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Marika Karlsson

Occupation:

Actor, Manipulator, Puppeteer

Services Offered:

Interpretation & handling

Specialty, Field of Activity:

Play and interpretation, Mouth puppet, Rod puppet, Tabletop puppet

Contact Details

Montréal (QC)
marika.karlsson90@gmail.com
syntheseadditive.ca

Description

Marika Karlsson is an actor and puppeteer based in Tiohtià:ke/ Montreal. Her artistic journey started in Finland where she studied theatre and music during most of her youth. She continued her studies with a BFA in theatre performance at Concordia University in Montreal, where she developed a particular interest for puppetry arts.

After graduating in 2021 from UQAM with a DESS in contemporary puppetry, she has been participating in various artistic projects in the Montreal art scene both as an actor, puppeteer and creative collaborator. She is a co-founder of the company Synthèse Additive, who is currently on tour with their show SCOOOOOTCH!. She also co-founded the Verdandi Theatre collective, and recently joined the collective Les Cabinettes as a creator and puppeteer. Recent performances include A comme Animal (Marie-Pascale Bélanger), Illusions (Théâtre Catapulte) and The future is another country (Boulouki Theatre).

In Creation

L’éternité des fleurs

Show / Children (8-12 years)