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CRi at the SAT
Electronic music producer CRi will be at the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) for two consecutive evenings, May 6 and 7. The show will be held as part of its North American tour (which will take it to New York next summer) and CRi will present its latest mini-album, To You, published on August 13th. The artist from Quebec offers productions with house accents, which have earned him praise and awards (including a Félix for the revival of the piece crazy anywhere by Daniel Bélanger, with Charlotte Cardin). The producer Bad Tuner will provide the first part of the two evenings at the SAT.
Dramaturgy explodes at Never Read
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From left to right: Tamara Nguyen, Alexandre Castonguay, Marcelle Dubois and Olivier Arteau, artistic committee of the Never Lu Festival
The Never Lu Festival took off on May 5 and will continue until May 14. The 21and edition of the event, structured around the theme “Irreversible fiction”, offers a rich program of theatrical readings and playwriting activities, including a marathon of short fiction texts defended by 12 performers. Also: in situ theater in parks, Caribbean readings, children’s texts… The activities are mostly held at the Aux Écuries theatre.
The Magic Flute will resound from Saturday
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The Magic Flute will be presented by the Opéra de Montréal.
It is one of Mozart’s most famous masterpieces, The Magic Flute, which opens at the Opéra de Montréal this week. This production, directed by Barrie Kosky and the London collective 1927, has already toured the world and was notably presented at the Komische Oper Berlin in 2012. It is this same version that will be presented in Montreal. The show, which will please the whole family, recalls the era of silent cinema thanks to an unusual decor featuring screens and projections. May 7, 10, 12, 15 and 17, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.
The curtain falls on The evening is (still) young
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Olivier Niquet, one of the hosts of The evening is (still) young
It is Sunday that the final broadcast of The evening is (still) young. For the occasion, the party moves to the MTelus. Tickets to attend the recording have already sold out, but that’s no reason not to enjoy the radio performance of the trio of hosts and their guests, including Louis-José Houde, Louis-Jean Cormier , Rosalie Vaillancourt, the Vulgar Machins, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Élise Guilbault and Nathalie Petrowski. The program broadcast on Radio-Canada’s Première Chaîne begins at 5 p.m.
The Little Singers sing the cinema
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Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal will unite their voices to sing the cinema…
Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal will delight film buffs and music lovers with a major concert presented at the Maison symphonique this Friday. Led by conductor Andrew Gray and accompanied by pianist Jérôme Beaulieu and four jazz musicians, the 200 young singers will perform some of the greatest tunes in cinema. On the program: pieces drawn from a cinematographic repertoire that will span eight decades.
Meggie Lennon, Fleece and Paul Jacobs at the Plaza Theater
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Montreal artist Meggie Lennon
Pop MTL and Distorsion are organizing a Triple Night at the Théâtre Plaza on Friday evening, starting at 9 p.m. Montreal singer-songwriter Meggie Lennon (formerly known as Aberdeen) will bring her dream-pop to the stage. The indie group Fleece, also established in Montreal and whose album Stunning and Atrocious came out a year ago, will join her. Finally, adopted Montrealer Paul Jacobs will complete the program; all under the projections of Anthony Piazza. Tickets are on sale for $15 for all three performances.