PRESS REVIEWS
We emerge from a performance of Le Porteur / The Star Keeper as is from a deep sleep filled with strange dreams, somewhat numb, our head full of images and fleeting questions. This Théâtre de l'Œil puppet show artfully takes us on an imaginative journey between the infinitely small and the infinitely large.
Josiane Desloges, LE SOLEIL, December 2013 (English Translation: Denise Babin)
Another jewel of the programming is The Star Keeper, by Théâtre de l’Œil. The festival has been waiting many years for the show by this company from Canada. A country that has not only great theatre directors for adults but also excellent formation for Young people.
EL CULTURAL, March 2011
Upon its 1997 debut, the show won numerous artistic awards in its native Canada, and its world tours have included Japan, Mexico, Germany, France and the United States. This particular leg will mark its 500th performance, and Graham Soul has helped pull strings on each one. The puppeteer and Montreal
native, who has been with the show for more than a decade, says he's continually inspired by its sensory stimulation.
Jade Bérubé, VOIR, October 2005 (English Translation: Graham Soul)
If this fantasy epic is devoured with pleasure by children, but also by adults with a touch of reverie, it is thanks to the attention brought to each detail, by the succession of varied environments, by the diverse and meticulous manipulation techniques (...) All within the context of visual poetry that is both fresh and full of meaning.
Élisabeth Chardon, LE TEMPS, November 2001(English Translation: Graham Soul)
No matter how old you are, a good deal of the delight in all of this derives from the precision of its execution. I'm talking about the thrill that we get from knowing that real human beings are creating fabulous worlds right in front of our eyes. (...) The range of textures those God-like hands achieve is remarkable...
Colin Thomas, THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, December 2000
It's hard not to be over the moon about The Star Keeper, a stunning triumph of puppetry and imagination sure to enchant children, young and old.
Kevin Prokosh, WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, Friday, March 2000
Although I am rarely thrilled by a "theatre of images", I admit that in this case I was won over by the sequencing, the puppet's personalities and the magic of this work. (…) Breaking language barrier, this show travels freely, with its head in the star.
Patricia Belzil, VOIR, March 1998
It's a treat. to call creators Richard Lacroix, André Laliberté and Richard Morin inventive is an understatement. The visuals are flawless. (...) Composer Libert Subirana rises to the challenge with a creation that is much more than a mere melodic collection of notes. (...) And accolades go to the puppeteers who manipulate the 25 or so puppets.
Kathryn Greenaway, THE GAZETTE, Friday, March 1998
