont showing of Blue Jasmine Sofía, a little seven-year-old girl, remembers the day she fractured her arm while being chased through the forest. A story full of fantasy that hides a heart-rending moment in Sofía’s life. Never has a rhinoceros been so touching!

Off-Casteliers Festival Casteliers now has its own Off! This first edition of the creative, bold and festive OUF! is led by two well-known opportunists: Jocelyn Sioui (Belzébrute) and Carl Vincent (Théâtre Sous la Tuque). With the Casteliers leadership’s blessing, of course! Dépanneur Café, Cabaret du Mile End and other venues… March 3 to 9 MORE […]

Pan-Canadian meeting of artists and artisans, members of UNIMA-Canada, the Canadian centre of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette. Founded in 1929, UNIMA is dedicated to the promotion and recognition of puppetry around the world. L’Illusion, Théâtre de marionnettes Thursday, Marc 6 / noon to 3 p.m. Free Please register at: unimacanada@gmail.com

Casteliers présents Ombres à la fenêtre during the annual Nuit blanche à Montréal event on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Both theatrical performance and visual happening, Ombres à la fenêtre showcases the works of six shadow puppetry professionals and companies. Artists will perform short pieces in succession, each in a window. A red light will guide […]

Modern String Marionettes with Frank Soehlne Contemporary German puppeteer Frank Soehlne uses string puppets in many of his productions. During this five-hour master class, Frank will present the techniques he has developed, demonstrate the controls he has invented and explore his creative approach to this “traditional” art form. Discover new string puppet techniques: by making […]