Ladyfest : Women Comedians in All Varieties
Katie Leggit talks about creating the all-female comedy festival, Ladyfest along with Erin Hall and Lar Vi.
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The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks September 1 to 7
It’s a quiet week in the Montreal art scene, but even quiet weeks are exciting in this city: immersive installations, breathtaking photographs and even interesting takes on everyday objects.
Montreal World Film Festival: A Global Look at Cinema
MWFF showcases films from around the world, this year with a special focus on Chinese cinema
Welcome to Leith: The Racist Next Door
In new documentary, residents of Leith face the invasion of white supremacism
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks August 25 to 31
NDG Arts week, parties and some cool solo shows to check out this week in Montreal.
1,000 Times Good Night: Choosing between career and family
One woman, two realities: the life and family struggles of a war photographer were never explored or delivered in a film as sensibly before!
The Dybbuk: A Haunting Yiddish Tale On Love & Exorcism
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre brings a legendary Yiddish tale of love and demon possession to the Montreal Segal Center in quite a chilling production.
Scooter La Forge’s Erotic and Playful World in Montreal
Exhibition opens of New York artist Scooter Laforge’s work at Gallery MX for the first time in Montreal as part of the FMD.
Review: OSM Performs Bizet’s Carmen
Nagano leads the OSM and a group of performers in Carmen, but the adaptation to the space needs better logistical considerations.
Review: Pinpointing American Sniper’s Popularity
Controversial US film now on DVD shows two sides of a soldier.
Photojournal: Matsuri Japan Festival in Summer Kimono
Annual festival showcases Japanese culture with colourful events and delicious food.
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks August 18 to 24
This week’s picks include a “cultural getaway,” a New York artist’s first Canadian exhibit and the winners of Possible Dimensions.
Photojournal: Believe Your Eyes with Illusion
No one can put on a drag show like Michel Doiron can put on a drag show.
Red-Hot Latino Burlesque at the Wiggle Room
Lovers of burlesque should check out this sizzler at the Wiggle Room on Saturday.
Review of The Kindergarten Teacher: Poetry for a Banal Existence
A teacher is obsessed with a 5-year-old poetic genius in Nadav Lapid’s new film.
A Tardy Fantasia Festival Review: On the White Planet
South Korean director Bum-wook Hur introduces a beautifully bleak animation film to the 2015 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Festival. Set in a dystopia where everything is [read on]
Cité Mémoire, a walk through the past in 2016
Cité Mémoire launches its free app for their original work to be displayed in May 2016.
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks August 11 to 16
Photos of shoes and paintings of rural life in this week’s art picks.
Teiotiohkwenhahton: Art and Conversation
The last week to be a part of Native Immigrant’s Teiotiohkwenhahton: Beadwork, Visions of Peace project.
GeekTastic: Video Games Burlesque with Burlesgeek
BurlesGeek’s seventh edition had everything from Legend of Zelda to Tetris to Assassin’s Creed.