Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
On the first night of in-person performances of the St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, theatre goers were welcomed to a very different experience for those returning to a live theatre for the first time in 2021. Cued outside, audience members waited for the doors to open where they were given a brand-new surgical mask to […]
A long-standing summer tradition in Montreal, the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is making its return this summer following the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the major downsizing of last year’s festival to a few virtual events. Known for pushing boundaries, limits and being bold in artistic practice, the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is also one of […]
Returning to the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival this year, Aussie comedian Shane Adamczak is bringing back his well-known character Zack Adams, who has been a known character on the Canadian fringe festival circuit since 2006. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Zack Adams: Love Songs for a Future Girl”, Shane is reviving the very funny production […]
Having well-established himself at the Montreal Fringe with “Help, I’m American” in 2017 and the Frankie-Nominated “Becoming Magic Mike” in 2018, multi-talented American actor, writer, comedian and singer/songwriter DK Reinemer returns for his third consecutive year to the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival with his new show, “The DK Effect”. For the same performer to be […]
Having created a world of unique, comedic and colourful puppets as part of his production company (Philo14), Philippe Gobeille is one of Montreal’s leading independent puppeteers, entertaining audiences of all ages in both English and French. A professional artist who not only creates his own puppets from scratch, Philippe also writes many of his own […]
When life does not turn out the way it was expected, when faced with disappointment, heart-ache, and depression, what can be done? Curl up in a ball? Challenge one-self? Try to find the ludicrousness and humour in the situation? Or a mix of all three? 0 Days Without Crying is a one-woman comedy that tackles […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for June 2017: CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA One of the finest operatic singers of his generation, tenor John Mac Master co-stars in the McGill Chamber Orchestra’s much-anticipated June 6 production of Carmina Burana, a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Mac Master […]
Yolande Ramsay for Curtain Up Becky Lou is the delightful and funny star of the one-woman burlesque show “Shake”. This entertaining and colourful show mixes burlesque stripping with humourous stories that bring laughs and a sexy appreciation for a woman’s body. Becky Lou is irreverent and self-deprecating with an endearing effect. Her dances are interspersed […]
Ongoing ** Montreal SketchFest until May 31, 2015 http://montrealsketchfest.com ** Duo Show: Mirabolle and MonstR at Fresh Paint Gallery, until May 31, 2015 http://www.freshpaintgallery.ca ** Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, until May 31, 2015 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/marvels-and-mirages-of-orientalism/ •• Mutek Montreal // until May 31, 2015 at Musée Contemporain de […]
The title of Johanna Nutter’s one-woman play ‘My Pregnant Brother’ certainly evokes a myriad of questions and emotional responses. You’d think it was about her pregnant brother, and how he underwent physical, emotional and mental transformations, right? Wrong.