Etiket: suggestion
Cultural suggestion: “Inconsistency”, dance as an art of resistance
“Where does this tendency to subject ourselves to empty speech come from? » The intimate Montreal venue, arts interculturels (MAI) offers a timely show: in these troubled times when authoritarian…
Cultural suggestion: “Malartic”, the evil of Malartic
In Malartic, the mine swallows up the landscape as much as it feeds hundreds of families. Ten years after a first feature film on this paradox (The golden rule), Nicolas…
Cultural suggestion: “Royal”, the culture of performance
With Royal, the scene is transformed into an arena where a merciless struggle is taking place: the race for internships for law students at the University of Montreal. The adaptation…
Cultural suggestion: “Murmuration”, hovering skate
For almost 20 years, the Montreal company Le Patin libre has been deconstructing the codes of “traditional” figure skating by offering shows that flirt beautifully with contemporary dance. With Murmuring,…
Cultural suggestion: “No need to add the sauce”, the first completed work of comedian Neev
Neev has been working in the comedy industry for around ten years, but it took him a while to present his first solo show. This is probably why No need…
Cultural suggestion: “Make a man of yourself”, a look at non-therapeutic therapies
“Conversion therapy” aimed at changing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity is not therapeutic. You don’t convert to heterosexuality like you convert to Buddhism. The podcast Make a man of…
Cultural suggestion: “Moving and moving. Plants through story”, the dance of plants
It’s geeky. Moving and moving. Plants through story (PUM, 2024) brings together 14 essays on the mobility of plants, real but so slow, whose rhythm imposes another type of observation…
Cultural suggestion: “The knot”, or should we cut the Gordian knot?
At 11 years old, you have your life ahead of you. Little Grégory ended his life after being suspended from school. But what happened? In search of answers, the boy’s…
Cultural suggestion: “Discreet”, the return of the elevator
At night, the very different Macha and Gaby clean in an office tower. One evening when a lawyer who stayed behind to celebrate obtaining a big contract attacks Gaby, the…
Cultural suggestion: “In Memoriam”, or the perverse legacy of a toxic father
Complete a series of tests to receive a jackpot of $84 million. What could very well have been a reality TV concept is instead the premise of the exciting TV…
Cultural suggestion: “A heart inhabited by a thousand voices”, the last wishes of Marie-Claire Blais
A heart inhabited by a thousand voices is the last completed novel by Marie-Claire Blais. And when staged in an adaptation by Kevin Lambert, it truly takes the form of…
Cultural suggestion: “The familiar shadows”, my ghost of love
A few years ago, author Vincent Brault wanted to be told ghost stories. His call was heard, and not just a little: he received more than 300. He picked out…
Cultural suggestion: noise and beauty with the Nederlands Dans Theater
If there’s one dance show to see this season, it’s this one. The 27 virtuosos of Nederlands Dans Theater impress with this triple program of two hours and fifteen minutes.…
Cultural Suggestion: “One Day,” Emma and Dexter, Take Two
In the age of countless remakes, reboots and other recyclings of the genre that invade our screens, we could be wary of the new TV adaptation of the novel One…
Cultural Suggestion: “Explosion,” or destroying the patriarchy one object at a time
As soon as you enter the room, seeing the cleverly displayed bric-a-brac and the well-stocked workbench, you know that the new creation from the queer and feminist company Pleurer dans’douche…
Cultural suggestion: “Fin”, Jay Du Temple with his heart on his sleeve
The former host ofDouble occupation has finished discussing the romantic vagaries of others. In his second solo show, entitled END, Jay Du Temple focuses instead on what once made his…
Cultural suggestion: “They shot the pianist”: the trace of the pianist
Lovers of bossa nova or jazz, go and see They shot the pianist. Animated docufiction by directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, the film delves into the world of the…
Cultural suggestion: one last kamehameha for “Dragon Ball”
Last week Akira Toriyama passed away, to whom we owe Dr Slump (Glénat) and the juggernaut that is Dragon Ball. Whether through the manga (Glénat) or the animated adaptation, presented…
Cultural suggestion: “We will leave our kitchens”: feminist scene
After becoming interested in the history of the Women’s Liberation Front in Get up!, Jenny Cartwright continues her exploration of local feminist struggles in the podcast We will leave our…
Cultural suggestion: “Giants of modern art”: two almost twin giants
What a great idea to bring together these two giants of the last century: Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore are like twins, even if they lived separated by an ocean.…