MESSAGE DE L'UNIMA MESSAGES
Programme complet - Complete Program
UNIMA organises Happy Apéros and meetings during the festival Charleville-Mézières to join together and celebrate friendship among puppeteers as well as to exchange ideas and discuss the challenges facing our international organization. How can we think about the new challenges? How can we think about expectations? How can we create answers? How can we think about the UNIMA of tomorrow, as more proactive, and more in touch with the different realities of the worlds of the puppetry arts? These and other questions challenge our international puppetry organization to make it more active and closer. Let’s talk about our future together.
MESSAGE DE L'UNIMA CANADA
We were able to send two UNIMA Canada members to the FIAMS this year, thanks to the passport program. The winners are:
Alexandre Winfield (Quebec Section - Formerly Ontario Section)
Marie-Claude Daoust (Section Quebec)
Congratulations! Félicitations!
FESTIVALS
FIAMS (Festival International des Arts de la Marionnette à Saguenay) - Saguenay, Qc.
The FIAMS will be happening in Saguenay until July 30th!
Program - Programmation
Festival de Casteliers - Montreal, Qc.
- PINOCCHIO - Théâtre de marionnettes de Maribor (Slovénie), 3 et 4 août 2023, à la MIAM https://casteliers.ca/spectacle/pinocchio/
suivi des CASTELIERS SUR L'HERBE :
- LES BILLY CROQUETTES, Soeurs Kif-Kif (Montreal) - 13 aout https://casteliers.ca/spectacle/billy-croquettes/
- ANIMALARIUM, Luna Morena (Mexique) - 20 aout https://casteliers.ca/spectacle/animalarium/
- AMES SOEURS, Magali Chouinard (Montreal) - 27 aout https://casteliers.ca/spectacle/ames-soeurs/
1001 patentes qui bougent - Festival des arts de la marionnette et de jeu masqué - 1001 things in motion - Puppet & Mask festival - Val-David, Quebec
This is our 3rd edition! Don't miss this joyous celebration at the crossroads of puppetry and masked play. From August 1 to 6 in Val-David, joy, emotions, smiles and discoveries await you. We look forward to sharing them with you! Details and program : https://www.1001patentes.com
Puppets Up - Almonte, Ottawa
August 11, 12 and 13, get access to a weekend full of hands-on workshops, insightful panel discussions and showcase performances with Noreen Young, Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, Jamie Shannon, Nick DiGaetano, Bob Stutt, Graham Soul and more!
Learn more and see the full schedule of events taking place in Almonte (Ont.) at www.PuppetsUp.com/PuppetCon
PuppetCon 2023 vous propose un programme bien rempli!
Les 11, 12 et 13 août, vous aurez droit à une fin de semaine complète d'ateliers pratiques, de discussions et de spectacles avec Noreen Young, Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, Jamie Shannon, Nick DiGaetano, Bob Stutt, Graham Soul et bien d'autres encore!
Pour en savoir plus et consulter le programme complet des événements qui se dérouleront à Almonte (Ontario), rendez-vous sur le site www.PuppetsUp.com/PuppetCon
NOUVELLES DES SECTIONS - NEWS FROM THE SECTIONS
ATLANTIC SECTION ATLANTIQUE
Mermaid Theatre - WIndsor, N.S.
Be Different, by Todd Parr, made it safely back to Windsor this past June, after a highly successful, nine-month, visit to venues around North America, Mermaid’s first since closing for Covid. After considerable refurbishment, it will be remounted for a west-coast swing beginning in October and tour along with The Rainbow Fish which will travel predominantly up and down the Eastern seaboard from October to May. MermaidTV continues to flourish with the completion of Animalino Mi’Kmaw, Acadian French, and Gaelic, thirty episodes that playfully teach words and phrases with the use of a human and puppet host and digital animation created at our MermaidTV studios. Mermaid’s Institute of Puppetry Arts hosted the thirteenth iteration of its popular Animotion Puppetry Intensive in May followed by the third installment of AQM and UNIMA Canada’s, Pro Circuit training initiative. And finally, Mermaid’s Artist Loft has been very active with puppet artists from Colorado, New York City, Nova Scotia, and Quebec availing of the in-kind space and mentoring offered as part of the programming.
WEST SECTION OUEST
Kris Fleerackers (Fallada Puppetworks) – Gibsons BC, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory
Mon court-métrage de marionnettes « IDOLE » a remporté encore trois prix de festivals de films: meilleur film expérimental (Toronto Shorts, Canada), meilleure histoire internationale (Madness, É.U.) et un prix du public (CinemaZero, Italie). Michèle Smolkin et moi avons donné quelques représentations supplémentaires de notre “Chevalière errante », et cet été, j'ai eu mon baptême de feu en tant que marionnettiste à la Muppet pour l'épisode pilote d'une nouvelle websérie pour enfants produite localement sur la Sunshine Coast en Colombie-B.
ONTARIO SECTION ONTARIO
Shadowland - Toronto
PARKTOPIA is a theatrical exploration of parks as essential community spaces that offer tranquil respite from urban intensity.
Gather at 8:15 pm at the Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse.
Performance starts at 8:30 pm with a hand-made lantern parade, shadow puppetry, live music and extraordinary visual images!
Donations are welcome.
QUEBEC SECTION QUÉBEC
Cabaret Décadanse - Montréal
Les 26 et 27 juillet prochains au FIAMS (Saguenay, Québec, Canada) aura lieu la Première mondiale de Bataille Royale, un spectacle de variété affrontant les divas marionnettes de la compagnie Cabaret Décadanse et la dragqueen Barbada dans un féroce duel de numéros musicaux tout en humour et en sensualité. C’est la première fois qu’une compétition du genre se produit où le public décidera qui sera couronnée Reine du lipsync. 26-27 juillet 2023 au Théâtre Palace, Arvida, Québec Canada
Dans ce cabaret survolté où les verres s’enchaînent alors qu’on s’éclate entre adultes consentants, une bataille musicale haute en couleur fait rage. Les extraordinaires personnages du mondialement célèbre Cabaret Décadanse se mesurent à la prodigieuse drag queen Barbada. Qui parmi les divas de chair ou bien de mousse, sera sacrée reine incontestée du lip sync? Ne manquez pas ce combat sans merci où fuseront perruques et paillettes!
On July 26 and 27, FIAMS (Saguenay, Quebec, Canada) will host the World Premiere of Battle Royale, a variety show pitting the puppet divas of the Cabaret Décadanse company against the drag queen Barbada in a fierce duel of humorous and sensual musical numbers. This is the first time a competition of its kind has taken place where the public will decide who will be crowned Queen of Lipsync. July 26-27, 2023 at the Palace Theater, Arvida, Quebec Canada
In this supercharged cabaret where the drinks are linked while we have fun between consenting adults, a colorful musical battle rages. The extraordinary characters of the world-famous Cabaret Décadanse take on the prodigious drag queen Barbada. Who among the flesh or foam divas will be the undisputed queen of lip sync? Don't miss this merciless fight where wigs and sequins will shine!
Graham Soul – Montréal
La vie disciplinée à l’intérieur d’une horloge coucou se dérègle à la suite de l’apparition mystérieuse d’un étrange intrus. L’oiseau de l’horloge, Coucou, le pourchasse et découvre un monde fabuleux où le temps n’existe pas.
Cuckoo, the wordless show for family audiences, will take flight again in 2023 !
The disciplined life inside a cuckoo clock is thrown upside-down when an unexpected intruder mysteriously appears. Cuckoo, the clock bird, chases after it and discovers a magical world beyond time.
Crédit photo / Photo credit : Suzane O'Neill
Samedi, le 26 août à 11h et 13h30 / Saturday, August 26 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Festival Marionnettes Plein la rue
https://www.promenadewellington.com/fr/evenement/festival-marionnettes-plein-la-rue-12e-edition/
https://www.promenadewellington.com/en/evenement/festival-marionnettes-plein-la-rue-12th-edition/
Quai 5160 - Maison de la culture de Verdun, 5160 boulevard LaSalle, Montréal, QC, H4H 1N8
https://montreal.ca/lieux/quai-5160-maison-de-la-culture-de-verdun
https://montreal.ca/en/places/quai-5160-maison-de-la-culture-de-verdun
Billets 7$ / Tickets $7
En vente le vendredi 21 juillet 2023 à 13h30 / Tickets on sale Friday, July 21 at 1:30 p.m.
https://verdun.tuxedobillet.com/Quai%205160/coucou-graham-soul
Des représentations familiales / Family performances
19-23 novembre / November 19-23
L'Arrière Scène
https://arrierescene.qc.ca/fr/coucou
Centre culturel de Beloeil, 600 rue Richelieu, Beloeil, QC, J3G 5E8
Des représentations familiales et scolaires / Family and school performances
12 décembre 2023 au 7 janvier 2024 / December 12, 2023 to January 7, 2024
La Maison Théâtre, 245 rue Ontario Est, Montréal, QC, H2X 3Y6
https://www.maisontheatre.com/spectacle/coucou/
Puzzle Théâtre - Montréal
No holidays for Puzzle Théâtre this summer! After playing in Repentigny, Dorval, Îles de la Madeleine, St-Fabien and Île-de-Repos, we are heading to Val-David to present our beloved creation CIEL VARIABLE, a show created from children's drawings. Come take the tour, it's not often that we present it!
https://www.1001patentes.com/programmation
Théâtre de la Dame de Coeur - Upton
The Théâtre de la Dame de Cœur returns with its large-scale show "Victor and the gift of dreams" The Théâtre de la Dame de Cœur presents all summer until August 20, 2023 its successful show "Victor and the gift of dreams" on its enchanting site in Upton in Montérégie. After welcoming more than 20,000 spectators in its first year, the theater is proud to once again offer this colorful production! For 80 minutes, let yourself be carried away by the story of Victor, an ambitious young man who, on his birthday, has a dreamlike encounter with a mischievous hamster. Is this mysterious furry guide, as wacky as it is insightful, a reflection of Victor himself? Fortunately, our hero can count on his grandmother, a talented magician, to thwart the shenanigans of the career hamsters. Thus, the gift of dreams turns into a breathtaking and essential adventure for our dreamer in search of truth!
Théâtre Motus - Longueil
Arbre (pour les 0-3 ans) https://www.fiams.com/programmation/arbre-tout-un-monde/
Arbre, tout un monde (pour les enfants ayant un trouble du spectre de l'autisme) https://www.fiams.com/programmation/arbre-tout-un-monde-2/
Parole d'eau (pour les 7 ans et +) https://www.fiams.com/programmation/parole-deau/
Août sera dédié à notre résidence de création pour notre nouvelle coproduction avec le Nubila Teatro de Mexico et qui verra le jour en juin 2024