Tag: Festival de Casteliers

“Les Bêtes dansent ou le sortilège discret de la nature sauvage” (“The Dancing Beasts or the Discreet Spell of the Wild”) by La Liga Teatro Elastico at the Festival de Casteliers, Montreal, March 8, 2018. (Marc Gibert / Adecom)

Theater Greg CookMarch 17, 2018 0

Photos: Montreal’s Festival de Casteliers, A Showcase Of International Puppetry

Photos from the Montreal’s 13th annual Festival de Casteliers, a showcase of international puppetry (which sponsored my visit) from March 8 to 11. Thursday “Les Bêtes dansent ou le sortilège…Continue Reading →

Marionettes backstage after Ronnie Burkett's "The Daisy Theater" in Montreal, March 8, 2018. (Greg Cook)

Theater Greg CookMarch 15, 2018 0

Up Close With Ronnie Burkett’s Marionette ‘Love Letter To Theater And Show Biz’

“The show is a love letter to theater and show biz,” Ronnie Burkett says during a question-and-answer session after performing his “The Daisy Theatre” at Montreal’s Centaur Theatre last Thursday…Continue Reading →

Nature Greg CookMarch 13, 2018 0

Puppet Wolves Hunt A Deer Through The Streets Of Montreal To Reconsider Legends Of The Big Bad Wolf

MONTREAL—It was snowing lightly last Thursday afternoon as the performance of “Les Bêtes dansent ou le sortilège discret de la nature sauvage” (“The Dancing Beasts or the Discrete Spell of…Continue Reading →