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Ars Poetica



by Anna Fuerstenberg

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DANCE

DANCE

A Call to Arms

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Choreographer Paul-André Fortier’s remount of Bras de Plomb wins on some fronts, loses on others

by Jamie O'Meara
27.10.2011

As is oft observed, dance audiences in Montreal are among the most generous in the performing arts, especially when it comes to rewarding the presentation of established work by celebrated creators. It’s a standing ovation you can pretty much take to the bank. So the polite applause that greeted the conclusion of the remount of [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Get Your Fringe On

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A select preview of the 2011 St-Ambroise Fringe Festival

by James Gartler
01.06.2011

It’s that time of year again.  A time when strip spelling bees, drag races, improv comedy and 11-second dance parties become daily occurrences in the Plateau-Mile End.  It’s Fringe season, and if you don’t know what that means, relax: Rover’s here to tell you.

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FESTIVAL CITY

Cutting-Edge Collaborations

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OFFTA Festival d'arts vivants

by Kallee Lins
26.05.2011

With all of the FTA festivities happening in the next few weeks, is it possible to pack more cutting-edge performances onto the island of Montréal this summer? You betcha.  Look no further than the 5th edition of the OFFTA festival. 

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TV

The Glam Side of Ostracism

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Glee, Fox TV

by Jay Mark Caplan
09.12.2009

The epic struggle between jocks and geeks has been raging in TV land for years. The premise might be battle-weary, but it’s not dead yet. This season’s standout hit is another high school comedy, the new Fox series, Glee. It’s funny, but there’s also a potent Broadway kicker: the geeks of Glee sing and dance.

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DANCE

High-Flying But Thread Lacking

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SUTRA, THÉÂTRE DE MAISONNEUVE

by Tao Fei
06.11.2009

What does happen when East meets West, really? Culture-crossing Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, one of Europe’s most highly-courted young choreographers, gives his most ambitious two cents to date with Sutra, a 70-minute work that brings to the stage 17 high-flying warrior monks from China’s famed Shaolin Temple. Montreal’s Danse Danse gave its North American premiere at [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Skanking To Give Thanks

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Montréal Ska Festival, Club Soda

by D.W. Lee
09.10.2009

This Thanksgiving, get ready to skank it up at the annual Montréal Ska Festival, now in its … first year? Is that right? Bizarre but true … Montréal, “the Ska Capital of Canada,” has never had its own ska fest. Now, The Montréal Ska Society has taken the initiative, building the festival from the ground [...]

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EVENTS

Lessons From The Lama

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Dalai Lama, Bell Centre

by Sarah Fletcher
05.10.2009

Before an audience of 14,000 at the Bell Centre on Saturday, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama gave a talk entitled “Educating the Heart: The Power of Compassion”. Hungry for wisdom and inspiration, the crowds sat hushed and waiting, perhaps, for something sensational. What they got was a down-to-earth talk from a man of simple [...]

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