Review: Dear Comrades!
Winner of the Jury Award at Venice and Russia’s official entry to the Oscars, Dear Comrades is playing around the city.
Articles by Sinj Karan
Image+Nation: Siberia and Him
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
As the Montreal LGBTQ film festival goes online this year, it boasts more films than ever.
OCM: Quebec Premiere of “As One”
Baritone Phillip Addis joins the cast of the opera, set to premiere in Montreal on November 20th & 21st.
Quartom at Salle Bourgie
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Interview with celebrated musician Kerson Leong and his performance with i Musici.
An Interview with Maxim Rysanov, Conductor and Violist with I Musici
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’
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
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
Noelle Hannibal from In the Wings discusses bringing beloved musical to Montreal Pride.
Shakespeare in the Park : Measure for Measure
Well done show raises themes about power, abuse, and sex.
Another Classic: Snowglobe Theatre’s Hamlet at Espace Knox
Interview with director Peter Giser about artistic and directorial decisions of the upcoming production.
Oh the Oscars… A Review of the Best Live Action Shorts
It’s extremely heartening and exciting to see that two Canadian live action short films have made it to the short list of nominees at the Oscars, which are this Sunday [read on]
Discover this Year’s Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
Animated shorts have a very special place in my heart. I love animation as a genre and usually the Oscar nominated animated shorts are a great group of films, though not the [read on]