Casteliers is pleased to announce a brand new partnership with the 39th edition of the Festival International du Film sur l’Art which will take place from March 17th to 28th. It is with pride that Casteliers will co-present, alongside Vues d’Afrique, the documentary En bonne compagnie, chez Les Grandes Personnes de Boromo by Elodie Dondaine […]
February 4, 2021 – It is with much eagerness and hope that Casteliers has launched its program for the 16th Festival de Casteliers, to be held from March 3 to 7, 2021. The original line-up includes ten intimate shows for small groups of adults and children, with the expressed goal of rediscovering the pleasure of being […]
The 16th edition of Festival de Casteliers will take place from March 3 to 17, 2021. The festival will present intimate shows for small groups of adults and children, with the expressed goal of rediscovering the pleasure of being together and fighting social isolation.
In solidarity with the local artistic community, the festival will present ten shows by Québec puppeteers at the Théâtre Outremont, the Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM) and other local venues. The Marionnettes en vitrines! outdoor walkabout exhibition as well as a few new virtual activities will round off the program, for the enjoyment of as many people as possible and no matter what colour zone we may find ourselves in!
Casteliers and the Conseil des arts de Montréal are pleased to announce that Valise Théâtre and Jon Lachlan Stewart have been selected for the 2020-2021 Creative research residency for professional puppeteers from Montréal. With the goal of developing puppetry arts and in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, this residency will give the artists the opportunity to work on their respective projects and to take advantage of the specialized equipment and resources on hand at the Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM–International House of Puppetry Arts).
This fall, Casteliers is organizing an online Zoom workshop for Outremont seniors and their family or friends. The Never too young or too old for puppet theatre! workshop offers seniors 60 years + the opportunity to learn the basics of shadow theatre, build their very own silhouettes, and contribute to the staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, in an adaptation by playwright Jan Decorte.
With the goal of developing puppetry and in the context of the COVID-19, Casteliers and the Montreal Arts Council (Conseil des arts de Montréal-CAM) are partnering to offer two (2) creative residency for professional puppeteers. The residencies will each last for twenty-one (21) days. They will take place at the Maison Internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM) between October 2020 and February 2021.
Presented in collaboration with Arrondissement d’Outremont, Casteliers en cavale will revive the arts of puppetry in August! Spontaneous performances will take place in different parks and avenues of Outremont. In order to amaze the public and avoid gatherings, the schedule and locations must remain secret… Stay tuned!
The Casteliers team is back at the Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM) and is getting ready for the start of the cultural season! Stay tuned as we have some great surprises for you in the coming weeks. Follow us on social networks and subscribe to our newsletter to make sure you don’t […]
From March 4 to 8, 2020, puppetry blazed brightly in Montréal. The 15th edition of Festival de Casteliers broke attendance records once again and brought together a large audience of both young and old with 30 performances and numerous parallel activities and exhibitions. The video projection of Mulan, presented in solidarity with the Shanghai Puppet […]
Casteliers has launched its program for the 15th Festival de Casteliers, an exciting international event devoted to puppetry arts, to be held from March 4 to 8, 2020. For this anniversary edition, the Festival de Casteliers will host prestigious companies from China, Greece, Finland, Belgium, England and France, as well as puppeteers from Vancouver and Québec.
