Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
It’s no secret that the guidelines imposed by the COVID crisis have hit Montreal’s culture community particularly hard. But where there’s creativity, there’s always a way. With the 30th annual Fringe Fest put off until 2021, MainLine Theatre has worked hard to fill the gap with an innovative and socially distant online lineup of art, […]
Disney brings their magic to a whole new level in venues across North America with their touring production “Disney on Ice: Roadtrip Adventures”. Bringing extended classical musical scenes from such 1990s Disney staples as Aladdin, Mary Poppins, Lion King and more, Disney on Ice: Roadtrip Adventures combines the classics with the more recent Disney additions […]
Riverdance has come a long, long way since it debuted as a 7-minute interval act at the 1994 Eurovision. Twenty-five years and hundreds and hundreds of cities and venues, in fact. The runaway hit is back on the road again, this time as the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, featuring a re-recorded soundtrack plus all new […]
Un Poyo Rojo is a bold and lively show full of scenes of humour, drama, and sexual tension. It is kinetic, vibrant, and wonderfully human in the dance of attraction. Using a variety of theatrical techniques and no spoken dialogue, Un Poyo Rojo is body theatre that surprises and entertains. The show is set on […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for March 2017: CLASSICAL MUSIC AND OPERA Hands-down the most buzzed-about Montreal production of the year, the hotly-anticipated world-premiere of the Another Brick In The Wall – The Opera, commissioned by the Opéra de Montréal and based on Roger Waters’ legendary work The Wall, opens at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier at Place […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2017: MUSEUMS The blockbuster exhibition Chagall: Colour and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features some 500 works and documents—paintings, collages, watercolours, sculptures, stained glass windows and ceramics—which show how the aesthetic and artistic world of famed Russian-French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is imbued with […]
Kinky Boots! I have seen it on Broadway and now it is about to thrill Montreal audiences – and thrill it will! Based on a movie released in 2005, Kinky Boots is actually inspired by true events. Charlie Price inherits a shoe factory from his father. Charlie has no desire to take on the faltering […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for January 2017: The year kicks off with the Broadway touring production of the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots which headlines Salle Wilfred-Pelletier from Jan. 3 to 8. After winning Best Original Score at the 2013 Tony Awards, Cyndi Lauper told me, “I didn’t stop to think I was the first woman to win that award […]
No city is lit up and festive quite like sparkling Montreal during the holiday season, not even New York City. Here are some Montreal holiday-themed highlights for arts and culture fans, families, indoors and outdoors, many of them free. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal’s famed production of The Nutcracker returns to Salle Wilfred-Pelletier for the 53rd […]
Danse Danse is the finest showcase for contemporary dance in Montreal and their much-anticipated 2016-2017 season features 11 productions, from renowned international companies to young and exciting choreographers. Danse Danse kicks off their 19th season at Place des Arts with the great María Pagés, international icon of flamenco. In her piece Yo, Carmen, Pagés is accompanied by eight […]