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The return of 4.48 Psychosis
The actress Sophie Cadieux resumes, after an interruption of more than four years, her solo role in the play 4.48 Psychosis by Briton Sarah Kane. Presented to sold-out audiences in Montreal in 2016 (then in Paris in 2018), the play with its feverish text is back at the Prospero Theater for just nine performances. Kane’s rebellious words (written just before the latter’s suicide), Florent Siaud’s physical direction and Sophie Cadieux’s uncompromising acting earned this production praise from critics and audiences alike. An unexpected chance to see a show that some have described as sublime. From May 15 to 22.
Great tribute to Michel Louvain at the Casino
PHOTO ANDRÉ PICHETTE, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Michel Louvain, photographed in 2017, died a year ago.
If you were unable to attend the show A certain memory in tribute to Michel Louvain on May 10, a second performance will take place on May 22 at the Casino de Montréal, and tickets are selling out. The singer would have celebrated his 65th birthday this year.and career anniversary. The production, directed by Joël Legendre, aims to mark the first anniversary of the death of the gentleman crooner. The performers Suzie Villeneuve, Joëlle Lanctôt, Matthieu Lévesque and Bryan Audet will take up the repertoire of Michel Louvain, from 1960 to today, accompanied by sometimes unpublished archives.
Marguerite: the stone in Old Montreal
PHOTO PHILIPPE BOIVIN, THE PRESS
The multidisciplinary artist Émilie Monnet offers a sound walk in the footsteps of Marguerite Duplessis.
The multidisciplinary artist Émilie Monnet continues her exploration around the story of the native slave Marguerite Duplessis. After the podcast and the play, she offers a sound walk through the streets of Old Montreal, at the very place where Marguerite fought for her emancipation in the 18th century.and century. The nearly 40-minute course is offered on the site of the Onishka theater company until June 6. Émilie Monnet also offers three meetings at the Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui with guests from Martinique. On the program: performative conversations on the importance of forgotten stories. June 2, 3 and 4.
Retrospective of Léa Pool at the Cinémathèque
PHOTO DAVID BOILY, THE PRESS
Lea Pool
Starting Tuesday, the Cinémathèque québécoise is offering a retrospective of the work of Léa Pool. This look back, which will stretch until May 31, will begin with coffee rhinestones, the first fiction film she directed. Also on the program: Bring me (the first role of Karine Vanasse in the cinema), Lost and Delirious, The blue butterfly, Mom is at the hairdresser, Augustine’s Passion and his most recent feature film, And at worst we’ll get marriedreleased in 2017. Noteworthy: the director will be present at each screening to present her films.
The Rise of the BlingBling at Factory C
TREVOR BOURKE IMAGE, SUPPLIED BY FACTORY C
The room The Rise of the BlingBling focuses on the story of Jesus.
Creator Philippe Boutin, who has given us several large-scale event shows (including a creation presented on a football field), is moving to Usine C with the first part of a diptych devoted to… Jesus Christ. This “tragic, funny and surreal” reinterpretation of the story of Jesus is articulated around the choreographies of Elon Högund. Cowboys, deities and monsters will be summoned to the stage in this intriguing “baroque fresco”, carried by a cast of 15 artists. From May 17 to 21.
Travis Knights at MAY
PHOTO EAMON MACMAHON, SUPPLIED BY MAY
Tap artist Travis Knights
Tap artist Travis Knights, hailed as one of the best in the country, will be at MAI with his show Ephemeral Artifacts. Dance is by essence ephemeral, poses as a premise the artist, who questions in this creation the processes that make it tangible — time, practice, attention — and explores the links between jazz and tap dancing through the bodies black. This show also offers a completely new experience in Quebec for deaf and hard of hearing audiences, who can reserve a vibrotactile jacket, allowing the body to experience the rhythms of tap dancing other than through the auditory aspect. May 12-14 (May 12-13 only for vibrotactile vests)