The Veteran Fringe : Dispatch # 1 The Making of “Warm Mess”
Rachel Levine talks to Lar Vi about getting her show, The Making of Warm Mess, ready for the Fringe.
Festivals
Festivals and events happening in Montreal
Montreal’s International Anarchist Theatre Festival: 11 Years Against Authority
The biggest and only anarchist theatre festival in the world takes place in May in Montreal.
Fringe Dispatch # 1: There is No Time
Angela Potvin acts in Fringe Festival show Clavis Argentum and reports on the current state of her experiences.
Invasion Cocktail Back for a Third Edition
Invasion Cocktail returns with a week of events that will stir your desire to sip.
Sketchfest: Depend on The Ryan and Amy Show
“The best part of performing is diving deep into a character and making an audience laugh until they pee a little.”
Sketchfest: Fight Mercury Retrograde
The D.A., Downtime, and Parker and Seville at the Montreal Improv Theatre get lots of audience love.
Sketchfest 2016 : The Weaker Vessels Sails On
Interview with Colin Sharpe from The Weaker Vessels, performing at Sketchfest.
Indiegogo Properly with Florence Emily and Emily Florence
Support mostly proper ladies Tessa J Brown and Marianne Trenka fund their Montreal Fringe Show.
Sketchfest 2016 : Meet Employees of the Year
“Turns out, bombing really hard in your underwear is considerably more intense than bombing fully clothed.” Who knew? Find out here.
Joseph Boyden at the Blue Metropolis
Interview with Joseph Boyden a special opportunity to hear about his craft and bask in his optimism.
HUMP! Festival’s Level Up ! Feminist porn and a video game
Making a film with an orgy in a yurt can be empowering and carry multiple messages. Find out more in Karan’s interview with the Level UP team here.
HUMP and the Porn Dream
Dan Savage’s festival where everyday people make and star in pornographic film shorts comes to Montreal.
Blue Met Is an Open Book : Festival Picks
With many free events, the annual Blue Metropolis is a chance to meet authors, listen to intelligent discourse, and get in touch with the local and international lit scenes.
Crowdfunding : Help Montreal Slam Poet Rabbit Get to Verses Vancouver
“You can’t be a word nerd and not into poetry,” Rabbit says. We want to send this slam poet to the Verses Festival. Find out more here.
Solos Festival : Going Solo on the Stage
Clowns, the Apocalypse, and being stuck on a ship with Sloan’s Chris Murphy some of the things to expect at the Solos Fest.
Montreal Events and Festivals in April
Your list of the best festivals and events taking place this April in Montreal
Picks for FIFA in Montreal : Ready, Set, Watch
With so many great films premiering in Montreal for FIFA, it can be hard to choose a few. Here are some select picks for the first week of the festival.
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks March 8 to 14
One festival ends and another begins, this month in Montreal’s art scene. Catch Art Souterrain before it disappears until 2017, but brace yourselves for Art [read on]