Call me Stéphanethe Montreal International Documentary Meetings… For the second long weekend of summer, our journalists have unearthed activities not to be missed.
Call me Stéphane in Drummondville
Great comic classic of the 1980s, Call me Stéphane was born from the meeting between two fertile minds, to say the least, those of Claude Meunier and Louis Saïa. The play is back on stage in a new adaptation, with a star-studded cast including Bernard Fortin, Véronic DiCaire, Patrice Bélanger and Tammy Verge. We discover the ups and downs of an amateur theater troupe, led by the charismatic, but slightly dangerous, Stéphane. A legendary text, where laughter and drama coexist…
From June 28 to August 17, at the Maison des arts Desjardins in Drummondville
Stephanie Morin, The Press
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Science fiction at the Cinémathèque
More than 100 science fiction films will be presented at the Cinémathèque québécoise during the summer. On July 2, 12 Monkeysby Terry Gilliam, kicks off this summer cycle. Works that defined the genre, such as The journey to the moonby Georges Méliès, Metropolisby Fritz Lang, 2001: A Space Odysseyby Stanley Kubrick, and Solarisby Andrei Tarkovsky, are among those on the program. Significant feature films from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s are also planned. Noteworthy Back to the Future, The Matrix, Robocop, Children of Men, Interstellar And Wall-EOn the Quebec side, two films by Denis Villeneuve will be screened: Arrival And Blade Runner 2049. March and Aprilfrom his brother Martin, vikingby Stéphane Lafleur, Turbo Kidfrom RKSS, then In a galaxy near youby Claude Desrosiers, are also on the menu.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
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The Montreal International Documentary Meetings take to the air
Thursday, at 9 p.m., the Montreal International Documentary Meetings present Eviction at the Théâtre de la Verdure. Audience Award in 2023, this documentary by Mathilde Capone (The factory of consent: Lesbo-queer perspectives) testifies to the eviction suffered by members of a small queer community from an apartment in the Centre-Sud where they had lived since 2010. A discussion with Mathilde Capone and a participant in the film, Marine and Ali, will follow the screening. Free.
Manon Dumais, The Press
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Tribute to Zïlon at the Mtl en arts festival
PHOTO BERNARD BRAULT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Zïlon, photographed on the occasion of one of his exhibitions in 2015 at the Loft art gallery
The exhibition Zïlon, urban legend is presented as part of the Mtl en arts festival starting this Thursday. It is a tribute to the painter Raymond Pilon (his real name), a leading figure in Quebec counterculture, who left his mark on street art in Montreal. Zïlon, who died last year at the age of 67, became known for his numerous murals and graffiti in downtown Montreal in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as in trendy bars of the time, including the Business, the Limelight and the Lézard. The exhibition will take place from June 27 to 1er October rue Atateken, between rue Sainte-Catherine and rue Robin.
Jean Siag, The Press
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Southwest Montreal is celebrating!
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Guillaume Lienard at the Vitrine festival last year
After a one-day edition last year, the Vitrine festival will be held for an entire week this year. From June 30 to July 6, various activities will take place in the Griffintown, Little Burgundy, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri and Verdun neighbourhoods. On the menu: comedy evenings, music concerts, art exhibitions, improvisations and short film screenings. The festivities will be launched with a free brunch featuring DJs Ellxandra and MeloDrastik. The two founders, Clément Sageste and Moose Felinhi, who work in collaboration with food banks, ensure that leftovers will be donated to a neighbourhood organization.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
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20 years of Chants de vielles
PHOTO GUILLAUME MORIN, PROVIDED BY CHANTS DE VIELLES
The Chants de vielles festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Nicolas Boulerice made sure to celebrate the anniversary of the Chants de vielles festival, which he co-founded 20 years ago in his hometown of Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, just 45 minutes from Montreal, in a big way. The leader of Vent du Nord has indeed brought together some of the biggest names in the trad scene for the occasion, from June 28 to 30. Vent du Nord will be there, of course, but we will also be able to see Nicolas Pellerin and Les Grands Hurleurs, who will perform songs from their brand new album, as will the legendary Yves Lambert and Michel Faubert. Traditional sounds from elsewhere will also be given a big role, with Lucibela from Cape Verde, Skolvan from Brittany, and La Machine from France, among others, not to mention the joyful mix of the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, which combines music, dance and circus. In total, 60 artists will perform on four stages, plus two dance evenings, collective improvisation sessions and even singing dragon boat rides!
Old-Wood Chants Festival, June 28-30, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
Pierre-Marc Durivage, The Press
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