Simon Plouffe’s L’Or des autres (The Gold of Others) is a documentary denouncing the creation of the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada, in the small town of Malartic, Quebec. ...Read more →
Hors-champs features three creative duos combining live electroacoustic music with animated films: Gabriel and Félix Dufour-Laperrière; Olivier Girouard and Mathieu Tremblay; Félix-Antoine Morin and Karl Lemieux. At CinéRobothèque, January 19 ...Read more →
Québec Gold 11 is Prends ça court!’s selection of the best local shorts of 2011, including Philippe Baylaucq’s Ora, Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc’s Trotteur, Nicolas Roy’s Ce n’est rien, ...Read more →
Compagnie Flak’s José Navas returns with Personae, a series of solos where he dances to the music of Rachmaninoff, Vivaldi, Verdi, Ravel… and Patti Smith! At Cinquième Salle, Place des ...Read more →
Dépflies is a bilingual comedy written by Alain Mercieca and directed by Danny Belair about dépanneur employees. A Québécois twist on Clerks? At Théâtre Sainte-Catherine, January 12 to 14. www.theatresaintecatherine.comRead more →
Maudit soit le jour (Cursed Be the Day), Montreal filmmaker Emmet Walsh’s bilingual debut fiction feature, is said to be a homage to film noir and to the Nouvelle Vague. ...Read more →
The Mamma Mia! movie was pure crap, but the original stage show, a jukebox musical featuring the songs of ABBA, is supposed to be a lot of fun. At Place ...Read more →
The Empirical Resolution Attempts exhibit is part of Davide Bertocchi’s ongoing project Spazio, in which art meets astronomy. At Galerie Pangée (Belgo Building, space 412), to February 18 (Tuesdays to ...Read more →
Pop/swing/surf trio Lyse & the Hot Kitchen, rockabilly quartet Hillbilly Rocketship and multi-instrumentalist Santosh Lalonde present The Night of the Christmas Creature. December 23, at L’Esco.Read more →
Cirque du Soleil’s 1999 creation Dralion, which highlights Chinese acrobatic arts, is back as a touring arena show. At Bell Centre, December 22-23, 26-30. www.cirquedusoleil.comRead more →
Piknic Électronik will be celebrating its 10th season this summer, with 20 events featuring over 100 acts from May 20 to September 30. From the press release: “Those who remember [...]
