La Nuit d’Hibernation in pictures

In February 2026 Hamilton Aerial Group (HAG) put on what audience members told us was our best theatrical show ever! Here are some stunning photos giving you a glimpse of what we created.

We did it all in a record time of about a month thanks to the remarkable leadership of Lori Le Mare and Tricia Cook, and a really great team comprised of musicians and performers from the community as well as a team from HAG

An actor playing a badger waking up from hibernation with dramatic scenery and lighting

With thanks

Thanks to Hamilton Winterfest for inviting us to create a signature event. Thanks to the Cotton Factory as our trusted home and venue for this performance. Many thanks as always to the remarkable photographers Cyprian, Ramucy and Alex Sears. As your cursor rolls over each photo you will see who took the photo. For beautiful original poster art thanks to Gord Pullar; find that and the invitation to the event here.

Find out more on our theatrical work or contact us with inquiries.

Lance Darren Cole sang and performed his own poem from a puppet theatre stand to open the production.
Clump of costumed stilt-walkers enter the stage theatrically
Woodland creatures on 2 and 4-legged stilts
Stilter in masked costume enters at La Nuit d'Hibernation
A theatrical act with extraordinary costumes
Aerialist performs on roller skates on the aerial hoop
A shadow puppet aerial piece with woodland creature on 4-legged stilts
A shadow puppet city scene
A shadow puppet scene with aerialist high on rope interacting with badger character
Three aerialists on silks perform the closing act in unison
Fan dancer at La Nuit d'Hibernation
The cast of La Nuit d'Hibernation