Tag: Puppets

“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)

Performing Arts 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)

Performing Arts 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 →

“Mascots! Mask Performance in the 21st Century,” an exhibit at the Ballard Institute and Museum. (Courtesy Ballard Institute and Museum)

Performance Greg CookNovember 28, 2017 0

‘Mascots!’ Exhibit Asks Why We Care So Much About These Fuzzy, Costumed Sports Characters

“I think sometimes puppets and masks are thought of as a primitive and non-modern remnant of indigenous cultures. … And yet they show up,” says John Bell, a Cambridge-based puppeteer…Continue Reading →