Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Have you ever celebrated Christmas in a new land with new customs? What do you bring to the festivity- your culture or your baggage? Urban Tales: Immigrant Songs: First Xmas in Montreal brings six unique stories about yuletide in this exciting city from the point of view of new immigrants and arrivals. The stories are […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for December 2017: ART AND MUSEUMS The new exhibition Passion: Hockey is an entertaining look at the fascinating world of our national winter sport, and also marks the centenary of the National Hockey League and the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. It was in Montreal, in November 1917, […]
Do thrillers need to be sombre and serious to be entertaining? Can a story of danger and madness be a frolic, too? The 39 Steps is a madcap, action-packed, and hilarious spin on the classic 30’s spy thriller. The show uses deliciously over-the-top clichés of the film noir genre. It’s a spoof that never fails […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for November 2017: MUSIC In Montreal this month, everything begins and ends with Leonard Cohen, the global icon who adored his hometown of Montreal. The many local celebrations of Cohen’s life begin with the blockbuster concert Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen on November 6, […]
What unites a community? Is it the shared values, the institutions, or social activities? Does it depend on how much the people are willing to share and welcome the slightest change? The Hockey Sweater: a Musical is a wonderful, charming, family story for all ages. It goes beyond the nostalgia for a bygone era and […]
Is the theatre a world within a world? Can the audience find themselves so enveloped in this experience that the outside world is happily forgotten or is it a secret trap? Where is the line between fantasy and reality? Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is a spectacular gothic powerhouse that brings the […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for October 2017: MUSIC Rock icon Roger Waters is back in town. Following his Montreal appearance on the red-carpet at the world premiere of the Opéra de Montréal’s Spring 2017 adaptation of Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Wall, called Another Brick In The Wall – The Opera, […]
Every generation has its phase of rebellion, of setting itself apart from the elders and challenging the status quo. Can the new generation learn from the past revolutions? Can they relate to the dreams and needs of their predecessors? Hair, celebrating its 50th anniversary at Mainline Theatre, is an exuberant show vibrant with youthful abandon […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for September 2017: CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA In his 12th year at the helm of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Maestro Kent Nagano launches the 2017-2018 season with Mahler’s sweeping Symphony of a Thousand. With more than 350 people on stage – including the OSM Chorus, mezzo-sopranos […]
How well do we know our friends- really know them? Do we just take them for granted? Or can we trust them with our secrets? What’s In A Name? is an uproarious, razor-sharp dramedy that slickly swings from nastiness to hilarity. There are plot twists that are truly unexpected and jaw-dropping. The performances are electric […]