Concrete Cabaret

Objecto is an experimental puppetry and performing object festival in Toronto. In the spirit of experimentation and historic object performance forms, we feature short acts and works-in-progress that challenge theatrical norms and our understanding of objects and inanimacy as well as performances that address current social, political, and artistic issues. We prioritize performances and acts from peoples and groups that are underrepresented in the theatre and live performance community.

The festival aims to act as a catalyst for community building between performers and audiences, creating a commonality around experimentation, performing objects and food, all with an accessible ticket price!

Objecto is the Festival extention of Concrete Cabaret.

Concrete Cabaret and Objecto derive from the puppetry cabaret traditions of Cafe Concret in Montreal, Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinners in New York City and Bread and Puppet from Vermont. These performance traditions feature meals served alongside puppetry shows and live music as well as “cheap art” for sale, reinforcing a belief that art should be as fundamentally sustaining as bread to life. We are proud to be a part of the international puppet slam tradition, which prioritizes the in-progress, the unfinished, the uncategorizable. The volunteer curators of Concrete Cabaret work hard to ensure that all who wish to attend may do so by providing a pay-what-you-can option at each and every performance and by committing to renting accessible performance venues.