What does 2024 have in store for us in culture? (the return of Céline?)

Inflation and COVID pass, culture remains. Proud bulwarks against the prevailing gloom, our artists will still be faithful to the post to entertain us and also make us think in 2024. Here is what is on our radar at the dawn of the new year.

Celine Dion: the mystery

(CB) – Will come back, won’t come back? It is with these same three words that we questioned the future of our national diva a year ago. At the time, the recent announcement of his illness had plunged all his admirers into uncertainty. Today, the mystery remains, but Céline’s surprise outings this fall – to a Canadiens game and a Katy Perry concert – add a layer of intrigue. A Las Vegas arts columnist even predicted his return to the stage this spring at Resorts World Theater.

Quebec cinema: a summer that promises

(MD) – The success of the films The time of a summer And My mother’s men allowed Quebec cinema to experience, in 2023, its most successful summer in a long time at the box office. Good news: summer 2024 looks just as promising for our cinema thanks in particular to the releases of the musical film Our Sisters-in-Law (in theaters July 11) and comedy 1995fourth part of Ricardo Trogi’s popular autobiographical series (in theaters July 31).

Concerts: legends arrive

(MP) – There will be no shortage of opportunities to see our international idols in 2024. Among the legends, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Andrea Bocelli and many others will be passing through La Belle Province. The coming year will also feature concerts by rising stars like Olivia Rodrigo and Arlo Parks.

Musicals: it’s abundance

(BL) – Fans of musicals will be spoiled for choice in 2024 with more than a dozen productions expected on stages across the province. Besides the return of the classics Don Juan And Starmaniawe will be able to discover the first Quebec adaptations of Waitress, Tootsie and others The producers in addition to a handful of original creations dedicated to certain monuments of our culture: the life of Rose Ouellette – known as La Poune – will be at the heart of The giantesswhile the film The Tomcat will make the jump to the stage with, in the spotlight, the son of Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge. In short, a year worthy of Broadway for Quebec.

Taylor Swift: the circus is coming… to Toronto

(CB) – Barring a huge surprise that no one has seen in their crystal ball, Taylor Swift will not pass through Quebec in 2024. On the other hand, the circus will finally stop in Toronto for not one, nor two, but six concerts at the Rogers Center, home of the Toronto Blue Jays, which can hold more than 50,000 people. Think about it! More than 300,000 fans of the mega-star will take the city center of the Queen City by storm for a week. Have we ever seen such a frenzy for a musical artist in the country?

Dune: finally the second part

(MD) – Postponed by a few months due to the actors’ strike in Hollywood, the sequel to the blockbuster by Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will finally arrive on our screens on 1^er next March. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Rebecca Ferguson reprise their roles in this second part of the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic which will also feature a few newcomers, including Florence Pugh and Austin Butler. In an interview he recently gave to the magazine Total FilmsDenis Villeneuve insisted on the fact that Dune: Part Two will be “more of an action film” than the first.

Charlotte Cardin: Parisian consecration

(CB) – There will be the Olympia first, in January, then the Zénith, in December. After having conquered the hearts of Quebecers, then Canadians, Charlotte Cardin is preparing to live her best year in France. By taking the stage of two legendary venues in Paris, she will join a select club of Quebec artists who have experienced recognition in the City of Lights. More than ever, in 2024, Montrealers will be among our most brilliant cultural exports on the planet.

Comedy shows: new features

Year in, year out, comedy shows come out in large quantities in Quebec. The first half of 2024 will be no exception with at least eight new tours launching. Among them, the new shows by friends Katherine Levac (The man of my life) and Rosalie Vaillancourt (MILF) – which will be in the new season of Get me out of here – will definitely be run. The polarizing Mike Ward will continue to make the event with Modestwhile the “new kid”, Louis Morissette, will offer his very first solo show: Under pressure.

TV in crisis

(MP) – Bad news rained down on the Quebec television community in 2023 with the announcement of massive job cuts at TVA, Bell Media and CBC/Radio-Canada. Falling advertising revenues, fierce competition from digital broadcasting platforms, rising production costs and inflation… TVA and Radio-Canada plan to reduce the production and acquisition of programs in 2024. In crisis, our TV retains its place among Quebec viewers, as evidenced by the viewing success of Masked Singers And Revolution. Will it be able to find solutions to ensure its survival in 2024?

Artificial intelligence among us

(MP) – Artificial intelligence has taken up more and more space in 2023, and has every chance of still being talked about in 2024. Songs that perfectly imitate our idols, works of art generated in a few seconds, dubbing artificial intelligence possible in several languages, possibility of creating films via artificial intelligence, question of copyright… The cultural sector, worried about this new reality, will have to respond to this new challenge. The strike of screenwriters and actors in Hollywood, which aimed among other things to obtain protections against the rise of artificial intelligence, has already opened several doors of reflection. Will artificial intelligence kill professions or, on the contrary, will it become an interesting creative tool?