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Films in theaters and online for FIFEM
From February 26 to March 6, the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival (FIFEM) will take children on a journey with more than 100 feature and short films from Germany, Russia and Iran. The French movie The treasure of Little Nicolas will open the festival which will be held online (on the festival platform) and indoors, at the Beaubien cinema. FIFEM will also benefit from this 25and edition, sponsored by actress and host Marina Orsini, to award the very first Rock-Demers prize, which rewards people or institutions that have contributed to the quality of children’s cinema.
Parent-child workshops at the Museum of Fine Arts
PHOTO ANNIE FAFARD, PROVIDED BY THE MMFA
“Supernatural Nature”, a creative workshop for everyone
During March break, access to the permanent collections of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will be free for all. Two daily activities centered on the approach of the Swiss artist Nicolas Party are also programmed: “Folles Formes”, four-handed workshop for 2 to 5 year olds, where parents and children are invited to bring a cut-out shape to life, and “Supernatural Nature”, multigenerational creative workshop where parents and children of all ages learn about the expressive style of the artist by creating a collective landscape. The bilingual activities will be held from February 26 to March 6 (except February 28). Children must be accompanied by an adult and online reservations for workshops and tours are required. There is a $2 administration fee per person per activity.
Featured Science
PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SCIENCE CENTER
In the exhibition Explorevisitors can venture into a kaleidoscope.
After weeks of closure, the Science Center reopened on Friday. Budding scientists will be happy to reconnect with the four permanent exhibitions of the place. Among them, the most recent, Mini Mondo, offers an immersion in eco-citizenship. Aimed at children from 0 to 7 years old, it is divided into three areas: the forest, the river and the city. Manipulation of objects, auditory stimulation and free play are offered to awaken the senses. The older ones will prefer Explorea huge interactive exhibition dedicated to the main scientific principles, Fabric, and its creative challenges, or even Humanwhich celebrates the richness and beauty of the human body.
Puppet theater for all tastes
A poet inspired by the smell of fries? An intruder disrupting a cuckoo clock? The carnival funeral of the last donkey on Earth? Here are the intriguing premises of potato island, Hello and ¡Burros!three of the eleven shows presented as part of the 17and edition of the Casteliers festival, which takes place from March 2 to 6. Bringing together productions from Canada, Mexico and the United States, the event presents puppet shows for the whole family. Even teenagers will find their account with a selection of works aimed at 13 years and over. To get you in the mood, go hunting for the puppets on display in the windows of some thirty Outremont businesses since February 7.
Place for creation
PHOTO MARYSE BOYCE, PROVIDED BY PLACE DES ARTS
Place des Arts notably offers playful puppet-making workshops.
Do your children have a developed artistic side? From March 2 to 5, Place des Arts has free activities for them. DIY enthusiasts are invited to create their own puppet during a fun workshop. Are they bursting with energy? Introductory activities to circus arts will allow them to stretch their legs. Circassian performances are also on the menu. In its exhibition hall, Place des Arts invites you to discover the underside of the installation Montreal yesterday and winter, by multidisciplinary artist Karine Lanoie-Brien. In particular, you will see striking archival images of snowstorms in Montreal. These were used to create the projected work, from February 17 to March 5, on the facade of the Wilder building and that of the President-Kennedy pavilion at UQAM.