Fringe Arts
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Fringe Arts
Busting Out Hebrew Beats
“The first rap I ever wrote was called ‘The Jew Funk’,” the wiry, well-spoken man sitting in front of our class said. “I remember there was this one line where I was like ‘Baruch Atah Adonai, mother fucker!’ Which is a Jewish prayer.” Josh Dolgin smiled nervously and joined in the class’s laughter. He wore a hoodie and jeans and sported a somewhat receding Jew-fro. His tiny dog Poopsie sat on his lap. He was a casual-looking person, though a little jumpy.
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Fringe Arts
Challenging Ethnocentric Visions of Orientalism
Stemming from a reflection on notions such as the other, post-colonial theory and the politics of representation, Artexte is convening a marathon reading of key works by famous intellectual Edward Said.
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Fringe Arts
Watching Grass Grow
There was a time when I believed that Canada would be the first country in North America to legalize weed. Sure California had its pseudo-legal dispensaries since 1996 but in 2003 we had Prime Minister Jean Chrétien proudly announce, “I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand,” when marijuana was on the verge of being decriminalized.
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Fringe Arts
An Artist’s Perspective on Intimacy
In a society where we are all connected and constantly putting ourselves on display, what is left of our intimacy?
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Fringe Arts
The Theatre Underdog Fights Back
Less than a week after International Women’s Day, the three-day festival addresses topics of feminism, homophobia, transphobia, drug use, sex work and love.
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Fringe Arts
A Documentary Journey of Art Discovery
The International Festival of Films on Art is returning to Montreal for its 33rd edition and promises to inspire all art lovers, with a fine selection of 270 films from all parts of the globe. Every imaginable art form is represented: opera, photography, architecture, theatre, design, music, literature, fashion and much more.
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Fringe Arts
…And It Might Not Be Such a Bad Idea If I Never Went Home Again
Travel and memory are simultaneously both personal and universal experiences. Impermanent Vacations runs this week at Studio XX as part of Concordia’s Art Matters festival. Curator Nina Patterson’s inspiration for the show came from her own travel experiences and the photographs she took during.
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Fringe Arts
Sign O’ The Times
UPop Montreal and SPiLL.PROpagation are offering four workshops at the Centre des arts actuels (SKOL) that explore literary creations in sign languages. This opportunity offers a chance for individuals to discover this arcane form of literature. Proficiency in sign languages is needed for the creative workshops, but the analytical ones are open to those who want to learn about literature in sign languages, its history and its art scene.
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Fringe Arts
The Hunt Begins Again
In The Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film that lingers between the genres of documentary and fiction. Written and directed by American photographer Edward S. Curtis, the motion picture showcases the Kwakwaka’wakw culture while focusing on a fictional plot. Recognized as the earliest surviving motion picture made in Canada, it was selected in 1999 for preservation at the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress due to its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance in cinema.
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Fringe Arts
Freshly Baked in The Oven
Many aspiring musicians seek to record their music at an affordable price. Concordia students and local artists now have the chance to seize this opportunity with CJLO’s studio The Oven, located on Concordia’s campus. The studio has undergone renovations in acoustic treatment and gear upgrades for a scheduled reopening in early April.