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Anxiety: The Dreams of the Dispossessed
Dance piece based on a dream focuses on loss of identity and resilience. [read on]
MAI
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Jassem Hindi Dancing with Death
Multidisciplinary artist Jassem Hindi talks about the components of his latest work Laundry of Legends II [read on]
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Win Tickets for Laundry of Legends II
Win tickets to Laundry of Legends II at the mai on May 19 by entering here. [read on]
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Review: Because You Never Asked
Beautiful and evocative, Because You Never Asks captures the fragility of memory and a family’s escape from Nazi Germany. [read on]
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Win Tickets for entre chien et loup
Win tickets to entre chien et loup for March 29 by entering our concert. Details in article. [read on]
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Sashar Zarif’s Kismet
Sufi and Shamanic ritual practices inform creation of piece Kismet. [read on]
Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club: Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
T. A. Wellington reviews Thanhha Lai’s novel for young adults, “Listen, Slowly”. [read on]
Review
Me and You : First Generation Immigrant Problems
Translated show at the MAI an imperfect reflection on the problems of being a first generation immigrant to Quebec. [read on]
Review
SHE SAID/HE SAID : A review in dialogue
New show at the MAI by the Black Theatre Workshop searches for meaning through song and drama. [read on]
Review
Caregiving At the Edge: Review of Another Home Invasion
Another Home Invasion focuses on dementia and the difficult role of the caregiver. [read on]
Review
Review: Antihero Cocks
Great script and challenging characters make for complex play. [read on]
Festivals
Fringe Festivals Round Four (B) : The Potvin Perspective
More reviews of the Montreal Fringe Festival! Bar Kapra, Snack Music, Obscura, and Peter n’ Chris. Delivered at a dedicated 5 a.m. no less. [read on]
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The Deep Fringe Your Mother Warned You About : Interview with Amy Blackmore
Rachel talks to Montreal Fringe Festival Executive Director Amy Blackmore about the 25th anniversary of the Fringe, the deep fringe, and her favourite moment of the Fringe. [read on]
Review
Theatre Review of The Tashme Project : The Living Archives
Interviews with Japanese survivors from Canadian interment camps makes for poignant show. [read on]
Review
Theatre Review of Bea: The quest for happiness may render us unfortunate
Cerebral palsy and paralysis doesn’t stop Bea from experiencing profound freedom. [read on]
Review
Review: random Succeeds as Expected
Excellent production by Black Theatre Workshop and Imago Theatre has everything going for it. [read on]
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Standing Room Only at the Quebec Drama Federation Launch
First Quebec Drama Federation launch of 2015 runs out of seats. Here’s what you missed! [read on]
Interview
Daina Ashbee: Fighting Against Violence with Art in Unrelated
Daina Ashbee talks about her world premiere Unrelated and the many forms of violence that relate to the missing and murdered indigenous women. [read on]
Review
Political Theatre Blind Misses Its Weak Spots
Suffering from a clichéd protagonist, the good points of this show can’t redeem the bad. [read on]
Review
Review of Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of
Passionate and compelling Sal Capone reflects on a hip hop tragedy [read on]