At Prospero, Sylvie Drapeau slips into the skin of Mademoiselle Agnès, a writer with dazzling success who has become an art critic with a bitter verb that everyone can’t stand, especially the artists.
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Miss Agnes
In this contemporary adaptation of Misanthrope by Molière signed by the German Rebekka Kricheldorf and directed by Louis-Karl Tremblay, the cultural milieu — “this vain and superficial fauna” — is fiercely tormented. A satire that brings together eight performers, including Éric Bernier, Félix Lahaye and Stéphanie Cardi.
At the Prospero Theater, from September 27 to October 15.
The waitresses are sad
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Michael Nimbley (center) discusses the reality of neurodivergent people in The waitresses are sad.
Neurodivergent artist Michael Nimbley is at the heart of Joe Jack and John’s new production titled The waitresses are sad and presented at Espace Libre. This contemporary western brings together six performers on stage, including Nimbley who also co-signs the staging. The work halfway between theatre, dance and performance invites us to discover the inner world of Morrison the cowboy, but especially that of Michael the lonely artist who dreams of great adventures.
At Espace Libre, until 1er october
Dream and madness
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Sébastien Ricard is alone on stage in Dream and madness.
Already presented at the International Literature Festival in 2021, then at the National Arts Center in Ottawa, this show dedicated to the Hungarian poet Georg Trakl (and directed by Brigitte Haentjens) is coming to the Théâtre de Quat’Sous. Alone on stage, the actor Sébastien Ricard delivers a long poem sewn from the lyrical, dark and luminous words of Trakl. The latter, who died of an overdose in 1914 when he was only 27 years old, left behind him a short but extraordinary work. A great opportunity to discover it.
At the Théâtre de Quat’Sous, from September 28 to October 7
A discordant violin
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Anthony Black in the room A discordant violin
The Théâtre La Licorne opens its season in its main room with A discordant violin, adapted from a short story by Canadian writer Yann Martel. Set in a ruined theater in Washington, the play recounts the encounter between a young writer and a former Vietnam War soldier, composer of a string concerto. Actor Anthony Black and violinist Jacques Mindreau share the stage in this production presented for the first time in French, in a translation by Maryse Warda.
At the Théâtre La Licorne, from September 20 to 24
Winnie Ho at Danse-Cité
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Winnie Ho presents aWokening at the opening of the season at Danse-Cité.
With the mission of contributing to the evolution of practices and creation in contemporary dance, Danse-Cité offers each season a range of artists to discover in order to broaden one’s horizons. The 2022-2023 season opens with Winnie Ho, who will present his play aWokening. The artist and performer, born in Hong Kong and living in Montreal, focuses her research on the Chinese diaspora, its Asian identity and queer. In this creation, she wonders how to connect to her roots, once settled in a new land, delves into her distant and confused relationship with her birthplace, in particular by exploring the wok, a traditional Chinese cooking instrument.
At the Agora du Cœur des sciences, from September 21 to 25