Show without words In the best of cabaret act tradition, master magician Kosma takes to the stage with his assistant Goupil. One magical trick leads to another, but the mechanism breaks down because Goupil is a rebellious assistant! After all, he was once a fox, and then a scarf, before settling into this job. […]
Presented by Commissioned by the Maison de la culture d’Outremont, this exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of Casteliers and its influence in the borough. The Galerie d’Outremont, with curator and puppeteer Paola Huitrón, will be showcasing a selection of puppetry projects that capture the range and richness of the puppetry arts. Featuring 11 […]
One of two short pieces presented during the double-bill Programme double marionnette | OFF-CINARS, with Psycho-Carotte Sung in Yiddish A solo performance that weaves together live vocals, recorded piano arrangements of Jewish and Anglo-American folk songs, recorded voices layered into a choir, handmade books, paper-puppets and crankie scrolls manipulated on stage. A live […]
One of two short pieces presented during the double-bill Programme double marionnette | OFF-CINARS, with Song/Book George has a beautiful girlfriend, a stunning fridge and a decadent real estate empire, but his fate will never be the same after he evicts an old carrot with murderous intentions. Psycho-Carrot is a show for teenagers that […]
Présenté dans le cadre de la soirée Programme double marionnette | OFF-CINARS, avec Song/Book Georges a une belle blonde, un superbe frigo et un empire immobilier décadent, mais en évinçant une vieille carotte dotée d’intentions meurtrières, son destin basculera à jamais. Psycho-Carotte, un spectacle pour ados revisitant les codes du film d’horreur pour critiquer, avec […]
Casteliers, the Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM) and OFF-CINARS present an evening to discover two original short works. Paper theatre, folk songs and post-apocalyptic despair share the stage in this wonderful opportunity to (re)discover the thematic and technical diversity of puppet theatre. Evening program: Song/Book Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw (Montréal) Psycho-Carotte Création Bluette (Montréal) […]
Part of the 43th edition of Festival International du Film sur l’Art WORLD PREMIERE Official Selection – Feature Film | Le FIFA 43 | 2025 Philippe Genty, French author and creator of contemporary theater productions, is now recognized as one of the greatest names in theater and visual arts. Filmmaker Andrés Varela, intrigued by […]
Micheline Legendre (Montréal) All audiences, 10 years + A collaboration between the Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM), Casteliers and the Maison de la culture Ahuntsic Vernissage: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6 p.m. A pioneer of puppetry arts in Québec, Micheline Legendre (1923-2010) is credited with creating 80 shows, performing more than 16,000 times, […]
Information in English coming soon Without words Dans un théâtre intime, une religieuse manipule bondieuseries et objets plus ou moins catholiques, sur un autel à clavier électronique, pour aborder la thématique de la religion face à la sexualité, en particulier face à la question des infections transmissibles sexuellement. Créé en 2009, le spectacle […]
Cher.ère.s ami.e.s de Casteliers, Nous sommes ravis de vous convier à notre apéro-bénéfice annuel qui se tiendra le vendredi 31 mai, de 17 h à 19 h 30, devant la Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM). Lors de cet événement animé par Emmanuel Bilodeau, le public aura l’occasion de découvrir de courtes performances offertes […]
