CREATIVE RESEARCH CROSS-RESIDENCY FOR PROFESSIONAL PUPPETEERS
FROM MONTRÉAL AND ITALY / 2024-2025
Deadline for submitting applications: February 16, 2024
Date of the residency for the Montréal puppeteer in Italy: May 12 to June 8, 2025
Thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal program La route de l’art, Casteliers is thrilled to announce the second “international creative research cross-residency for professional puppeteers“.
Casteliers is collaborating for the 2024-2025 season with Teatro Del Drago and the Arrivano del Mare! Festival (Italy) to launch this call for proposals.
The Teatro del Drago, directed by the brothers Mauro and Andrea Monticelli and Roberta Colombo, deploys its activities on two fronts: that of tradition, with puppet shows and the conservation of the Monticelli collection, resulting from five generations of uninterrupted tradition, and that of research, through contemporary representations that use new materials and innovative manipulation techniques.
Since 2015, the Teatro del Drago has also been the artistic director of the Arrivano del Mare! Festival Internazionale dei Burattini e delle Figure. Founded in 1975, this festival is one of the most famous festivals entirely dedicated to puppetry in Italy and in the world.
Casteliers has been building bridges with Teatro del Drago since 2016. Together, we share the same desire to support the many creators who are interested in contemporary puppetry, through a festival and artist residencies.
Information
Louise Lapointe
Artistic Director, Casteliers
→ Download the call for proposals
→ Download the application form
Casteliers would like to thank the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montreal and the ATER Fondazione for their support.
