The month of November is already well underway and we’re embracing the cold and the gray with these ideas for outings.
Santa Clause is garbage
The great classic of French theater and cinema comes back to life on stage in an all-Quebec version. Pierre and Thérèse, two volunteers from SOS Détresse Amitié, spend a very eventful Christmas evening with the visit of some strange characters to say the least. To carry this politically incorrect and highly absurd comedy, director André Robitaille called on a solid cast in which Josée Deschênes, Brigitte Lafleur and Claude Prégent shine. To laugh despite the ambient grayness.
At the St-Denis Theater from November 9 to 18.
Stéphanie Morin, The Press
Bach in the spotlight
PHOTO TODD ROSENBERG, PROVIDED BY THE FESTIVAL
Alisa Weilerstein
As part of the Bach Montreal festival, cellist Alisa Weilerstein will present in concert Fragments, an immersive artistic project that brings together the 36 movements of Bach’s cello suites with 27 original works. For the occasion, the musician will be accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Around thirty concerts, some of which are free, are offered throughout the duration of the festival, which takes place from November 10 to December 3.
FragmentsNovember 10, at 7 p.m., at the Maison symphonique
Véronique Larocque, The Press
Indigenous open mic
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
The poet Joséphine Bacon
Discussions, art fair, culinary sharing, screenings of short films and musical performances: the Indigenous Open Microphone event aims to be a multiple mirror of the cultures of the first peoples here. Deployed over two days, the program includes a poetry recital by Joséphine Bacon, iconic figure of Innu culture, a discussion with Melissa Mollen Dupuis (author and filmmaker) and a short concert by Katia Rock, who was in the running for the Félix for Indigenous artist of the year at the last ADISQ gala. A craft area will be accessible to children and curious taste buds will be able to try the small dishes cooked by chef Swaneige Bertrand, from the Northwest Territories.
Alexandre Vigneault, The Press
Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 6 p.m., at Espace Georges-Émile-Lapalme at Place des Arts
At the movie theater : Priscilla
“Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s biography, Elvis and Mepublished in 1985, is a subtle and intimate work on the emancipation of a woman under the yoke of a pygmalion since adolescence,” writes our columnist Marc Cassivi.