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Rountable Discussion — Ritual in Practice

    The roundtable discussion was livestreamed and is available on Facebook. An exciting, multidisciplinary exchange of ideas that explores ritual in contemporary creative practices, and how it connects to puppetry and mask performance.   Drawing from their intercultural experience during workshops and interviews with artists in Indonesia, Calgary, and Montréal over several months in […]

Marionnettes en vitrines! Urban Wildlife

Presented by   February 16 to March 16, 2025 Walkabout exhibition for all ages presented in Outremont borough shop windows   The Marionnettes en vitrines! 2025 walkabout exhibition celebrates the creativity of the entire community! With URBAN WILDLIFE as its central focus, a cheery bestiary of creatures that live in our cities, created by students […]

Podcast | Skawanoti audio guided walk

  Jocelyn Sioui invites you to listen to a ballad* as you walk along the Rivière des Prairies. Each stop along the footpath chronicles a moment in the history of Skawanoti. You may listen to each episode at your leisure and in any order, along the footpath or in the comfort of your own home. This story complements the […]

Marionnettes Café / BLOCK THEATRE

  An empty block is full of endless possibilities. Both a finished shape and an unfinished form, it evolves as the imagination takes over! Block Theatre is a form of visual theatre and a method that centers on the Human-Shaped Reconstruction Kit, carved out of different types of wood. Block Theatre borrows from the visual […]

Marionnettes en vitrines ! Master and Mentees

    Presented by   Photos: Christian Brault From February 12 to March 12, 2024 Walkabout exhibit presented in Outremont borough shop windows   The Marionnettes en vitrines! walkabout exhibit, eagerly awaited by locals every spring since 2012, turns Outremont borough shop windows into charming art galleries as part of the 19th edition of Festival […]

Tree Ceremony | Skawanoti

  Before taking a stroll along the Rivière des Prairies to discover the twelve audio clips chronicling a moment in the history of Skawanoti, join Wendat author and storyteller Jocelyn Sioui for a tree ceremony.   Event details Participants are welcomed and the Skawanoti podcast project is explained, a complement to Jocelyn Sioui’s show Frétillant et […]

Urban Wildlife Parade

Part of Outremont’s 150th anniversary celebrations   Join us in a grand parade to celebrate Casteliers’ 20th anniversary. Puppets, masks, and music in colourful pageantry will mark the end of the 2025 Festival! Everyone is invited to join in on the fun! Puppet-making workshops will be held at the MIAM, with expert puppeteers on hand […]

Installation – La Cabine téléphonique

  FREE Wednesday, March 6, noon to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   La Cabine téléphonique is an interactive site-specific work created as part of the […]

Puppet making workshops | Urban Wildlife Parade

Join in on Casteliers’ 20th anniversary celebrations: Create your own beast for the Urban Wildlife Parade! Puppet- and mask-making workshops will be held at the MIAM, with expert puppeteers on hand to stimulate your creativity and inventiveness.     March 6, 7 and 8, 2025 10 a.m. to noon, and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. […]

Roundtable discussion | When scientific research meets puppetry

The roundtable discussion was broadcast live. Watch the replay here.   Join us for an exciting, multidisciplinary exchange of ideas that explores the use of puppetry within scientific research as a means of sharing knowledge and of opening dialogue between the public and researchers. Panellists will discuss partnerships that have emerged over the last 10 […]