The Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal announced Monday morning the list of finalists for its 36and editing. The event will be held “face-to-face”, on April 14, at the Palais des Congrès, with Marc Labrèche in charge.
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The finalists who have been selected for the year 2021 are:
- Sisyphus. A 30-day performance-marathon by multidisciplinary creator Victor Pilon, produced by the company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art, last fall at Olympic Park. “A powerful and silent encounter of a depth that subjugates”, indicates the press release of the CAM.
- The Danse-Cité company “which gives pride of place to research and the proliferation of contemporary creation”.
- The Access Asia Festival. “A multidisciplinary festival which aims to bring people together and which responds to the stigmatization experienced by the Asian community through the arts and dialogue”.
- The Daphne Art Center, the first artist-run Aboriginal center in Quebec. “This new space puts forward resolutely current practices and opens up the horizon of possibilities for Aboriginal artists,” says the CAM jury.
- Poetry everywhere, an organization whose mandate is to make the voices of poets resonate in several languages in different neighborhoods of Montreal.
- The monastery, an old church in the city center, transformed into a place where contemporary circus artists perform.
- Les Forges de Montréal, whose mission is “to protect heritage and enhance craftsmanship through the transmission of ancestral know-how”.
- Nights of Africa Productions. With its major festival, Productions Nuits d’Afrique helps “propel local artists of diversity to the forefront”.
- Réalisatrices Équitables, an association that campaigns for greater parity in cinema, “while advocating for sharing storytelling with Indigenous and diversity women directors”.
- The show Violet, produced by Joe Jack and John, an avant-garde and inclusive theater company. “The work Violet addresses the notion of sexual consent for people with intellectual disabilities.
Remember that since 1985, the Grand Prix du CAM has rewarded organizations that have made an exceptional contribution to the artistic vitality of Montreal. The winner will receive a $30,000 scholarship. A Jury Prize, along with a $10,000 scholarship, will also be offered by the Caisse Desjardins de la Culture. And a Public Prize, worth $10,000, is also awarded by Télé-Québec.