Fringe Arts

  • Not Your Parents’ Chinese New Year

    Chinatown Hosts Dance Show to Ring in Year of the Snake

    Elysha del Giusto-Enos — Published February 4, 2013 | Comments

    Television and radio have gone the way of auditoriums and gramophones for Montreal’s young entertainers.

  • Black History Month Dreams Bigger

    February Packed With Events Celebrating History, Culture

    Michelle Pucci — Published February 4, 2013 | Comments

    For fifty years, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream has become more of a reality, but Montreal’s Black History Month reminds us the road to social equality isn’t over.

  • The Solar System is Glass

    Free Fine Arts Lecture Series Every Other Friday at Concordia

    Elysha del Giusto-Enos — Published February 1, 2013 | Comments

    Concordia’s Fine Arts department has been inviting artists to speak in free events for years, but with their new lecture series, Conversations in Contemporary Art, it’s a bi-weekly affair.

  • Curd Your Enthusiasm

    It’s All Gravy During Montreal’s First Poutine Week

    Rebecca Ugolini — Published January 31, 2013 | Comments

    No matter how enthusiastic we were about our New Year’s diet resolutions, leaving the bar after a night of drinking does not lend itself to kale chips…

  • Students in The Spotlight

    Gala for Student Drama Showcases Young Talent

    Josh Dixon — Published January 29, 2013 | Comments

    While finding a foothold in one’s preferred industry can be hard for any student, it seems to be especially difficult for those studying drama.

  • Of Academia, DIY and Student Strikes

    Le Merle Mixes Zine Aesthetic, Scholarly Journal Content

    Vivien Leung — Published January 29, 2013 | Comments

    Being somewhat of a pessimist may be beneficial—or at least that’s how things happened to work out in Heather Davis’s case.

  • In The Streets, On The Air

    Rock Against Racism Raises Funds for Homelessness Broadcast With Doc Screening, Concert

    Katie McGroarty — Published January 29, 2013 | Comments

    On Feb. 20, you won’t need an FM dial to tune into local radio.

  • Moving Real Close

    SBDC Dancers Bring Their Living Room to the Studio

    Megan Dolski — Updated February 10, 2013 | Comments

    The story is autobiographical, the creative process inverted and the stage is, well, absent entirely.

  • A Two-Night Stand

    Playwright Rena Hundert Presents Her Work With A Variety Show

    Elysha del Giusto-Enos — Published January 25, 2013 | Comments

    Concordia theatre grad and local comedienne Rena Hundert is presenting two one-act plays for the first time at the freestanding room this week.

  • The Best of the Small Scale

    The Lowdown on What’s What in Montreal Indie Theatre

    Katie McGroarty — Published January 22, 2013 | Comments

    In a city like this, it’s often hard to know where to start in terms of art offerings because there is, quite simply, so much going on every week it’s almost impossible to keep track of it all.