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Marie Denise Pelletier at the Fifth Room

Marie Denise Pelletier has just finished the tour For a one night stand with her friends Joe Bocan and Marie Carmen that she has already gone back on the road, this time solo. The immense singer, who seems at the top of her form, launched the album last fall Under my female skin. It is these songs written for her by authors like Catherine Major and Louis-Jean Cormier that she will perform on the stage of the Cinquième Salle Thursday and Friday, but also, of course, her greatest hits. Also note that her tour will take her almost everywhere in Quebec until at least November 2024.

Josée Lapointe, The Press

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Jeanick Fournier at the Casino

Since she won the television competition Canada’s Got Talent in 2022, Jeanick Fournier has already released two albums. The friendly Saguenay will be at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal this Friday, with the show Alivetitle of her most recent opus released in May 2023. An opportunity for people who love her powerful voice and her outgoing personality to see her in the Montreal region.

Josée Lapointe, The Press

At 1, avenue du Casino, Montreal, February 16, 8 p.m.

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The return ofUlsterAmerican

The room UlsterAmerican, a big success of the 2021-2022 season at La Licorne, is back in this same theater. This black comedy by David Ireland and directed by Maxime Dénommée deals vitriolicly with careerism, misogyny, celebrity and all the clichés that these subjects convey. Critics and audiences loved this intense game of cat and mouse. Note: Vincent Leclerc takes over the role once defended for David Boutin. Until February 24 at La Licorne, then from February 29 to March 2, at the Théâtre Alphonse-Desjardins in Repentigny.

Stéphanie Morin, The Press

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Kino Montreal celebrates its 25th anniversary

“Do well with nothing, do better with little, do it now,” is the slogan of Kino Montréal, founded in February 1999 by Christian Laurence, Eza Paventi, Stéphane Lafleur and Jéricho Jeudy, then film students. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this movement, which has made children around the world, Kinoïites will invade the Cinémathèque québécoise this Thursday, from 6 p.m., for a retrospective, in three parts, of their most memorable short films, according to the selection of guest programmer Rémi Fréchette.

Manon Dumais, The Press

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In Morpheus arms

Inspired by Rastafarianism and the culture of sound systems Jamaicans, Julie and Jahminta formed the tandem Roots Daughters which is as much a musical as a socio-political vehicle. They focus on dub/roots and reggae music that grooves, of course, but which also carry messages promoting sharing and empowerment. The two women also make it a point of honor to highlight female, even feminist, artists and speakers. With Roots Daughters, we will dance demanding gender equality and justice for all, Saturday, 10 p.m., at the Ministry.

Alexandre Vigneault, The Press

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A fantastic crossing with Jules & Joséphine

1848. Joséphine Verne, a Quebecer who dreams of travel and freedom, sets out to cross the Atlantic to meet a distant cousin named Jules in Nantes. Accompanied by her faithful friend Jacquot, she will encounter strange and funny characters on her route, in equally astonishing places. This formidable crossing is at the heart of the piece Jules & Joséphine, a delightful and oh-so-inventive production aimed at ages 10 and over (and adults with a child’s heart). A pure pleasure for little dreamers, budding poets and future adventurers. Please note: special performances of the play and various activities will be offered during the spring break.

Stéphanie Morin, The Press

At the Fred-Barry room of the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, until March 8.

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