Articles by Sinj Karan

Sashar Zarif’s Kismet

March 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sufi and Shamanic ritual practices inform creation of piece Kismet.

Choreographer Sujit Vaidya Delves into ‘the Other’ with Off Centre

March 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Sujit Vaidya speaks about his new piece as well as the other and the role of dance in his life.

Oscar Nominated Shorts Take Cinema du Parc

February 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

Cinema du Parc has a fabulous lineup of Oscar nominate short films. Find out which ones we liked best.

Review: Dear Comrades!

March 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Winner of the Jury Award at Venice and Russia’s official entry to the Oscars, Dear Comrades is playing around the city.

Image+Nation: Siberia and Him

December 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Montreal’s LGBTQ film festival Image+Nation features Siberia and Him, a stunning film available to be screened online.

Image+Nation film festival is here

November 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

image + nation film festival a worm in the heart poster

As the Montreal LGBTQ film festival goes online this year, it boasts more films than ever.

OCM: Quebec Premiere of “As One”

November 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

Baritone Phillip Addis joins the cast of the opera, set to premiere in Montreal on November 20th & 21st.

Quartom at Salle Bourgie

September 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Montreal-based ensemble will be performing a wide range of musical styles at the MMFA’s Salle Bourgie.

22nd Edition of Parle-Moi d’Amour: Interview with Manon Gauthier

March 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

From March 19th – April 1st, the annual exhibit Parle-moi d’amour will be presented at the Musée d’art contemporain (MAC). The exhibit will include over 268 [read on]

This Year’s Oscar Nominated Shorts

February 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

Short films continue to occupy a very special place in my heart. While there are so many shorts in the year that don’t necessarily get the screen time they deserve, I [read on]

Interview: Gemma New, Musical Director

February 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

Montreal’s I Musici will be hosting Gemma New, the Musical Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, for a concert that will feature work of Bach, John Adams and [read on]

Interview with Krista Jackson Director of Nell Gwynn

February 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

The National Theatre School of Canada is proud to bring us a play by Jessica Swale that the life of Nell Gwynn, an eminent Restoration actress and mistress to King Charles [read on]

Written on Skin: Read like Poetry

January 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Written on Skin, an opera by British composer George Benjamin, premiered in 2012 in France and later at the Royal Opera House in 2013. This modern take on the operatic form [read on]

OCM: Aline Kutan performs Strauss, Lehár and Mozart

January 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

For its very first concert of the year, on Sunday February 16 at 3:00 PM in Westmount’s historic Victoria Hall, l’Orchestre classique de Montréal offers music lovers [read on]

Le Violin Rouge : Interpreted by Kerson Leong

January 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

Interview with celebrated musician Kerson Leong and his performance with i Musici.

An Interview with Maxim Rysanov, Conductor and Violist with I Musici

December 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

Ukrainian-born conductor and violist Maxim Rysanov is back with Montreal’s I Musici. This star on the international classical scene invites us to a world that features [read on]

An Interview with Steve Gillam on Jordan Tannahill’s ‘Late Company’

November 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Late Company is a new production written by acclaimed Canadian playwright and activist Jordan Tannahill that will be opening at the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts. [read on]

Handel’s Messiah at the Saint-Joseph’s Oratory

November 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The renowned oratorio, composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, will be presented by the Orchestre classique de Montreal at St. Joseph’s Oratory. For the very first [read on]

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Pride Interview

August 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Photo credit: Romantic Photographic from Hedwig and the Angry Inch first run at Cabaret Mado in November. Andrew Morrisey as Hedwig and Noelle Hannibal as Yitzhak

Noelle Hannibal from In the Wings discusses bringing beloved musical to Montreal Pride.

Shakespeare in the Park : Measure for Measure

July 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Full Cast of Measure for Measure. Shakespeare in the Park. Photo Valerie Baron.

Well done show raises themes about power, abuse, and sex.

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