The fall will be an opportunity for great events, both in the theater, where a new guard of passionate directors has emerged, and in music, dance, humor and visual arts, where enthusiastic artists invite spectators to share their love of their profession. Overview of the cultural events that will mark the coming months.
The challenges of succession
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They took over the torch of four Montreal theatres less than two years ago and already, the challenges are multiplying. But their passion remains intact. Portraits in three questions of those who are already preparing the theatre of tomorrow.
Read the article by Stéphanie Morin
A common front of the performing arts
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Felix-Antoine Boutin
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PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, THE PRESS
Edith Patenaude
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Xavier Inchauspé
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The new guard in the theatre has as much faith as the pioneers who founded the companies in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. But no one is expected to achieve the impossible.
Read Luc Boulanger’s article
Our back-to-school choices
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Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Our two journalists who cover the Montreal theatre scene offer their choices of 10 plays to see between now and December. Curtain!
Read the article by Stéphanie Morin and Luc Boulanger
Dance
Shows to see
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BogotaAndrea Peña & Artists
The dance season is underway, carried by exhilarating, powerful and iconoclastic proposals.
Read the article by Iris Gagnon-Paradis and Marie Tison
Humor
Louis T makes a man of himself
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
Comedian Louis T presents his third show this fall, Alpha male.
Exit the university professor look. With Alpha maleLouis T presents his most intimate and embodied show, a reflection on the delicate subject of male malaise. Meeting with a comedian who prefers to be happy and fulfilled than dominant.
Read the article by Dominic Tardif
Music
Musical Autumn
PHOTO GUILLAUME D. CYR, PROVIDED BY THE TRIBE
Shoot the coyote
Yellow, orange and red: watching the leaves change color while listening to these albums, eagerly awaited by our journalists, seems to us to be a happy autumnal combination.
Read our journalists’ report
The essential minimalism of With no helmet
PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
The group With no helmet
It’s the return we weren’t expecting and one of the very good news of the new school year: after eight years of absence, Avec pas d’casque will launch a new album next Friday, Cardinalin addition to going back on tour.
Read the article by Josée Lapointe
The classic autumn of all possibilities
PHOTO CHARLES WILLIAM PELLETIER, ARCHIVES SPECIAL COLLABORATION
Many events await classical music lovers this fall.
The coming months will be full of notable classical music events in the metropolis, with milestones in choral and orchestral music, as well as star soloists. Here’s an overview of eight moments that are already making us salivate.
Read the article by our collaborator Emmanuel Bernier
Fall Festivals
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
CRi performing at Osheaga in August
Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean the festivals are over. Here are a few that will liven up the fall.
Read the article by Josée Lapointe
In museums, we can’t wait to see…
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Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has made around fifty films for the National Film Board (NFB).
From Quebec City to Ottawa, via Joliette and Montreal, museums are getting ready to launch their fall exhibitions. Here’s a preview of what’s on the program.
Read the article by Jean Siag and Stéphanie Bérubé
Head to the galleries and artist centers
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View of the exhibition Fingers in the earth, eyes to the sky (2024). Works by Manuel Mathieu and Rajni Perera, presented at the Hugues Charbonneau gallery.
In galleries and artist centers, this fall’s cultural season is starting with a bang with a rich and varied program, starting now.
Read the article by our collaborator Karine Bouchard
In a room near you
PHOTO OLIVIER JEAN, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Andréanne A. Malette
Theater, musicals, songs… As usual, many artists and shows are going on tour this fall. Something to entertain and feed yourself, no matter where you live.
Read the article by Josée Lapointe and Stéphanie Morin
A circus autumn
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The Marguerite à bicyclette company will present Crinoline on hats at the Funny Bird Festival.
The cultural return of the circus world often involves the resumption of international tours. But this fall, several proposals are on the table until the holiday season. Here is an overview of what you can see in the metropolis and its surroundings.
Read the article by Jean Siag
Cultural activities at low prices
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Laurence St-Martin will participate in the Sheriff Festival at the Old Port of Montreal.
A host of suggestions, grouped by discipline, to enjoy the low-cost culture of autumn.
Read the article by our collaborator Marie-Josée R. Roy
We go out as a family in September
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The Show Devant troupe in action
The return to school does not have to mean the end of recess. There are many opportunities to have fun with your family in September. Our journalist presents six suggestions.
Read the article by Véronique Larocque