Masked Village
Exhibition
EXHIBITION
Masks take over the streets and outdoor spaces of the village. They’re everywhere! Hidden in the foliage, around the corner of a power pole, or on a balcony… Even ma...
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Welcome to the 9th edition of the Masq’alors! Festival – 2025!
We can’t wait to welcome you starting on Saturday, May 31 for the Talent Chaud at La Meunerie, and throughout all the shows, exhibitions, talks, and festive events taking place during the Festival’s main weekend, June 5 to 8, in Saint-Camille!
The full program will be online soon—stay tuned!
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Learning Through Masks
Exhibition
For several years now, visual arts teacher and Saint-Camille’s resident Annie Morey has been collaborating with Masq’alors! by introducing her students to various ma...
MASQA’LORS! THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition
Group Exhibition (Québec)
Around fifteen regional artists—and just as many mediums and techniques—take over the Espace Hortense to share their unique interpretations of the ma...
Under the white mask
Screening
Art’s Colonial Legacy: ‘It Would Have Been Better Not to Have Needed Museums” (Aimé Césaire, Discours sur le colonialisme)
“The idea for this film began when a fri...
Khon Training
Workshop
Immerse yourself in an ancient art with this professional training in Khon, the traditional Thai dance-theatre!
Looking to push the boundaries of your stage expression? Discover th...
Talent Chaud!
Other
For the occasion, wear your finest mask—whether it’s a classic Venetian-style mask, an original creation, or a homemade masterpiece… be creative!!
A beloved tradition tha...
Kohn Masks
Exhibition
To allow us to further immerse ourselves in Khon culture, Benjamin Tardif is exhibiting non-consecrated working masks, in both classical and contemporary styles. They represent thr...
Pour un instant
Exhibition
Found forms, often forgotten, gathered together for a moment. As if by magic, they suddenly form faces or characters—friendly, lively companions.
Born into a well-known family in...
Mask from Every Angle
Exhibition
The welcome area of the Masq’alors! Festival invites you to explore a jumble of images, texts, and unusual objects—all connected to the world of masks. Eclectic and unclassifia...
5 to 8 “bas les masques”
Festive events
Affordable and friendly food, artistic impromptus by our guests, and screenings of masked short films
5:30 PM Remarks by our guest speakers
6:00 PM Chili / green salad. Dessert is ...
Persephone
Screening
Short Film and Guided Tour by the Artist.
Persephone is an interdisciplinary work where contemporary puppetry draws from visual arts and animated cinema, resulting in an exhibition...
Mime Improvisation
Lever de rideau
For Étienne Decroux, the first major reformer of mime, and Jacques Lecoq, who developed a wide-ranging creativity centered on the idea of gesture, mask and improvisation were esse...
Khon, the dance of kings
Screening
Screening of the documentary Le Khon, la danse des roisTHAI EVENING
This 52-minute documentary, released in 2017, offers an authentic look at khon dance in its natural setting and ...
Para||èle + Lecture: The Role of the Monkey in Khon Tradition
Performance
Performance + Talk
This solo performance takes us behind the scenes of learning the monkey dance. It reveals the preparatory steps required to become the character of Hanuman, the ...
West African-Inspired Dinner
Other
To celebrate the twinning ties between Saint-Camille and Mali since 2001, the Association des Femmes de Saint-Camille | Dégnékoro come and share a Malian-inspired lunch (chicken...
Koteba and Koredugaw: Sacred Laughter of Mali
Performance
Koteba, the traditional Malian theater, and the Koredugaw, those sacred jesters who laugh at everything, are coming to the Masq’alors! Festival. The author, storyteller, and spea...
The Fawn and the Child
Performance
Promenade performance
Drawn from the performance Âmes soeurs, the inhabited puppets of the Fawn and the Child become two giant characters seemingly emerged from the wild.
Each on ...
Dioxide-Action / The Dioxygraphe
Performance
PERFORMATIVE ART
Andrew Chartier is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersections of art, science, and technology to question our relationship with the environm...
The Mask and the Animal: Spiritual, Mythical, and Societal
Panel
ROUNDTABLE
The Mask, the Human, and the Animal: Diverse and Striking Cultural Approaches
An animal-faced mask on a human can be as simple and playful as a child at play, or as vita...
Nunc
Performance
A rift opens onto a parallel world—both primitive and post-human. The story of humanity, an eternal present, shaped by selfishness and greed, overwhelms the weakest and most sens...
Knight Owl
Tale
Based on the book by Christopher Denise.
Owl dreams of becoming a knight and imagines himself brave, clever, and surrounded by friends. But his dream seems impossible. This picture...
Public Showcase – Khon Training
Performance
After training with Benjamin Tardif in the art of Khon, the group is ready to take the stage and share what they’ve learned.Don’t miss this special showcase of creativity and t...
Who does not have a mask?
Workshop
Creative Workshop
Now’s your chance—if you don’t have a mask yet for the masked parade! Boxes full of all kinds of materials will be available, but feel free to bring your ow...
Inheritance / TOLTEKATLAJTO
Performance
Heritage (TOLTEKATLAJTO in Nahuatl) is a dance-theatre performance that explores the strength and resilience of women through the themes of colonization, identity, and mixed herit...
The Ant Parade
Festive events
Masked Parade
Masked, costumed, and filled with wild festive spirit, the artists of this 9th edition, the masked team, the festival-goers, the community, and anyone else who wishes...
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