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Victoria Lamas
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SportsLocal MMA Fighter Corinne Laframboise Is Aiming for the UFC
Corinne Laframboise was pinned to the ground by her opponent during the second round of her latest professional mixed martial arts fight. Her back on the floor of the cage, she fought to regain control.
Laframboise hoisted her legs from Morgane Ribout’s waist to her neck, surprising her adversary with a triangle choke that ultimately won the Montreal fighter her bout at the Bell Centre.
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Fringe ArtsMontreal’s Lotus Collective Is Taking the City by Storm
Inside the heart of the brick and wood venue—the low seating, the candles, the people dancing—are women and femmes rapping, singing, and fingering their instruments.
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Fringe ArtsRapper Backxwash Releases Innovative EP ‘Black Sailor Moon’
Backxwash is a Montreal-based rapper who uses unique and sometimes random and bizarre sound in her artistry to build her soundtrack. Her newest EP Black Sailor Moon for example uses the theme song of the show that inspired the name of the EP, the anime “Sailor Moon”, in one of her songs.
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Fringe ArtsVAV Expands the Limits of Art With “Soft Stimuli”
Soft Stimuli was the Concordia student gallery’s last fall exhibit. Running between Dec. 3 to the 21, the artworks exhibited were unique, and some showcased the intimate and complicated relationships people have with their bodies.
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Fringe ArtsElizabeth Eugene Debuts Multimedia Piece “Allow Me To…” at the VAV
Elizabeth Eugene’s multimedia piece “Allow me to…” opens the viewer to the conversation about what it means to be a fat Black woman.
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Fringe ArtsHyperrealist Artist Daniel Itiose Exhibits Expressive Paintings at the VAV
Itiose is exhibiting two impressively life-like oil paintings at the student-run gallery. He chose the same model for Catharsis and Oculus, his two works that are displayed in Hyper Real; he painted the moving portraits from photos he took of his model.
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Fringe ArtsLe Cypher Jam Night Celebrates Four Years of Success
Le Cypher, a local jamming event where established and emerging artists connect and play together every Thursday night, is celebrating their fourth year.
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Fringe ArtsThe VAV Gallery’s Second Fall Show Features Pieces That Intrigue the Senses
Corrupted Portal, the second exhibition of their fall cycle, stands out for the complexity of the art displayed. Ranging from painting and sculpture to video work, the show is colourful and catches the eye.
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Fringe ArtsThe VAV Gallery’s “Relics.jpeg” Exhibition Focuses on Materials and Aesthetics
Less thematic than previous exhibitions, Relics.jpeg , which runs until October 19, was curated with an attention to materials and the physical properties of the artworks. Each piece bears its own story, but the care and research poured into each creation links them all together.
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Fringe ArtsThe VAV Gallery Exhibition Built Around the Theme of Home
The newest exhibition at the VAV gallery, Enclosed Comforts , radiates warmth, and the pieces exhibited revolve around the themes of home, and the comfort, and discomfort it provides.
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Fringe ArtsA Guide to Concordia’s Art Galleries
There’s no shortage of creative resourceful minds at Concordia and their artwork can be found all over campus. Don’t shy away from cracking the door open and taking a look—everyone is welcome and it’s free.
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Fringe ArtsJessie Reyez Says #metoo at the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Jessie Reyez was so expressive while singing, performing with her whole body. Her hands rubbed her face when she got into the emotion of her music, and her facial expressions were raw and transparent. In upbeat songs she jumped around and used the whole stage. Reyez was electric-her movements bold and unexpected, like a lightning strike.
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Ala.Ni and Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Montreal Jazz Festival
On July 3, as part of the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Maison symphonique hosted the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Ala.Ni⎯ two immensely different yet rewarding performances.
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SportsConcordia’s Golf Team Shares Special Bond
On May 25, Stingers golf players Ryan Mitchell and Kevin Carter participated in the Beaconsfield Golf Club’s Spring Open. The members of the men’s golf team were on their home course in Pointe-Claire. Sitting in the dining room of the clubhouse along with coach Rodney Morgan, they shared their hopes for the upcoming season.
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Fringe Arts“Kate Hammer Wants to Be Infemous” Brings Feminism to the Fringe Festival
“It’s about the ocean between being a person and being a woman, and my journey swimming those waters,” said Kate Hammer about her show Kate Hammer Wants to Be Infemous, which recently ran at Montreal’s Fringe Festival.
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Fringe Arts“Late Night Kids & Friends”: An Improv Show at the Fringe
Late Night Kids & Friends is a narrative improv show, which means that the entirety of the performance is improvised as the actresses and actors develop a story on stage.
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Storytelling at the Fringe: “Sex? But I’m Canadian!” Garners Roaring laughter
On June 14, the crowd was buzzing in anticipation of the show Sex? But I’m Canadian! I walked into a friendly environment which embodied the community-building aspect of the Fringe.
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Theatre Review: Politics Destroyed the World in “Apocalipsync” at the Fringe Festival
Drag queens Uma Gahd, Dot Dot Dot and Anaconda LaSabrosa from the House of Laureen, and guest star Peaches Lepage visited a post-apocalyptic future where the right has won over a collapsed left.
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Fringe ArtsFestivulve Celebrates the Diversity of the Vulva
It was all about the vulva, in quite literally any shape, form, or colour at the first edition of Festivulve.
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Theatre Review: “Greasy” Triumphs at the Fringe Festival
Featuring two female leads, Greasy, a parody of the 1978 musical Grease , is an example of gender diversity⎯the play features characters who express their gender in different ways, creating a space where some underrepresented women are seen and heard on stage.
